Manuel Hernandez

Memorial services for Manuel "Manny" Hernandez, 66, will be held at St Mark's Episcopal Church on Sunday, October 7, 2012 at 6 pm with The Reverend Philip Major officiating; the funeral service at St Charles Episcopal Church in Ft Morgan Colorado on Tuesday October 9, 2012 at 10 am. Visitation will be at Newcomer Funeral Home Chapel from 10am to 12pm on Saturday. Interment will be at Brush Memorial Cemetery in Brush Colorado on Tuesday October 9 following the Ft Morgan service. Manuel passed away on Thursday October 4, 2012 at Central Wyoming Hospice after a long battle with cancer. Donations can be made to Central Wyoming Hospice in Manuel Hernandez name.

He was born to Ysmael and Josephine (Zapata) Hernandez in Brush, Colorado on September 3, 1946. He enlisted into the Army in 1966 and was discharged in 1968. After his honroable discharge he met and married Lena Schlegel in Greeley Colorado. To this union they had three sons and a daughter. Manuel worked as a driller for Exeter Drilling in the 70's. The family moved to Casper in 1979 from Ft Morgan to pursue his own business for M & R Hotshot Services. In May of 1990, he worked for Sivalls Inc. building oilfield equipment, where he worked until his retirement in 2010. He was a very hard worker and he enjoyed many activities such as fishing, working on cars, billiards, and spending time with family and friends.

Manuel is survived by Lena Hernandez, sons Clint and Daniel Hernandez, grandchildren, Isabel, Jacob, Veronica, Kiera, and Aubreana Hernandez, Alex and Brandon Warne, two brothers Richard and Charles Hernandez, and one sister Mini Amador.

He was preceded in death by his parents, brothers Steven and David Hernandez, sister Helen Murillo, cherished daughter Angela Hernandez-Warne, and one infant son Michael Hernandez.