Kelly Jo Kershisnik, 61, of Riverton, Wyoming, passed away at her home on Friday, June 5, 2026.
Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, July 25, 2026, at St. Stephen’s Catholic Church with Father Andrew Duncan officiating.
A Vigil Service with the Recitation of the Rosary will be held at 7:00 p.m. on Friday, July 24, 2026, at Davis Funeral Home in Riverton. A reception will follow the funeral service at Eagle Hall at St. Stephen’s Indian Mission.
Kelly Jo Gamble was born on April 22, 1965, in Laramie, Wyoming, to James Michael “Mickey” Gamble and Mathilde Steindorfer Gamble. She spent her childhood in Rawlins, Torrington and Riverton where she graduated from Riverton High School with the Class of 1983.
Kelly attended Saint Michael’s College in Winooski, Vermont, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science. She furthered her education through studies in Women’s International Studies and later earned her Master’s Degree in Political Science from the University of Wyoming.
Following her education, Kelly began her professional career on the East Coast as a commercial real estate broker in New York, a city and region she dearly loved. Her passion for politics and public service led her to work at the United States Embassy in Bonn, Germany. She later served Wyoming through her work for U.S. Senators Malcolm Wallop, Craig Thomas, and John Barrasso. Kelly thoroughly enjoyed political work, serving the people of Wyoming, and the opportunities to live and work in Washington, D.C and abroad.
After her years in public service, Kelly returned home to Riverton to help care for her beloved grandparents, Wes and Eleanor Gamble. During that time, she met the love of her life, Kevin Kershisnik. The couple was married on October 8, 2006, at Our Lady of the Mountains Catholic Church in Jackson, Wyoming. A wonderful reception, which the family refers to as Mickey’s party, followed at Spring Creek Ranch, surrounded by family and friends.
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