Jim Santisteven

Jim Santistevan, age 77, of Lusk, Wyoming, passed away on Saturday, March 14, 2026. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, March 28, 2026, at 1:00 p.m. at Prairie Hills Community Center in Lusk, Wyoming.

A full obituary will be posted soon.

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Jim Santistevan passed away at the age of 77, on
March 14, 2026, at Niobrara Community Hospital, after a short battle
with cancer. A memorial service will be held at 1:00 PM on Saturday,
March 28, 2026, at the Prairie Hills Community Center in Lusk, Wyoming. A
private family Inurnment will be held at the Lusk Cemetery. He was born
in Douglas, Wyoming, to Adelino Santistevan and Phoebe (Powers)
Santistevan.

Jim moved to Lusk in the early seventies with his
wife, Joy Lynn Butler, and their children, James, Jackie, Randi, and
Mike. They divorced, and he later married Cindy Lemons. Jim adopted
Chris and raised him as his own son. He owned and operated Hiway Brake
and Alignment for 50 years. He was a hard worker and a good father.

In 1995, he married Gail Johnson, and they were married for 30 years.

He was an EMT for the Lusk/Niobrara Ambulance Service for 15 years, and
served on the Niobrara County Hospital Board for a short time.

Jim  liked riding motorcycles, bowling, and working jigsaw puzzles with his
wife, Gail. He liked to make people laugh. His favorite saying was “more
whiskey”. He loved to play with Callie, the house cat, and his shop
cats.

Jim is survived by his sons, James (Cindi) and Mike (Missi);
his daughters, Jackie and Randi; and his daughter-in-law, Sheryl.
Grandchildren: Noel, Travis, Phillip, Paris, Cassandra (Cass), Megan,
Mason, Kristen (James), Kindell, Harlee, Hudson, and Bailey (Ryan).
Nineteen great-grandchildren; sister-in-law Alice Gorsuch,
brother-in-law Fred Rothleutner, and many nieces and nephews. Jim was
preceded in death by his parents, son Chris, grandson Dallas, sisters
Joy, Mary, and Marge, and brothers Chuck and Lee Gorsuch.

In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to the Lusk/Niobrara Ambulance Service or the Niobrara Senior Center in Lusk.

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