Recent Obituaries in Rawlins, Wyoming

Jade McCarthy

Feb 4, 2020

Jade McCarthy, resident of Saratoga, Wyoming, passed away on Tuesday, February 4, 2020 at her home, succumbing to a long illness at the age of 74.

She was born on September 6, 1945 in Johnson City, New York and grew up in Binghamton, New York, graduated from St. Michael’s College, University of Toronto and received a master’s...

Margaret Wilson

Jan 30, 2020

Margaret Faunita Wilson of Rawlins, Wyoming, passed away on January 30th, 2021 at the Memorial Hospital of Carbon County in Rawlins.

Margaret was born in Rawlins on April 26, 1933 to Logan and Emma (Kennaday)Cairns. She was raised on the Platte river and went to school in Sinclair until they moved to Rawlins and had lived there...

Morgan Evans, Jr.

Jan 14, 2020

Morgan Lewis Evans, Jr. passed away on Tuesday, January 14, at his home of 62 years, in Rawlins, 8 days shy of his 86th birthday. Morgan was born on January 22, 1934 to Morgan Evans, Sr. and Roxie Divine Evans.  He was raised with 5 siblings at the family home on Mahoney, attended Rawlins Schools, graduating from Rawlins High...

Michael Wilder

Jan 11, 2020

Michael Wilder of Rawlins, Wyoming, passed away in the line of duty on Saturday, January 11. Wilder, a paramedic with the Wamsutter EMS, was responding to a call when he went into cardiac arrest. Despite the best efforts of his first-responder family, he was unable to be revived. He was 51.

Mike was born in Tawas City,...

William Parsons

Jan 7, 2020

William Dean Parsons, 80, passed away in Central Wyoming Hospice on January 7, 2020 following complications from a stroke.  He was preceded in death by his parents, William Harry Parsons and Ida Martha Hammell.

Bill is survived by his wife of 63 years, Barbara W. Clark Parsons: Sisters; Joyce Klabunde(Dick), and Gwen Black Becker; daughter, Barbara Lee...

Eloy Gonzales, Sr.

Jan 4, 2020

Eloy Gonzales Sr. of Rawlins, Wyoming passed away surrounded by his family on Saturday,January 4, 2020 at Memorial Hospital of Carbon County, at the age of 92.

Born in San Pablo, New Mexico, Eloy served in the U.S. Army as a Communications Specialist.  He served In Korea where he learned the Korean language which he exercised whenever he...

Randy Robinson

Dec 31, 2019

Randy L. Robinson resident of Rawlins, Wyoming, passed away on December 31, 2019 at the Wyoming Medical Center at the age of 65 years.

Randy was born January 22, 1954 in Rawlins, Wyoming to Woodrow and Idabell Robinson.  He attended Rawlins schools.  He was employed by Rosebud Coal Mine until it closed down then he worked for...

Marie Jackson

Dec 18, 2019

Marie peacefully passed away in Rawlins, WY, December 18 at the age of 90. She was born on November 11, 1929, in Philadelphia, PA.  She was the daughter of Irish immigrants, the first of five children, all of the others being boys. They were all first generation US citizens.

She met the love of her life, Billy...

Jack Lowrance

Dec 16, 2019

Jack Reid Lowrance, 74, went Home to be with Jesus on the morning of December 16, 2019, with his wife and pastor by his side.

Jack was born in Rawlins, WY to the late Reid Lowrance & the late Lennie (Ridgeway) Lowrance on June 23, 1945. He graduated from Rawlins High School in 1963. In March of...

Joseph Pennington

Dec 14, 2019

Service date and time to be announced.  A full obituary will appear soon.

Robert Lovato

Dec 10, 2019

Robert “Otto” Lovato, 68, passed away December 10, 2019 at Cheyenne Regional Medical Center.

The oldest of 11 children, Otto was born in Rawlins, Wyoming on March 30, 1951 to Robert and Roma Lovato.

Known by many as a loved father, son, husband, grandpa, brother, uncle, cousin and friend he had an energy that couldn’t...

Jon France

Dec 8, 2019

Jon B France, 41 of Nampa, Idaho passed away Sunday, December 8, 2019, following a tragic accident while installing Christmas lights on his roof two weeks earlier. Jon was born on January 1, 1978, in Rawlins, Wyoming and graduated at Rawlins High School. Following high school, he enrolled in DeVry Institute of Technology in Phoenix, Arizona, where he earned...

Luis Lascano, Jr.

Dec 5, 2019

Luis Lascano, Jr. passed away peacefully on Thursday, December 5, 2019.  He was born February 26, 1932 to Luis and Anna (Jaure) Lascano.  Luis attended schools in Rawlins and Hanna Wyoming.  Upon graduation, Luis enlisted in the United States Air Force where he proudly served 20+ years.

In 1961, he married the love of his life Lucia...

Michael O'Melia

Dec 3, 2019

Michael Carveth O’Melia, 79, passed away December 3rd, 2019 with his children by his side.

Mike, was a true “Renaissance Man” in every way…….a man with many skills and many talents.

Mike was born in Rawlins to Peg & Joe O’Melia and lived his formative years there, going to West Ward (as it was known...

Gordon France

Dec 3, 2019

Gordon Eugene France passed away at his home in Rawlins, WY on December 3, 2019 at the age of 65.  He was born February 4, 1954 to William Burtley France and Julie Ana France.  He was a life time resident of Rawlins, Wyoming, and a Class of 1972 graduate of Rawlins High School.  Gordon married Stacey Rena Dexter and they...

Marjery Leander McAulay

Nov 25, 2019

Marjery was born Marjery Ellen Wells, to Arthur and Kathryn Wells (Wiess) in Blue Springs Nebraska on October 18th, 1931. She was the oldest of three sisters. She was preceded in death by her husband, John Paul McAulay in September, 1993.  She had three older brothers, Doyle, Joseph, and Billy, and one sister, Juanita that have preceded her in...

Christy Paris

Nov 20, 2019

Christy Lee Paris resident of Sinclair, Wyoming, passed away on November 20, 2019 at her home at the age of 67 years.

Christy was born May 18, 1952, in Rawlins, Wyoming.  She graduated Rawlins High School in 1970 and graduated from the University of Wyoming in 1974.  Christy then began her career as a Chemist, working for...

Randall Hood

Nov 18, 2019

Randall, known to his friends and family as Randy, was born January 28, 1950 in Danvers, MA.  He passed on November 18, 2019 in Rawlins, WY at the age of 69, with his wife of 47 years and his daughter at his side.

Randy served in the U.S. Coast Guard from 1969-73.  During that time, he met...

Lorraine Stevenson

Nov 14, 2019

Lorraine R. Stevenson 79, of Rawlins entered eternal rest November 14, 2019.  She went peacefully surrounded by her family.

She was born Lorraine Ruby Medina on May 26, 1940 in San Luis, Colorado, to parents Elias and Susie Medina.

The family moved to Rawlins in 1942, where Lorraine attended local schools and graduated from Rawlins...

Leonor Jaramillo

Nov 4, 2019

Lifetime Rawlins resident, Leonor Aneda Jaramillo, died on Monday, November 4, 2019 in Casper, WY at the age of 92, surrounded by her children. She was born on June 6, 1927 to Jose Vidal and Lucia Maria Cordova. Leonor attended schools in Rawlins, Wyoming and graduated in 1945 from Rawlins High School. Leonor married the love of her life, Arthur...