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Funeral services for Geremy Maro Barthel, 23, will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 11, 2016, at the Rendevous Center at the Goshen County Fairgrounds with Pastor Tom Walker officiating. Cremation will take place following services.Geremy died at Regional West Medical Center in Scottsbluff, Nebraska, on Feb. 7, 2016. A memorial has been established to Diversified Services Inc. Visitation will be Wednesday, Feb. 10 from 3 to 5.p.m. at the funeral home and the casket will be open prior to the service at the Center. Family requests that if you have a favorite baseball cap or necktie that you wear it to the service. Arrangements are under the direction of the Colyer Funeral Home and friends may send condolences to the family at www.colyerfuneralhome.com.Geremy was born Sept. 22, 1992, in Park Ridge, Illinois, the son of Gary and Ginger (Matthews) Barthel. He grew up and received his education in Torrington, Wyoming graduating Torrington High School in 2011. After graduation Geremy continued his work and life skills through programs at Diversified Services.Geremy enjoyed collecting baseball caps, neckties, and Rockies memorabilia and watching game shows on television.Geremy is survived by his parents Gary and Ginger Barthel of Torrington; maternal grandfather Craig (Jeanne) Matthews of Scottsbluff; maternal grandmother Kaye (Verle) Ellis of Cheyenne; paternal grandmother Patricia Barthel of Torrington; maternal great grandfather Maro (Papa) Matthews of Torrington; special family friends Claylene (Jim) Fitz; special sisters Amy (Dustin) Grant and Melissa (Aaron) Johnson; aunts Terri (Fernando) Munoz, Julie Barthel, Katie (Christopher) Camacho, and Debbie (Robert) Pearson; uncle Chuck Farlow; and numerous other aunts, uncles and cousins.He was preceded in death by his paternal grandfather Richard Barthel; and his maternal great grandmother Helen (Nana) Matthews.You weren’t like other children, as God was well awareYou needed a caring family, with love enough to shareAnd so he sent you to us, and much to our surpriseYou never were a challenge, but ... (Scottsbluff Star Herald)

I meant to see Justice,” said one wide-eyed teen to a stranger asking how the day went. “But I went to the wrong stage and ended up seeing Arcade Fire – I had the greatest time!”Not only was the remark incredibly endearing (maybe young millenials haven’t been completely brainwashed by EDM culture after all), it was also a testament to the success of the festival’s 26th edition (the 13th held at Grant Park).When the lineup was initially announced, it got a ton of flak, mostly because the roster’s top few lines seemed comprised of the usual suspects: Lorde returned for her second performance, Chance the Rapper, Muse and Arcade Fire for their third appearances, the Killers for their fourth and Cage the Elephant for their fifth (!) run at Grant Park. So many repeats could pose the risk of waning interest for loyal festgoers, particularly with so many of those names (and quite a few among the undercard as well), repeated across other major music festivals.My suspicion, though, is that Lolla’s organizers were astutely betting that the majority of ticket buyers would be of newer generations who’d never attended, or only recently started attending, who – like the kid on the train – would be drawn in by a few of the newer acts that appealed to their peer group, then end up discovering some of these mainstays from an organic perspective because, hey, they’re already there.Isn’t that how fests ought to function anyhow? As means of music discovery, even if it’s hearing an “old” band for the first time, as if they’re something brand new? It’s revealing that many of the bands repeated across other fests through the years still ranked among our top sets – fest organizers don’t book them over and over because they’re copout acts. They’re just damn good performers, merely proving that – as always – Lollapalooza has it’s finger firmly on the pulse of the live music scene.Check out our live gallery and exclusive backstage portraits gallery, then read on about our top performances from this year’s fest.The Lemon Twigs // Photo by David Brendan Hall5. The Lemon... (American Songwriter)