Cynthia "Cyd" Lynn Grieve

Cynthia “Cyd” Lynn Grieve, 69, of Casper, passed away Wednesday, December 18th, 2024.

Cyd was born Cynthia Lynn Garner to Shirley Garner (nee White) and Charles “Chuck” Garner on February 26th, 1955 in Casper, Wy. She attended Natrona County High School and married her teenage sweetheart, Glenn Grieve, also of Casper, in 1975. They have two children together, Alexis Grieve born in 1980 and Matthew Grieve born in 1986. 

A lifelong lover of education, Cyd was the recipient of many higher ed degrees. She attended Spartan School of Aeronautics in Tulsa, Ok in the late 70’s, she received two BAs, one in Women’s Studies and one in Psychology from University of Wyoming in 2002 and she went on to graduate with her Masters Degree in Social History from the University of Glasgow, Scotland in 2011. 

Upon returning to the US after grad school she began teaching community education classes in social history and phenomena, women’s history, and jewelry making. A beloved OLLI instructor, her passion was exploring revisionist histories of misunderstood people and events.

Cyd had a lively spirit and a wicked sense of humor. She enjoyed Motown music, cooking for her family and socializing with people from all backgrounds - she never met a stranger. Her hobbies included gardening, quilting, jewelry making and metalsmithing, spending time with her many pampered pets and travelling the world with her family and friends. She was happiest when she was in nature, in her flower beds, or on an adventure abroad. She was preceded in death by her parents and two sisters-in-law. She is survived by her husband, her children and grandchild, her brothers (Steve Garner of Casper and Russ Garner of Gillette) and many nieces and nephews.

No services by request, but anyone who knew Cyd understood how much she loved all animals, but especially her housecats. Therefore, the family requests that in lieu of flowers, donations are made to the Casper Humane Society. 

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