Denis Luth

Visitation: will be from 4:00 to 7:00 pm on Thursday, May 12, 2005 at the Stevenson-Wilson Funeral Home Chapel with a Trisagion of Mercy for the departed will be at 5:00 pm

Funeral Service: 10:00 am on Friday, May 13, 2005 at the Stevenson-Wilson Funeral Home Chapel

Interment: will follow in the Mt. Pisgah cemetery with military honors provided by the American Legion Post #42

Funeral services for Denis Luth, of Gillette, Wyoming will be held at 10:00 am on Friday, May 13, 2005 at the Stevenson-Wilson Funeral Home Chapel with Father James Thayer of the Eastern Orthodox Church officiating. Visitation will be from 4:00 to 7:00 pm on Thursday, May 12, 2005 at the Stevenson-Wilson Funeral Home Chapel with a Trisagion of Mercy for the departed will be at 5:00 pm. Interment will follow in the Mt. Pisgah cemetery with military honors provided by the American Legion Post #42.

Mr. Luth, age 43, of Gillette, Wyoming died on Monday, May 9, 2005 at his home of cancer.

Denis James Luth was born the son of Richard and Charlene (Wimmer) Luth on March 4, 1962 in Scottsbluff, Nebraska. He attended elementary school there. In the early 1970s his family moved to Gillette, Wyoming where he completed his schooling, graduating from Campbell County High School in 1980. Upon his graduation he married his high school sweetheart Wanda Means on November 22, 1980 in Gillette, Wyoming. Denis and Wanda made their home and started their family here. In 1983 Denis entered the United States Navy which required the family to move to several different states over the course of his 13 years of duty. In 1996, Denis and his family returned home to Gillette, Wyoming where he began working for BNSF railroad. In 1999 Denis was diagnosed with melanoma cancer. This diagnosis made for his conversion from a daytime engineer to a night electric technician in Alliance, Nebraska. Denis continued to work for BNSF until March of this year when his health would not allow him. In April, Denis returned to his home, Gillette, Wyoming. Dennis was very artistic and expressed himself best through woodworking and drawing. He will be remembered most for his sense of humor and quick wit. His love for his children was noted by all and was a wonderful husband to his wife.

Denis is survived by his wife of 24 years, Wanda Luth of Gillette, Wyoming; two sons: Nathan and Sean all of Gillette; one daughter, Sarah Luth of Aberdeen, South Dakota; his mother, Charlene Heinrich of Gillette; three brothers: Jon Luth; Jeff (Cindy) Luth all of Gillette, Wyoming; Owen (Lori) Luth of Salt Lake City, Utah; sister, Teri (Ron) Christianson of Red Wing, Minnesota; grandmother, Lola Luth of Scottsbluff, Nebraska; numerous aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and cousins and in-laws.

He was preceded in death by his father in 1994 and grandparents.
Memorials and condolences may be sent in care of the Stevenson-Wilson Funeral Home 210 W. 5th Street, Gillette, Wyoming 82716 or via the internet at www.stevensonandsons.com.