Wendy Arnold: 1949 – 2025
Wendy Cushman Arnold passed away in Cheyenne, Wyoming, on January 24, 2025, after a brief illness.
Born May 2, 1949, in Utica, New York, to Nancy and Gordon Cushman, Wendy embraced her identity as a Maine resident at age five when the family moved to Falmouth.
After graduating from Falmouth High, she married and raised a family in Bangor Gardens, a quirky neighborhood in Maine’s Queen City. Despite the charms of the lower Penobscot Valley, Wendy was never enamored with Bangor, returning to southern Maine in the mid-1990s.
After her children’s exodus from Maine, Wendy’s life was fuller with her second husband, Justin Arnold, and Sandals, his beloved service dog. Wendy enjoyed making their eclectic, flat-roofed Yarmouth home her own, full of flower gardens and birdhouses.
In 2017, Wendy moved closer to her family in Wyoming. There, she enjoyed time with her grandchildren and the company of her loyal cat, Penny. Wendy tried her best at Western gardening and achieved her finest blooms in her final season before falling ill.
Wendy was preceded in death by her husband, Justin; her parents; and her siblings: Peter, David, and Polly. She is survived by her sister, Susan; her children, Jeffrey and Jennifer; and her grandchildren: Pedro, Eli, and Amelia.
The family thanks Davis Hospice Care for their exceptional support and Birgitt and Laura for their guidance and care.
Honoring Wendy’s wishes, she will return to Maine in the spring, the season she loved most.

Linda Jean Nation: 1940 – 2025
Linda Jean Nation, 84, of Cheyenne, passed peacefully at home surrounded by her loving family on January 27, 2025.
She was born on December 20, 1940 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Parley Woodrow “Jack” and Dorothy Preece.
Linda was a lifelong homemaker and a wonderful cook. She was a brilliant crafter and enjoyed making gifts for her loved ones. Her family will always have wonderful memories of the fun and magic she brought to every holiday. She volunteered for the Foster Grandparents program and adored the experience. In later years, she worked as a camp host for many summers along with her husband at Hog Park Campground in the Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest.
She is survived by siblings: Dianne (Robert), Julie, Peggy (Millard), Russel, Hal, Shelley (Rudy); children: Jackie (Patrick), Lisa (Dale), Kristi (Harry), Chad, Gary (Sabra), Wendy (Richard), Aaron, Ryan (Christina); and numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews.
Linda was preceded in death by her parents; husband of 54 earthly years, Kenneth Nation; brother-in-law, Vic (Julie) Mitchell; and great-grandson, Robert Dean Maher, Jr.
Services will be at 10 a.m., Wednesday, February 5, 2025, in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Lincolnway Chapel located at, 3312 E Lincolnway, Cheyenne, WY 82001.
Anthony B. Smith: 1958 – 2025
Anthony B. “Tony” Smith, who spent most of his career as an optician, died peacefully at his home on Saturday, January 25, 2025, in Cheyenne, Wyoming. He was 66 years old.
He died from complications due to diabetes. Tony was born on December 17, 1958 in Cheyenne, Wyoming, to Frances and Marion Smith. He was a 1977 graduate of Laramie Senior High School. He went on to receive his optician certification while living in Minnesota.
He married Shelly Swenson in 1981, and they had one daughter, Charlynn. They later divorced. Tony spent several years working as a licensed optician in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, before moving to Cheyenne, Wyoming.
He worked at A New Concept Optical and Eyecare in Cheyenne before retiring. He enjoyed fishing, Minnesota Vikings football, and woodworking. He was also an excellent cook.
He is preceded in death by his parents and is survived by his sister, Michelle; his daughter, Charlynn (Patrick) Schmiedt; and extended family and friends.
At his request, a service will not be held. In lieu of a a service, the family encourages those who want to remember Tony to go on a fishing trip in his honor, get together to reminisce, or make a donation in his name to a charity of their choice.