CHEYENNE – William “Bill” Robert Johnson, 76, passed away on October 28, 2025, surrounded by his loving family, at the Davis Hospice Center in Cheyenne.
Funeral Mass will be celebrated on Monday, November 3, 2025, at 9:30 am at St. Rose Catholic Church in Torrington with Father Ray Moss officiating. Burial will be at the LaGrange Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Friday, October 31, 2025, at the Colyer Funeral Home from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to either St. Rose Catholic Church, Cheyenne Regional Cancer Center or to the Davis Hospice Center in Cheyenne. Colyer Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements and condolences may be sent to the family at www.colyerfuneralhome.com
Bill was born on January 26, 1949, in Cheyenne, the son of Ed and Elizabeth Johnson.
He was raised in LaGrange on the SS Ranch and raised registered Hereford and Angus cattle alongside his dad and brothers. Following the sale of the SS in 2006, Bill continued raising Angus cattle in Lakeside, Nebraska and then in Veteran, before retiring from the cattle business and moving to Torrington, with his wife, Chris.
Bill is survived by his wife, Chris; three children, Gene (Lindsay), Karl (Christi), Tyler (Myrrah); one brother, James (Lynda); five grandchildren, Karlie, Avary, Michael, Sydnee and Wyatt. He is also survived by several step-grandchildren, step-great grandchildren, nieces, nephews and cousins. He was preceded in death by his parents, Ed and Elizabeth; a brother, Jelmer; sisters-in-law, Roxanna and Linda; brother-in-law, Mike Brown and parents-in-law, Rollie and Pete Brown.
