Les Cuthbert

TORRINGTON, WYOMING...........Funeral services for LES AUSMAN CUTHBERT, 56, will be held at 1pm Saturday, November 13, 2010 at the First Wyoming United Presbyterian Church with Pastor Rick Carroll officiating. Les died at his home on November 6, 2010 surrounded by his family after a short fight with pancreatic cancer. The casket will be closed and cremation will follow the services. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to the Goshen County Search and Rescue and the Cheyenne Frontier Days Crisis Fund. Arrangements are under the direction of the Colyer Funeral Home and friends may send condolences to the family at www.colyerfuneralhome.com. Les was born August 27, 1954 in Cheyenne, Wyoming the son of Leslie Arlington and Betty Francis (Ausman) Cuthbert. He was the second of six children. He attended schools in Cheyenne graduating from Central High School in 1972. He attended the University of Wyoming. He married Gloria May in February of 1974. They had a daughter, Naomi and were later divorced. He married Diana (Holcomb) Welsch on June 8, 1991. This union blessed Les with two children Ryan and Shannel. He began a lifelong career of thirty-four years with United Parcel Service in 1975 in which he delivered all routes in four counties. During his career he received many honors including a member of the Circle of Honor Safe Driving, recognizing him for thirty years of safe driving. In 1992 Les and family relocated with UPS to Torrington, Wyoming to work at the newly opened satellite center. His professional career led him to the Teamsters Union where he served as a job steward for thirty years. He twice served as vice president and once as temporary President of the Local 307. In 2009 he retired from UPS where he left the closest friends of his professional life. On October 1, 2009 he started working for the Goshen County Building and Maintenance Department which he enjoyed. Les had been a volunteer for the CFD Concessions Committee since 1988 where he was elected to the HEELS in 2000 and was recently presented with the first ever Honorary Concessions Chairmanship. He also volunteered for the Goshen County Search and Rescue. He enjoyed camping, hunting, flying, guitar playing, and loved being a “Papa”. Les is survived by his father and best friend, Leslie Cuthbert of Cheyenne, Wyoming; devout spouse Diana Cuthbert of Torrington, Wyoming; son Ryan Welsch and his wife Tracy of Cheyenne; daughters, Naomi Brokaw and her husband Ralph of Arlington, Wyoming and Shannel Hauff and her husband Eric of Cheyenne; five grandchildren and the joys of his life, Mikayla Hauff, Shade Brokaw, Hayden Hauff, Lindi Brokaw, and Lila Welsch; sisters Linda Driggs and husband Dan of Frankfurt, Indiana, Susan Boyce and husband Craig of Cheyenne, and Cathy Royer of Cheyenne; brothers Michael Cuthbert and wife Pamela of Cheyenne, and David Cuthbert and wife Shannon of Eaton, Colorado; mother-in-law Viola Holcomb, sisters-in-law Debora Raben and husband Terry, and Emma Purviance, and brother-in-law David Holcomb and wife Darla all of Torrington; and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his mother Betty Cuthbert; step-mother Phyllis Cuthbert; father-in-law LeRoy Holcomb of Torrington; brother-in-law Delbert Holcomb and nephew Kyle Holcomb both of Cheyenne; and a niece Brandy Miller of Gurley, Nebraska.

Les Cuthbert

August 27, 1954 - November 6, 2010