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Name City Funeral Home
Jerry Belle Allen       6/9/01 Hardin, Montana Kane Funeral Home
John Andryanoff           6/15/01 Sheridan, Wyoming Kane Funeral Home
MARVIN MCCLELLAN BARNES        4/8/01 Sheridan, Wyoming Champion-Ferries Funeral Home
Faires Arnold Barnett         6/21/01 Sheridan, Wyoming Kane Funeral Home
Irma A. Beld        4/15/01 Sheridan, Wyoming Chapmion Ferries Funeral Home
Dr. Robert C. Bergstrom      4/29/01 Sheridan, Wyoming Champion-Ferries Funeral Home
Glen L. Bertrand           4/11/01 Sheridan, Wyoming Champion-Ferries Funeral Home
   Danny Gordon Blackley      6/16/01 Big Horn, Wyoming Kane Funeral Home
Isable D. Blaney              4/23/01 Sheridan, Wyoming Champion-Ferries Funeral Home
Wilbur J. Boston            6/30/01 Sheridan, Wyoming Champion-Ferries Funeral Home
George F. Boyko          6/27/01 Sheridan, Wyoming Kane Funeral Home
Dorsey Lee Brisch, Jr.           6/29/01 Sheridan, Wyoming Champion-Ferries Funeral Home
HELEN B. BUCKLEY        4/16/01 Sheridan, Wyoming  Champion-Ferries Funeral Home
Martha Josephine Burke       6/6/01 Sheridan, Wyoming Kane Funeral Home
Frank M. Bury       5/25/01 Sheridan, Wyoming Champion-Ferries Funeral Home
Shelby Marie Buskirk      4/18/01 Sheridan, Wyoming Champion-Ferries Funeral Home
Johnnie Mae Caddell         4/15/01 Dayton, Wyoming Kane Funeral Home
Charles E. Calentine        4/7/01 Sheridan, Wyoming Kane Funeral Home
Carol L. Carter            5/15/01 Sheridan, Wyoming Kane Funeral Home
Edna M. Dexter         6/23/01 Sheridan, Wyoming Champion-Ferries Funeral Home
Pauline E. Dryden        6/9/01 Ranchester, Wyoming Champion-Ferries Funeral Home
Martha M. Eads        4/25/01 Sheridan, Wyoming Kane Funeral Home
Rose Iris Eckerman          6/30/01 Sheridan, Wyoming Champion-Ferries Funeral Home
  Dan George         4/26/01 Sheridan, Wyoming Champion-Ferries Funeral Home
Barbara S. Gibson         5/9/01 Sheridan, Wyoming Champion-Ferries Funeral Home
Harriet Louise Spracklen Gillespie      6/20/01 Sheridan, Wyoming Champion-Ferries Funeral Home
Dallas W. Goldman,      6/19/01 Sheridan, Wyoming Kane Funeral Home
James E. Hardesty           4/29/01 Wyarno, Wyoming Champion-Ferries Funeral Home
George Hawkey Sr        5/25/01 Sheridan, Wyoming Kane Funeral Home
Larry L. Helfrich        4/13/01 Sheridan, Wyoming Kane Funeral Home
Marjorie E. Holcomb          6/25/01 Sheridan, Wyoming Champion-Ferries Funeral Home
Robert E. “Bob” Holstedt      4/29/01 Sheridan, Wyoming Champion-Ferries Funeral Home
Mary E. Honeywell           6/30/01 Sheridan, Wyoming Kane Funeral Home
Patsy J. Kaufmann       4/18/01 Sheridan, Wyoming Champion-Ferries Funeral Home
Robert S. Kennedy      4/15/01 Sheridan, Wyoming Champion-Ferries Funeral Home
George Kimble             5/20/01 Sheridan, Wyoming Champion-Ferries Funeral Home
Ruth K. Larsen        4/17/01 Sheridan, Wyoming Champion-Ferries Funeral Home
Jeffrey H. Lee           5/26/01 Sheridan, Wyoming Champion-Ferries Funeral Home
Cecil N. Lupton       6/20/01 Sheridan, Wyoming Kane Funeral Home
Margaret Delores (Conley) Lyman       4/12/01 Sheridan, Wyoming Kane Funeral Home
Walter A. Maasch        5/27/01 Sheridan, Wyoming Kane Funeral Home
 Clifford Hardy MacCatherine      4/23/01 Sheridan, Wyoming Kane Funeral Home
Katherine “Mamie” Marie Marosok    4/22/01 Sheridan, Wyoming Kane Funeral Home
HELEN DECOURCEY MARSHALL    6/19/01 Sheridan, Wyoming Kane Funeral Home
Melba K. Miller         4/10/01 Sheridan, Wyoming Kane Funeral Home
Larry J. Mitchell          4/30/01 Sheridan, Wyoming Champion-Ferries Funeral Home
Collier Max “Monty” Montgomery    4/4/01 Sheridan, Wyoming Kane Funeral Home
Stella Faye Moore       4/25/01 Sheridan, Wyoming Champion-Ferries Funeral Home
Mark James Morrow      4/26/01 Sheridan, Wyoming Kane Funeral Home
Timothy J. Neiger        5/21/01 Sheridan, Wyoming Champion-Ferries Funeral Home
Ida D. Oelschlager      4/20/01 Sheridan, Wyoming Champion-Ferries Funeral Home
Ruth Phillips                  4/29/01 Sheridan, Wyoming Champion-Ferries Funeral Home
James William Phelan      4/16/01 Sheridan, Wyoming Kane Funeral Home
Della Mae Plachek       5/30/01 Sheridan, Wyoming Champion-Ferries Funeral Home
Dorothy C. Prill        4/27/01 Sheridan, Wyoming Champion-Ferries Funeral Home
Wade A. Redinger       6/19/01 Sheridan, Wyoming Champion-Ferries Funeral Home
Raymond R. Roop          6/24/01 Sheridan, Wyoming Kane Funeral Home
Clarence L. Roush         6/19/01 Sheridan, Wyoming Champion-Ferries Funeral Home
MARY E. SELIG       4/8/01 Sheridan, Wyoming Champion-Ferries Funeral Home
Warren B. Sheldon, Jr       4/22/01 Wilkes - Barre, Pennsylvania Champion-Ferries Funeral Home
Hazel G. Sherard       5/2/01 Sheridan, Wyoming Champion-Ferries Funeral Home
Mary M. Smith             5/28/01 Sheridan, Wyoming  Kane Funeral Home
Donald H. Snider      4/12/01 Sheridan, Wyoming Champion-Ferries Funeral Home
Suzanne B. Snydal       4/12/01 Sheridan, Wyoming Champion-Ferries Funeral Home
John Boykin Stevison         4/25/01 Sheridan, Wyoming Kane Funeral Home
Rika W. Stouffer          5/7/01 Sheridan, Wyoming Champion-Ferries Funeral Home
Glenn D. Sweem         5/8/01 Sheridan, Wyoming Champion-Ferries Funeral Home
Theodore T. Tyson       5/13/01 Dayton, Wyoming Champion-Ferries Funeral Home
Lillian W. Vanatta       5/4/01 Sheridan, Wyoming Champion-Ferries Funeral Home
Jack W. Wasson          6/28/01 Sheridan, Wyoming Kane Funeral Home
Lin Watson          5/23/01 Sheridan, Wyoming Champion-Ferries Funeral Home
Daniel Willis Wright         6/14/01 Sheridan, Wyoming Kane Funeral Home

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Jerry Belle Allen

    On Saturday, June 9, 2001, at the Heritage Acres nursing home in Hardin, Montana, our grandmother was reunited with her beloved daughter and husband in heaven.  Jerry Belle Allen was born on November 26, 1910, in a log cabin near Hulett, Wyoming, to Robert and Erma Tate.  She grew up on a ranch near Hulett until she was 15 years old, when she and her family moved to Sheridan, Wyoming with twenty head of horses, a wagon and two cars.  It was a long hard trip, but Jerry Belle loved to tell the amazing story about making it.  The family settled near Ranchester, where they trained and sold many horses, dealing mostly in pleasure, polo and remount horses.  During her high school years, Jerry rode racehorses for some of the prominent horse breeders in the Big Horn area.  She also became an accomplished trick rider.

    Jerry Belle graduated from Sheridan High School and then took a year of normal training to become a teacher.  She then went to work teaching at a one-room country school at Beckton, west of Sheridan, where she taught grades first through eighth.  A reliable source says that the children at Beckton had run off many teachers before her, but Jerry Belle, in spite of her small size, was tough.  She laid down the law the first day she was there by bringing her bullwhip and pistol, supposedly to discipline the horses that the kids had ridden to school.  She must have gained the kids respect as well, because she had no problems in the five years she taught at Beckton.

    While she was teaching there, she boarded with the Allens, where she met and fell in love with Howard Allen.  They were married in 1935 at her Aunt and Uncles house in Sheridan.  They lived in a small home in Sheridan while Jerry worked at saddle shops, where she applied her great skill in sewing, making shirts and leather outfits.  She made the leather outfits that the Sheridan Rodeo Queens wore.  Howard worked for the railroad.  On August 13, 1943, their daughter Erma Lee was born, and four years later on February 20, 1947, their son Harry was born.

    Soon after, the family moved to Otter Creek, Montana, to help Jerrys parents on the ranch.  After the ranch was sold, Jerry and Howard bought twelve acres outside of Ashland, Montana, where they lived for sixteen years.  Jerry worked at the Electric Cooperative and spent much of her time in her garden and yard there, while also finding time to play cards with her friends.

    In 1983, Jerry and Howard moved back to Sheridan, where they took much pride in their yard and their grandchildren.  Jerry Belle spent her time painting, tending to her yard, and spoiling her grandchildren.  Howard died in 1996 after 61 years of marriage to Jerry Belle.  Soon after, she moved to Harry and his wife Ellens ranch near Custer, Montana, then to a retirement home in Hardin.  Jerry Belle died after leading an amazing life, dedicating most of it to her family.  She was a wonderful person, a beautiful artist, a dang good card player and the best grandmother in the world.

    She was preceded in death by her husband Howard, her daughter Erma and her sister Naomi Penton.  She is survived by her son Harry and wife Ellen, and their children Cammie, Wailes, Brenda and Annie; her brother Bob Allen and wife Aileen, and their children Tommy, Mimi, Hardy and Dick; and her nephew Bill Penton and wife Anita, and their children.

    Cremation has taken place, and graveside services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, June 14, 2001, in the Sheridan Elks Cemetery with Kevin Jones officiating.  Kane Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.

    Memorials may be made to the donors choice in care of Mary Ann Rector, Ranchester State Bank, P.O. Box 789, Ranchester, Wyoming 82839.

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John Andryanoff, 53, of Sheridan passed away on Friday, June 15, 2001.

John was born on May 27, 1948 to Olga (Tatikowa) and Arlsan Andrijanoff in Munich, Germany.   He moved to the United States when he was three years old and grew up in New Jersey.

John is preceded in death by his parents, and is survived by five  brothers and sisters  and one son.

Cremation has taken place and services will be held at a later date in New Jersey.  Kane Funeral Home handled the local arrangements.

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MARVIN MCCLELLAN BARNES August 7, 1914 -April 8,2001

    Marvin McClellan Barnes was born to Pearl R. Will and Fred E. Barnes. When he was about 1 yr. old his family packed their belongings into a boxcar and came to Gillette, WY by train. They lived in a homestead shack south of Gillette. He quit school after the 8th grade.  He served in the Army from 1942-1945 and fought in WWII, receiving a ribbon for participation in the European-African-Middle- Eastern Campaign, also a Good Conduct Ribbon. He earned bronze stars in 4 combat zones: Algeria-French Morocco, Tunisia, Sicilian, and Italian. Marvin received the Order of the Purple Heart, when he was hit in the head by shrapnel.  After the war he married Phyrne L. Glover in Gillette and they had two children. He moved his family to Thermopolis in 1948 where they owned a grocery store. In 1950 they came to Sheridan. Marvin worked as a butcher, and then for the CB&Q Railroad. He was divorced and in 1966 was remarried to Avril Swearingin. He retired in 1980 from the Sheridan Post Office. Marvin enjoyed snowmobiling, fishing, hunting and the Big Horn Mountains.  His mother, father, brother Leo, and wife preceded him in death. He is survived by his son Roger of Gulf Breeze FL; daughter Cynthia Dennis of Sheridan; two sisters, Elsie Mapel of Grand Junction, CO, and Mildred Howard of Memphis, TN ; a brother, Earl of Salt Lake City, UT; various nieces, nephews; and puppy grandchildren, Buster, Daisy and Bailey.  Marvin was a member of the Sheridan Elks Lodge 520 and American Legion Post #7. He enjoyed dancing at the Legion and playing pool at the Elks Club. He played pool almost every day until he lost his eyesight. He loved children, animals and Wyoming. He once said "If any
more people move here, I'm leaving!" but he never did. It was very difficult for him when he lost his sight. He lost the ability to do the things he loved. We thank everyone who has been a part of his long and wonderful life. He had so many stories left to tell. He will be remembered as a quiet man, an honest hard worker who had his own way of showing love. He was truly a great man.  Our family would appreciate donations, instead of flowers, to be sent to the Marvin M. Barnes Memorial, First Interstate Bank, Attn.: Delphine Toner. They will benefit Glaucoma research.  Services are at Champion Ferries Funeral Home, at 10:00 AM, April 14. Interment will follow in the Elks Cemetery.

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Faires Arnold Barnett of Sheridan passed away on Thursday, June 21, 2001 of heart surgery complications at Deaconess Medical Center in Billings, Montana at age 81.

    Mr. Barnett was born March 25, 1920 at the Connable Ranch in Hotchkiss, Colorado to Lucile Arnold and Faires AF.C.@ Barnett.  He was united in marriage to Ann Bailey on December 23, 1948 in Grand Junction, Colorado.  Together they had two sons and one daughter, Alan and his wife, Gayle, of Meeteetse, Wyoming; Gurden and his wife Barbara of Vancouver, WA; and Fairan Barnett Cady and her husband, Keith, of Sheridan, Wyoming.  They have three grandchildren, Lindsey, Ty, and Anthony Barnett.  Faires's survivors also include a brother, Joe Barnett of Denver, and nephews, Jon Barnett of Denver, and David Barnett of Colorado Springs, Colorado, his cousin and best friend, G.M. (Barney) Barnett.

    Faires and Ann moved to Sheridan in 1953 where he worked for the late Homer Scott Sr. at the Padlock Ranch as Ranch Manager for 14 years.  In 1967 he and Emerson Scott Sr. purchased the Northern Seed Company.

    Faires was a long-time member of the Wyoming Stock Growers= Association and a life member of the Sheridan Elks Lodge 520.  He served on the Sheridan County Planning Commission, the Wyoming State 4H Foundation Board, as President of the Wyoming Grain Dealers= Association, and as a founding board member of the Sheridan First Wyoming Bank-Key Bank.  Faires enjoyed helping and spending time with his family, and he enjoyed ranching, hunting, and fishing.  He had a private pilot=s license and enjoyed flying.

    Preceding Faires in death is one brother, Gurden Howard Barnett.  Cremation has taken place and memorial services will be held at 10:00am on Thursday, June 28, 2001 at Kane Funeral Home, with Reverend Ray Clark officiating and Deacon Joe Kristufek assisting.  Kane Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.

     Memorials can be made to the Faires Arnold Barnett College Education Fund in care of Kay Roush at the First Federal Bank, PO Box 6007, Sheridan, Wyoming  82801.

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Irma A. Beld  Age 74 of Sheridan, WY
Died Sunday, April 15, 2001, in Johnson County Health Care Center, Buffalo, WY
Born August 31, 1926, in Reeder, N. Dakota, to Frederick & Minnie (Duel) Komm

    She grew up in the Reeder and Hettinger, N. Dakota area and attended schools in Pennville, S.Dakota.  She married John H. Beld on January 6, 1945, in Baker, MT.  They moved to Casper, WY, in 1946 and also lived in many places in Wyoming as her husband worked his own trucking company.  They moved to Sheridan in 1960 where she worked at the Truck Stop Cafe, Townhouse Cafe and at the V.A. Medical Center kitchen until she retired in 1970.  She was a member of First Assembly of God Church.  Irma enjoyed flowers and playing piano at home and church.  She loved family gathering with her children and grandchildren.

    Preceded in death by three brothers Edwin, Marvin & Ray Komm; grandson William Beld and great granddaughter Sierra Lillian Blomquist.

SURVIVING RELATIVES
HUSBAND - John Beld, Sheridan
SONS - Rick Beld, Big Horn, WY
              David Beld, Sheridan
DAUGHTERS - Carol Ellis, Sheridan
              Linda Beld, Cheyenne, WY
             Susan Carlberg, Story, WY
             Donna Hoover, Sheridan
SISTERS - Doris Kvanvig Schrammen, Dickerson, ND
               Esther Anderson, Lemmon, SD
               Ruth Weil, Arlington, WA
               Ruby Dannenfeltzer, Bismarck, ND
6 GRANDCHILDREN
3 GREAT GRANDCHILDREN

    VIEWING WILL BE 1:00PM UNTIL 7:00PM ON WEDNESDAY (APR. 18TH) WITH FUNERAL SERVICE AT 2:00PM ON THURSDAY FROM CHAMPION FERRIES FUNERAL HOME  WITH THE REV.'S KENNETH BURKET AND DUANE MAXTED OFFICIATING.  INTERMENT IN MOUNT HOPE CEMETERY, BIG HORN, WY.

    Memorials may benefit the Cancer Unit, Johnson County Health Care Center, in care of Delphine Toner, First Interstate Bank, Box 2007, Sheridan, WY  82801

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Dr. Robert C. Bergstrom Age 79 of Sheridan, WY
Died Sunday, April 29, 2001 in the V.A. Medical Center, Sheridan
Born March 23, 1922, in Newcastle, WY, to Floyd & Katherine (Stewart) Bergstrom

    He was raised on a ranch at Clareton, WY, and graduated from Newcastle High School.  He enlisted in the U.S. Navy during WWII and after active duty served in the Navy Reserve.  He married Patsy Jean Taylor on June 30, 1948.  He received his B.S. degree in 1950 from Colorado State University.  He taught high school in Newcastle and Billings, MT, and during the summers served as a Park Ranger in Yellowstone Park.  He received his MasterÆs degree in 1956 and taught in Worland High School and coached wrestling.  In 1962, he became a member of the College of Agriculture faculty at the University of Wyoming and taught in the Microbiology and Veterinary Medicine Departments.  He worked on research projects for the Wyo. State Veterinary Lab on the University campus and the University Research Center in Teton National Park.  On May 20, 1962, he received the John W. Scott Memorial Award as the outstanding graduate student.  In 1964, he earned his Doctorate degree and in 1970 was given the Distinguished American Scientist Award.  He was a member of Gamma Sigma Delta, Society of Sigma Xi, Beta Beta Beta, Alpha Zeta and Chi Gamma Iota, all honorary fraternities.  He taught and did research in parasitology until he retired in 1987.  After retirement from the University, he continued to do research with the University Extension all over the state.  They moved to Sheridan in 1994.  He enjoyed music, hunting, fishing, tennis, roller skating and being a National Ski Patrolman for 15 years.

    He was preceded in death by his daughter Terri Linn, sisters Katherine Bergstrom and Betty Darlington.

SURVIVING RELATIVES
WIFE - Pat Bergstrom, Sheridan
SONS - Arthur Bergstrom and wife Patty of Banner, WY
             Timothy Bergstrom, Mesa, AZ
2 GRANDCHILDREN - Stacie Linn and Clint Bergstrom
NUMEROUS NIECES AND NEPHEWS

MEMORIAL SERVICE WILL BE 2:00PM ON SATURDAY (MAY 5TH) IN THE CHAPEL AT THE V.A. MEDICAL CENTER WITH THE REV. ARDEN HAEFFNER OFFICIATING. ARRANGEMENTS ARE WITH CHAMPION FERRIES FUNERAL HOME.

Memorials may benefit the Dr. Robert Bergstrom Memorial Educational Fund, in care of Delphine Toner, First Interstate Bank, Box 2007, Sheridan, WY  82801

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Glen L. Bertrand  Age 82 of Sheridan, WY
Died Wednesday, April 11, 2001, in Sheridan Manor
Born October 18, 1918, in Metropolis, Illinois
Parents - Roscoe & Julia (Harden) Bertrand

    His family moved to Sheridan when he was an infant.  During his adult years he worked for the Civilian Conservation Corps as a reforester.  He served in the U.S. Navy.  He owned and operated a Texaco Station on Main St.; Glen's Trailer Court on N. Main and Trailer Village on S. Sheridan Ave..  His last employment was driving truck for Decker Coal where he retired.  Glen was an avid outdoorsman and 50 year member of Elks Lodge #520.  He was proud of having the first social security number issued in Sheridan County.

Preceded in death by his first wife Ida Barber, second wife Pauline Eckerman Brohard and son William Bertrand.
SURVIVING RELATIVES
STEP DAUGHTERS - Terriann B. Wilker, Colorado Springs, CO
                                    Diane Fallness, Missoula, MT
                                    Pamela Tullis, Orlando, FL
STEP SON - John Brohard, Aspers, PA
GRANDCHILDREN - William Bertrand, Jr. and Robin Bertrand

    MEMORIAL SERVICE WILL BE 10:00AM ON MONDAY FROM TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH.
ARRANGEMENTS ARE WITH CHAMPION FERRIES FUNERAL HOME.
Memorials may benefit Sheridan Manor.

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   Danny Gordon Blackley, born November 4, 1951, in Great Falls, Montana, passed away Saturday, June 16, 2001, at Memorial Hospital of Sheridan County.

    Danny attended school in Cascade, Montana, through his junior year, and graduated from Tongue River High School in 1970.  His greatest loves were fishing, camping, and the ocean.  He was also a great woodworker and liked working with leather.  Danny lived many places and saw most of the United States, but he always came home to Sheridan.  Danny worked for Scheckla Trucking prior to his death.

    Danny is survived by his parents, Marelyn and Paul Blackley of Sheridan, Wyoming; one son, Nathan Blackley of Eugene, Oregon; one sister, Zella Short and husband Steve of Blackhawk, South Dakota; one brother, Mark and wife Sue of Fort Davis, Texas; one nephew, Ryan Short; two nieces, Amy Blackley and Amanda Short; and numerous aunts and uncles.

    A visitation will be held 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. on Tuesday, June 19, 2001, at Kane Funeral Home.  Graveside services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, June 20, 2001, at Mount Hope Cemetery in Big Horn, Wyoming, with Pastor Stephen Anderson officiating.  A reception will follow the service at the Big Horn Women=s Club.  Kane Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.

    Memorials may be made to the Big Horn Historical Society or the Mount Hope Cemetery in care of Delphine Toner, First Interstate Bank, P.O. Box 2007, Sheridan, WY, 82801.

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Isable D. Blaney  Age 83 of Sheridan, WY
Died Monday, April 23, 2001, in Westview Health Care Center, Sheridan
Born October 26, 1917, in Big Horn, WY
Parents - Fred & Ella (Townsend) Kusel

    She grew up and attended school in Big Horn.  She married Dan Blaney, Sr. on August 27, 1936, in Sheridan.  They ranched on Soldier Creek and then on several other ranches until they retired and lived south of Sheridan.  Mr. Blaney died in 1990.  She moved into Sheridan in 1998.  She enjoyed raising horses and growing flowers.

She was preceded in death by her two brothers Fred and Art Kusel.
SURVIVING RELATIVES
SON - Dan Blaney, Jr., Sheridan
2 GRANDSONS
7 GREAT GRANDCHILDREN
NUMEROUS NIECES AND NEPHEWS

    AT HER REQUEST, NO SERVICES WILL BE HELD. ARRANGEMENTS ARE WITH CHAMPION FERRIES FUNERAL HOME.

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Wilbur J. Boston  Age 70 of Sheridan, WY
Died Saturday, June 30, 2001, in Deaconess Hospital, Billings, MT
Born August 25, 1929, in Cresbard, D. Dakota
Parents – John & Mabel (Poffenbarger)  Boston

    The family moved to Sturgis, SD, where he grew up and graduated high school.  He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War.  After the service, he returned to Sturgis  where he married Martha Holt on May 11, 1957.  He worked for the V.A. Medical Center in Sturgis until he transferred to Sheridan in 1959.  He retired in December 1985.  He was a member of the Church of the Nazarene.  He enjoyed woodworking, hunting, fishing, camping, reading and playing with his dog “Dakota”.  He loved his grandchildren.

Preceded in death by one brother and one sister.

SURVIVING RELATIVES
WIFE – Martha Boston, Sheridan
DAUGHTERS – Kristie Marquess, Billings, MT
  Kathy Boston, Boise, ID
BROTHERS – Dean Boston, Coeur d’Alene, ID
           Robert Boston, Spokane, WA
2 GRANDCHILDREN

MEMORIALS SERVICE WILL BE 10:00AM ON TUESDAY (JULY 3RD) FROM CHAMPION FERRIES FUNERAL HOME WITH THE REV. ARTHUR MAENDL OFFICIATING.

Memorials may benefit the Church of the Nazarene

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George F. Boyko, 77, of Sheridan, passed away at Memorial Hospital of Sheridan County on Wednesday, June 27, 2001.

Mr. Boyko was born on March 25, 1924, in Kooi, Wyoming, to Frank and Mary (Wotla) Boyko.

    Mr. Boyko is survived by his wife Virginia of Sheridan; three children, Bobbie Handyside and husband Dan of Allen, Texas, Tony Boyko and wife Jill of Laurel, Montana, and Rick Boyko of Lake Charles, Louisiana; four grandchildren, Jamie Good and husband Greg of Boulder, Colorado, Josh Handyside of Allen, Texas, and Sarah and Heather Boyko of Laurel, Montana; three sisters Mary Roberts of Sheridan, Wyoming, Ida Nussbacher of Big Horn, Wyoming, and Lois Etchechaury of Sheridan, Wyoming; and two brothers Frank Boyko of Sheridan, Wyoming and Joe Boyko of Worland, Wyoming.

    Vigil services will be held at Kane Funeral Home at 7:00 p.m. on Monday, July 2, 2001.  Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, July 3, 2001, at Holy Name Catholic Church with Monsignor Eugene Sullivan officiating.  Interment will follow the service in the Sheridan Municipal Cemetery.  Kane Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.

    In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials be made to the donor=s choice in care of Kay Roush, First Federal Savings Bank, P.O. Box 6007, Sheridan, WY 82801.

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Dorsey Lee Brisch, Jr.    Age 62, of Sheridan, WY.
Died  Friday, June 29, 2001,  at his Sheridan  home.
Born February 28, 1939, in St. Louis,  MO.
Parents - Dorsey & Anna (Sanders) Brisch

    The family moved to Wyoming when he was a child and he attended schools in Hanna, WY.  He served in the U.S. Navy.  He married Marjorie Annette Brewer in Hanna on August 4, 1962.  They moved to California where he was a Highway Patrolman and then later worked for IBM in service repair in California & Wyoming until he retired.  After he retired, he continued to work for IBM as a consultant.  He enjoyed sailing, snowmobiling, 4-wheeling,  hunting,  and loved his grandchildren.   He loved to be a part of life in general,  and was a loving Dad and Grandfather.  He belonged to the National Rifle Association, the Sailing Association, and was a member of the Alcova Yacht Club.

Preceded in death by his wife, Marjorie Annette Brisch, his father, Dorsey Lee Brisch, Sr., and his mother Anna Mary Brisch.
SURVIVING RELATIVES
SONS- David Lee Brisch, Sheridan
             Jeff Brisch, Sheridan
DAUGHTERS-Gina Brisch, Sheridan
                           Julie Ann Brisch, Gillette
3 GRANDCHILDREN
4 GREAT GRANDCHILDREN
BROTHER- Art Brisch, Littleton, CO.
SISTERS- Sharon Campbell, Lander, WY.
                     Charlotte McCollough, Laramie, WY.
 

    MEMORIAL SERVICES WILL BE 2:00PM ON FRIDAY (JULY 6TH) FROM ST. PETER'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH WITH KEVIN JONES OFFICIATING. ARRANGEMENTS ARE WITH CHAMPION FERRIES FUNERAL HOME.

Memorials may benefit the MAKE A WISH FOUNDATION, % Delphine Toner, 1st   Interstate Bank, Box 2007, Sheridan, WY  82801

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HELEN B. BUCKLEY
1910  -  2001

    Helen B. Buckley, age 90 of Sheridan, WY, died Monday, April 16, 2001, in Westview Health Care Center, Sheridan.
Viewing will be 9:00am until 5:00pm on Tuesday with funeral service at 10:00am on Wednesday from Champion Ferries Funeral Home with the Rev. Douglas Goodwin officiating.  Interment will be in Sheridan Elks Cemetery.

    Mrs. Buckley was born on May 19, 1910, in Putnam County, Unionville, Missouri to Ernest L. & Evah (Caffrin) Hobbs.  Helen graduated from Normal Training in 1928 and began her teaching career, which lasted 20 years.  She taught Home School in Dist. 42 one year 1928-1929, Cadiz School for two terms, Buffalo Creek School for two terms, Ulm School in 1934-1935 and the Pine Butte School for 14 years.

    Helen married Charles Philip Buckley on October 13, 1934, in Billings, MT.  They made their home in the Decker, MT, area until retirement in 1973, when they moved to Sheridan.  In addition to teaching, Helen loved toole painting, crafts of many kinds, country living raising chickens, reading, crocheting and homemaking.  She was a very caring person with a special love
for the grandchildren.

    Helen is survived by son Thomas L Buckley and wife Annette of Sheridan; grandson Sam Buckley and wife Rosie of Sheridan, granddaughter Sue Destefano and husband Rich of Sheridan, grandchildren Brent Destefano and Samantha Buckley, step grandchildren Bernard Connolly, Cathy and Irv Bard, step great grandchildren Jason McGill and Shandra McGill, sisters
Betty Carlton of Albuquerque, New Mexico, Merna Gorman of Banner, WY and several nieces and nephews. Helen was preceded in death by her husband Phil on November 12, 1981, one sister and one great grandson, Eric Destefano.

    Memorials may benefit the Rain Kids, in care of Delphine Toner, First Interstate Bank, Box 2007, Sheridan, WY  82801

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Frank M. Bury  Age 85 of Sheridan, WY
Died Friday, May 25, 2001, in the V.A. Medical Center, Sheridan
Born October 10, 1915, in Berkeley, West Virginia
Parents - George & Mary (Wolney) Bury

    The family came to Wyoming when he was an infant.  He grew up and attended schools in Kleenburn, WY.  As a young man, he worked in the CCC Camps on many projects in the Big Horn Mountains.  Frank served in the Army 3rd Division during W.W.II and made assault landings in North Africa, Sicily and Italy.  After the war, he returned to Sheridan where he married Grace Templeton.  They were later divorced.  He worked as a Power Plant Operator at the Acme Power Plant for 27 years and then seven years for the Wyoming Highway Dept. until he retired.  In 1964, he married Phyrne (Ginger) Barnes.  They were married 34 years and spent many happy years camping in the Big Horn Mtns.  Frank enjoyed cooking for friends and was known as a great fisherman.  He enjoyed his friends, camping, hunting and fishing in the mountains.

Preceded in death by his wife Ginger, two brothers and three sisters.
SURVIVING RELATIVES
SONS - Michael Bury, Montana
  Ronald Bury, Lyman, WY
STEP SON - Roger Barnes, Pensacola, FL
STEP DAUGHTER - Cynthia Barnes-Dennis, Sheridan
8 GRANDCHILDREN
2 GREAT GRANDCHILDREN

    GRAVESIDE COMMITTAL OF CREMAINS WILL BE 9:30AM ON WEDNESDAY (MAY 30TH) IN SHERIDAN MUNICIPAL CEMETERY WITH FATHER RON STOLCIS OFFICIATING. ARRANGEMENTS ARE WITH CHAMPION FERRIES FUNERAL HOME.

Memorials may benefit the American Legion Post #7, 137 N. Brooks St., Sheridan

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Martha Josephine Burke of Sheridan passed away on Wednesday, June 6, 2001, at Memorial Hospital of Sheridan County at the age of 76.

    Mrs. Burke was born on January 16, 1925, in Slater Creek, Wyoming, to Frank Milford and Ica Belle (Truelove) Benedict.  She married Robert Patrick Burke in September 1951 in Casper, Wyoming.  Martha was a member of the VFW, Eagles and Royal Neighbors.

    Preceding Martha in death were her parents; two sisters, Winnie and Florence; four brothers, George, Jim, Dutch and Bill; and her husband, Robert Burke.

    She is survived by her three children, Merry Jo Reimers and Ben Dunning of Denver, Colorado, Richard White of Sheridan, Wyoming, and Pat Burke and Paula Lenz of Sheridan, Wyoming; nine grandchildren, Tammy Jo Maxted, Teresa Maxted, Tony Reimers, Randy White, Brian White, Tiffany Jo White, Holley Washington, Charlie Harshberger, Nicole Lenz; fourteen great-grandchildren; and one sister Rosa Smith of Seattle, Washington.

    Cremation has taken place and committal will be by the family at a later date.  Kane Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.

    In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Sheridan Senior Center Meals on Wheels Program in care of Kay Roush, First Federal Savings Bank, P.O. Box 6007, Sheridan, WY 82801.

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Shelby Marie Buskirk, a new born baby of Jamie & Nancy (Schoenfelder) Buskirk
Died Wednesday, April 18, 2001, in St. Vincent's Hospital, Billings, MT
Born April 16, 2001, in Memorial Hospital of Sheridan County, Sheridan, WY

She was a member of the Old Apostolic Lutheran Church.

SURVIVING RELATIVES
PARENTS - Jamie & Nancy Buskirk, Sheridan
GRANDPARENTS - Jon & Mona Schoenfelder, Sheridan
                                  Debbie & Sonny Buskirk, Sheridan
GREAT GRANDMOTHER - Catherine Steckelberg, Piedmont, SD
NUMEROUS AUNTS, UNCLES & COUSINS

    VIEWING WILL BE SUNDAY EVENING BEGINNING AT 6:30PM IN THE OLD APOSTOLIC LUTHERAN CHURCH. GRAVESIDE SERVICE WILL BE 2:00PM ON MONDAY IN SHERIDAN MUNICIPAL CEMETERY, BABY SECTION. ARRANGEMENTS ARE WITH CHAMPION FERRIES FUNERAL HOME.

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Johnnie Mae Caddell 85 of Dayton passed away at Sheridan County Memorial Hospital on Sunday April 15th 2001.

    Mrs. Caddell was born March 16th 1916, to Marvin and Maude (White) Maples in Dermott, Texas. Her mother Maude passed on in 1930, leaving Johnnie to raise the younger kids. There were six kids in the Maples family. In 1933 they moved to Polor, Texas.  The depression was on and the ranchers could not pay their taxes, so the school had to close. The teachers were issued warrants and it was 21 years before they collected their money. The family then moved to Snyder, Texas, in 1934, where Johnnie graduated from Snyder High in 1935.  Johnnie married Woodie Caddell of Snyder, Texas, and they moved to Big Timber, Montana, in 1952. Woodie had a 10-year-old son Steve who came to live with them. Johnnie’s father Marvin then passed away in 1962.  In 1954, Johnnie and Woodie moved to Wyola were Johnnie worked at the Little Horn State Bank for 30 years, later going to work for the school in Wyola.  In 1981 they moved to Dayton to enjoy retirement.

    Johnnie was a past president of the VFW Post Aux # 10105.  She was also a trustee of the Post for many years. She enjoyed cooking, crochet, reading, gardening, helping others and most of all her grandchildren and family.

    Johnnie was preceded in death by her stepson Woodrow Stephen Caddell, one brother Harold Maples, one sister Zola Maples, and her parents Marvin and Maude Maples. She is survived by her husband Woodrow Caddell of Dayton ,WY; daughter-in-law Ernae Caddell of Soldotna, Alaska; her brothers Marvin Maples of Arvada, Colorado, and Rip Maples of Lubbock, Texas; one sister Francis Box of Dallas, Texas; grandchildren Stephanie Masters and husband Douglas of Dayton, WY; Sherri Caddell of Soldotna, Alaska; Michael Caddell of Laffette, Colorado; and five great grand children, Rebecca, Stephen, Jessica, Jacob, and Joshua Masters of Dayton, Wyoming.

    A visitation will be held from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. on Wednesday, April 18, 2001, at the Dayton Congregational Church. The funeral service will be at the Dayton Congregational Church at 10:00am on Thursday, April 19, 2001 with Pastor Kevin McMahon officiating.  Arrangements are through Kane Funeral Home

    Memorials may be made to the Dayton Fire and Rescue in care of Mary Ann Rector, Ranchester State Bank, P.O. Box 789, Ranchester, WY  82839.

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Charles E. Calentine, 74, of Sheridan, passed away on Saturday, April 7, 2001, at the Sheridan V.A. Medical Center.
     Mr. Calentine was born July 7, 1926, to Naaman and Mildred (Conner) Calentine in Athens, Ohio. Chuck graduated from Amesville High School in Ohio in 1944.  He joined the U.S. Navy during World War II and served 2 years.  He moved to Sheridan and married Peggy Williams in 1946. Chuck rejoined the U.S. Navy in 1950 and served on PT boats.  When he came home, he worked for Safeway and Mossholders and went to Business College for 2 years.  He then moved to Worland, Wyoming, where he was administrator for the National Guard.  He again joined the U.S. Navy, submarine service, in 1956.  He served on several nuclear submarines including the USS Halibut, the “spy sub”.  Chuck retired as Chief Petty Officer in 1974 and moved back to Sheridan, where he worked for Mossholders and the sawmill.  He enjoyed traveling, country music and his family.

      Mr. Calentine was preceded in death by his son Scott D. Calentine and a sister Marcella McKnight.  He is survived by his wife, Peggy J. Calentine; his sons, Charles R. Calentine and Jeffrey W. Calentine of Sheridan; his daughters Sheila K. Silcott of Belbrook, Ohio, and Janine A. Demple of Herber City, Utah; his grandchildren, Kristine Vogel, Lisa Silcott, Jimmy Silcott, Sarah Calentine, Rick Calentine, Jay Calentine, Christopher Calentine, Corie Calentine, Stephanie Calentine, Justin Demple and Laura Demple; two great-grandchildren; his sisters, Jeanette Swart and Beverly Riffle; and his brother, Danny Calentine.

      A visitation will be held from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday, April 10, 2001 at Kane Funeral Home.  The funeral service will be at Kane Funeral Home on Wednesday, April 11, 2001, at 2:00 p.m. with Pastor Ray Calentine officiating.

      Memorials may be made to the Sheridan Senior Center in care of Kay Roush, First Federal Savings Bank, P.O. Box 6007, Sheridan, Wyoming, 82801.

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Carol L. Carter, 64, of Sheridan, passed away on Tuesday, May 15, 2001, at  Westview Health Care Center.
        Mrs. Carter was born October 24, 1936, to Dale and Katherine (Trebilcock) Ellsworth in Rapid City, South Dakota.   She graduated from high school and later married Douglas Carter.
    Carol enjoyed providing for her children, art and selling Avon products.
    Carol was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Douglas; and her daughter, Christina Rice.  She is survived by her sons, Chris Brackeen of Sheridan, Wyoming, and Kenny Brackeen of Denver, Colorado.
     Graveside services will be held at a later date at Fort Logan National Cemetery in Denver, Colorado.

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Edna M. Dexter
1908 - 2001

Edna M. Dexter, age 92, of Sheridan, WY, passed on to Saturday, June 23, 2001, in Sheridan Manor

    Edna was born October 26, 1908, in Hulett, WY, to Edward & Dell (Grenier) Pollock.
She married W.C. “Bill” Dexter in 1927 and they lived in the Moorcroft, WY, area for several years.  In 1940, they moved to Clearmont, WY, where after raising her children, she worked at the school lunch room, as a waitress in the cafes and helped with the ranch work when needed.  Her real love was cooking, gardening and canning hundreds of jars of food every summer.  Nobody every left the Dexter home hungry.  They retired in 1978 and she moved into Sheridan in 1983.

    She was preceded in death by her husband in 1981, two sons Donald and Paul, daughter -in-law Glenda Fowler Dexter, six brothers and sisters.

    Edna is survived by one son Charles Dexter & his wife Donna of Sheridan, daughter Louise Hopes & her husband Guy of Bakersfield, CA, daughter-in-law Sadie Todd Dexter of Cheyenne, WY, ten grandchildren, 16 great grandchildren, and four great great grandchildren.

    Viewing will be 9:00am until 5:00pm on Tuesday (June 26th) with the funeral service at 11:00am on Wednesday from Champion Ferries Funeral Home with the Rev. Douglas Goodwin officiating.  Interment in Sheridan Municipal Cemetery.

Memorials may benefit the Donor’s Choice.

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Pauline E. Dryden  Age 92 of Sheridan, WY
Died Saturday, June 9, 2001, in Ranchester, WY
Born July 6, 1908, in Illinois
Parents - Henry & Bessie (Hanna) Roe

    The family came to Billings, MT, when she was ten years old.  Later they came to Sheridan and she graduated from Sheridan High School.  She married Percy Dryden on June 2, 1926, in Sheridan.  She played piano in small bands in Sheridan for many years.  She played the organ for weddings, funerals and at the First Christian Church where she was a member.  She was also a member of Eastern Star.

    Preceded in death by her husband in 1974, son Bobby Gene, sisters Ernestine Lowther and Lola Smith, and her step sister Viola Soloman.
SURVIVING RELATIVES
COMPANION - Rudy Schilling, Ranchester, WY
SON - Gerald Dryden
4 GRANDCHILDREN
9 GREAT GRANDCHILDREN
SEVERAL NIECES AND NEPHEWS

    VIEWING WILL BE 11:00AM UNTIL 5:00PM ON TUESDAY (JUNE 12TH) FROM CHAMPION FERRIES FUNERAL HOME WITH GRAVESIDE SERVICE AT 10:00AM ON WEDNESDAY IN SHERIDAN MUNICIPAL CEMETERY, MASONIC #8 SECTION, WITH THE REV. DOUGLAS GOODWIN OFFICIATING. ARRANGEMENTS ARE WITH CHAMPION FERRIES FUNERAL HOME.

Memorials may benefit the First Christian Church.

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Martha M. Eads, 83, of Sheridan passed away at Sheridan Manor on Wednesday, April 25, 2001.

    Mrs. Eads was born January 11, 1918, to Levi and Myrtle (Long) Chase in Emporia, Kansas.  The family later moved to Muskogee, Oklahoma, where Martha received her education through high school.  As a young woman Martha became interested in Nursing as a career, and attended the University of Texas and the Boulder, Colorado School of Nursing. She graduated from CSU in 1942 as a Registered Nurse and worked for several years at Colorado General Hospital. She met James Eads in Denver, and they were married on May 1, 1943. At the end of World War II, they moved to Sheridan and raised their family.

    Martha was a dedicated homemaker and enjoyed gardening, playing her piano, sewing, cooking, and taking wonderful care of her family.  She was a member of the Audubon Society and participated each year in their annual bird counts.

    Mrs. Eads was preceded in death by her parents, her brother Marion, and her sister Sarah. Survivors include her husband Jim of Sheridan; her daughters Judith Cornish of Hawaii; her son John Eads of California; her daughter Christina Kysar of Idaho; seven grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

    Cremation has taken place, and a memorial service will be held in California at a later date.

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Rose Iris Eckerman    Age 88, of Sheridan, WY.
Died Saturday, June 30, 2001 at Sheridan Manor
Born February 5, 1913, in Whitewood , S. Dakota
Parents-Phillip and Christina (Hett) McCoy

    She grew up and graduated from High School in Whitewood, S Dakota, and received  her nurse's  training in California,  and worked at Mercy Hospital  She came to Sheridan to work at Memorial Hospital of Sheridan soon after it was built.  She married Peter Eckerman in Harden, Montana.  She retired after 35 years as a registered nurse.  She was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church. She belonged to the Nursing Association and enjoyed beadwork along with various other hobbies.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Peter Eckerman, and her parents, Phillip and Christina (Hett) McCoy.

SURVIVING RELATIVES
SON-Donald Lerner, of Nevada
Numerous nieces and nephews including Mrs. Fay McCoy, of Billings, Montana.

    MEMORIAL SERVICES WILL BE 11:30AM ON FRIDAY (JULY 6th) FROM THE CHAPEL AT  TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH WITH THE REV. RONALD NELSON OFFICIATING.  INTERMENT OF CREMAINS WILL FOLLOW IN THE SHERIDAN MUNICIPAL CEMETERY.
ARRANGEMENTS ARE WITH CHAMPION FERRIES FUNERAL HOME.

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    Dan George, beloved husband of Bessie and cherished father of Eleanor, Ted, Elaine and Deanna, died peacefully April 26, 2001.  He lived a joyous life of 91 years.

    Born December 17, 1909, in Rion, Greece, he immigrated to this country when he was 9 years old.  The Tom George family first settled in Buffalo, then in 1919 came to Sheridan and began operating a shoe shine parlor and hat cleaning business, called The New Method Shoe Shop.  Later, Dan took over the business at 1 South Main and it became Dan’s Ranchwear.  He was in business there until 1975, when he semi-retired. He also owned Sav-Mor and Bessie’s Bargains.  The mural Dan commissioned painted on the original false front of the landmark building depicts the store when it was originally built by J.H. Conrad in 1885.  It still stands today as a reminder of Dan’s business and civic life.  It was his gift to the city, and in the spirit of preserving his gift, The Dan and Bessie George Mural Fund has been established.

    He fell in love with Bessie Lewis of Lafayette, Colorado, whom he met while attending the University of Denver. They were married October 6, 1935.

    In 1944, Dan was drafted by the U.S. Navy and served in the Pacific on Tinian Island.  His wife Bessie and their dear friend Tommy Poulos kept the business going in Dan’s absence.  After the war, the business was expanded to include army surplus, western wear, workwear, tack, as well as his “hobby” -- shoe repair.  A working man, he loved the working people.  He whistled walking to work each day.

    Dan was very active in the Methodist Church for sixty years and was also a founder of the local Greek Orthodox Church.  He helped establish Sheridan’s first ice hockey league and worked tirelessly to promote the sport.  He was also active in Lion’s Club, Kiwanis, American Legion, Kalif Shrine, and was member of Masonic Big Horn Mountain Lodge #43.  His love of Sheridan was evident in his full involvement in the 75th Diamond Jubilee of the founding of the city.

    His passions were his family, his work and his true friend, Nature.  A fine fisherman, he was at peace quietly fishing the streams of the Big Horn Mountains.  His cabin he christened “Friend of Solitude”.

    In addition to his wife and four children, Dan is survived by his sons-in-law Terrance Poland and Jean-Claude Bosio, grandsons Erik Freestone, Rodrigo George, Demetrios George and Andraya Stamenkovic, granddaughter Flavia Jung, one great grandchild, sister-in-law Calliope George, brother-in-law Jay Richards, and his sister Peggy Rulli, the remaining founding family member.

    The family would like to thank Kathy S., the caretakers and friends Eriko and Judy who helped to make his last years quality ones.  To Leslie, Judy, Garret, Chris, the staff at the hospital and Dr. Chris Brown:  you are a credit to your profession.  And finally, thank you to all the people who have traded and continue to do so at Dan’s store.

    Dan cared so much for preserving the history of Sheridan.  The place he loved and served so well.  A memorial fund has been established to pay for restoration and preservation of the mural at 1 South Main Street which is in need of work.  In lieu of flowers, contributions can be sent to The Dan and Bessie George Mural Fund,  in care of Delphine Toner, First Interstate Bank, Box 2007, Sheridan, WY  82801.

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Harriet Louise Spracklen Gillespie

Harriet Gillespie, age 89, of Sheridan, WY, died Wednesday, June 20, 2001, in Memorial Hospital of Sheridan County.

    Harriet was born in Sheridan on August 8, 1911, at her parents’ house on Adair Street.  Her parents, Clement L. (Clem) and Nellie Edith (Welch) Spracklen had settled in Sheridan around 1905, moving here from Nebraska with their four young girls and one boy.  Clem had a variety of occupations in his early years in Sheridan, including storekeeper, teamster, and horse buyer, before settling into ranching on a homestead in Gopher, Montana (near the town of Otter) around 1918.  Nellie didn’t much are for the ranch life, and stayed in Sheridan, serving as an occasional mid-wife, while raising her seven children with Clem and the kids shuttling back and forth to the ranch.

    Harriet attended Linden and Taylor schools, spent several summers working on her father’s ranch, and graduated from SHS in 1928.  She went to work for Laurence Gillespie at the Mills-Jackson Company, and she and her boss got married in Billings, MT, on Christmas Day in 1931.  By 1935, they had bought out the owners and renamed it the Sheridan Stationery Company.  They sold books, office supplies, and a large variety of other items, including stationery of course, moving it to its present location in 1957 when Harriet and Laurence bought the building at 206 N. Main Street.  Harriet sold the business in 1975, and retired in 1979.

    Harriet was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Sheridan since 1924, where she was active in many areas though the years.  She was also a member of the American Legion Auxiliary, the Daughters of the Nile, and Friends of the Library.

    Harriet was an avid reader, loved to travel, and was a skilled embroiderer.  However, her most favorite pastime was spending as much time as possible in the summer at the family cabin on North Piney in Story which she and Laurence built in 1955.

    She was preceded in death by her husband; five sisters, Mabel Simmerman, Bess Bessey, Bertha Wolff, Myrtle Lind, and Geraldine Danner; and her brother, Len Spracklen of Sheridan.

    Survivors include two sons, John Gillespie & his wife Joanne of Chester Springs, Pennsylvania and Jim Gillespie & his wife Mary of Sheridan and St. Louis, Missouri; two grandchildren, Adam Gillespie & his wife Kate, and Todd Gillespie; and numerous nieces and nephews.

    Memorial service will be 11:00am on Monday (July 23rd) from First United Methodist Church with the Rev. Joseph Keys officiating.  Interment of cremains will be in Sheridan Municipal Cemetery, Masonic #8 section.
Arrangements are with Champion Ferries Funeral Home.

Memorials may benefit the Kalif Shrine Crippled Children Travel Fund, Box K, Sheridan; or the First United Methodist Church.

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Barbara S. Gibson  Age 82 of Sheridan, WY
Died Wednesday, May 9, 2001, in her Sheridan home
Born August 23, 1918, in Carmyle Glasgow, Scotland
Parents - John & Mary (Buchanan) Moffat

    She grew up and graduated high school in Scotland.  She worked at Chamber Engineering before coming to Canada in 1951.  Barbara married Edward Gibson on September 1, 1951, in Toronto.  They moved to Sheridan in 1953.  They worked for her aunt at the Wyoming Chicken Hatchery and then she worked various jobs until going to work at J.M. McDonalds Dept. Store.  She worked there until she retired in 1980.  Mr. Gibson died in 1982.  She helped raise her
grandchildren after her retirement and loved having her family around her.  She was a member of First Presbyterian Church and the Women's Circle #5.  She enjoyed people, animals and visiting with friends and family on the phone.

    Preceded in death by two sisters Mary Gray and Jessie Haining; two brothers John and Robert Moffat.

SURVIVING RELATIVES
DAUGHTERS - Margaret Gibson, Sheridan
                          Jean Gibson, Sheridan
SISTER - Janet Moffat, Sheridan
3 GRANDCHILDREN
NUMEROUS NIECES, NEPHEWS AND COUSINS.

    VIEWING WILL BE 9:00AM UNTIL 5:00PM ON FRIDAY (MAY 11TH) FROM CHAMPION FERRIES FUNERAL HOME. FUNERAL SERVICE WILL BE 10:00AM ON MONDAY FROM FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH WITH PASTOR DOUG MELIUS OFFICIATING. INTERMENT IN SHERIDAN ELKS CEMETERY. ARRANGEMENTS ARE WITH CHAMPION FERRIES FUNERAL HOME.

Memorials may benefit the First Presbyterian Church or the Senior Center.

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    Dallas W. Goldman, 80, passed away at the Sheridan V.A. Medical Center on June 19, 2001. Memorial services were conducted at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, June 25, 2001, at the Oregon Trail Veteran=s Cemetery chapel with Reverend Rawson Carlin officiating.  Kane Funeral Home handled the local arrangements.

    Mr. Goldman was born August 9, 1920, in Griffin, Indiana, one of 13 children of Louis and Martha Goldman.  During World War II, he was injured in Germany while serving in the U.S. Army.  After the war, he worked as a derrick hand in the oilfield.

    Mr. Goldman enjoyed fishing, camping, and music, and he loved people.  Dallas was preceded in death by three children, his parents and all his siblings.  He is survived by one daughter Brenda Goldman of Casper, Wyoming, six grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

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James E. Hardesty
1931  -  2001
    James E. Hardesty, age 70 of Wyarno, WY, died Sunday April 29, 2001, at his ranch home on Dutch Creek.
    Jim was born April 26, 1931, in Sheridan, WY, to  Olin & Martha (Barker) Hardesty.  He grew up and attended schools in Sheridan.  As a young man, he worked on area ranches where he met and fell in love with Katherine Suel.  They were married on May 4, 1952, in Sheridan.  Jim worked thirty years on construction for various companies, mostly PKS.  In 1969, he moved to the ranch on Dutch Creek and ranched there until the present time.  He was a life member of Elks Lodge #520.  Jim enjoyed chariot racing, hunting, fishing, reading, horses and black cows.
    Jim was preceded in death by his parents, step father Thomas Virden and one brother John Hardesty.
    Jim is survived by his wife Katherine; two sons James T. Hardesty & wife Candace Ann of Wyarno and Michael O. Hardesty & wife Kyla of Livingston, MT; two brothers Jan Hardesty & wife Marilou of Billings, MT and Joel Hardesty & wife Carmen of Winnemucca, NV; grandchildren Jamie, Jared, Jenna and Jay Hardesty and Shane Farella; along with numerous
nieces and nephews.
    Viewing will be 9:00am until 8:00pm on Tuesday (May 1st) with funeral service at 10:30am on Wednesday from Champion Ferries Funeral Home with the Rev. Joseph Keys officiating.  Cremation will follow the service.
There will be a reception following the service at Elks Lodge #520.
    Memorials may benefit the Hospice of the Big Horns or the Donor's Choice, in care of Delphine Toner, First Interstate Bank, Box 2007, Sheridan, WY  82801

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George Hawkey Sr. of Sheridan passed away on Friday, May 25, 2001 at the Veterans Administration Medical Center in Sheridan at the age of 83.
        Mr. Hawkey was born on October 9, 1917, in Sheridan County, Wyoming to Earl D. and Mary Alexandria (Fowler) Hawkey.  He spent his younger years living in and around Sheridan, Wyoming.  George served in the U.S. Navy C-Bs during World War Two from April 1942 through December 1946.  He spent most of his adult life in working as a trucking contractor, heavy equipment hauler, and in the electrical field.  George worked for a Denver based contract company for nearly 20 years before retiring.  Upon his retirement, he moved back to Sheridan at the same location that he moved to in 1927.  He enjoyed woodworking, gardening and visiting with friends and neighbors. George was a member of the American Legion Post No. ___ in Casper, Wyoming.
        Preceding George in death were his parents; one brother Frank Hawkey; three sisters, Louise Roebling, Virginia Mueller and Ruth Hebert; and his grandson Matthew Forsyth.
        He is survived by his sons, George Hawkey and wife Janice, and Jim Hawkey; his sister Beth Lloyd; his five granddaughters, Lauri Sorenson, Jill Hawkey, Ashley Hawkey, Victoria Hawkey and Denise Forsyth; his two grandsons, Chris Hawkey and Cameron Hawkey; and two great-grandson, Coy Sorenson and Kale Steffenson.
       Memorial services will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Wednesday, May 30, 2001 at Kane Funeral Home with Father John Norton, O. P. officiating.  Kane Funeral  Home is handling the arrangements.
        Memorials may be made to the Disabled Veteran’s Association in care of  Delphine Toner, First Interstate Bank, P.O. Box 2007, Sheridan, WY 82801.

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Larry L. Helfrich, 44, passed away on Friday, April 13, 2001 at his Sheridan  residence.

      Mr. Helfrich was born on November 30, 1956, in Billings, Montana, to Peter and Maryalys (Geist) Helfrich. As a child, he attended schools in Billings, an  graduated from Billings West High School in 1975. Larry was united in marriage to Denise Bond on December 3, 1998, in Las Vegas, Nevada. He was employed as a meat cutter for Safeway, Inc. for twenty-seven years.

      Larry enjoyed fishing at Lake DeSmet, woodworking, auto body repair, and “Shop Day” with his close friends, who referred to him as “Larry the Tool Time Guy”.

      Larry was preceded in death by his mother Maryalys Helfrich.  He is survived by his wife, Denise Helfrich, of Sheridan, Wyoming; his father Peter Helfrich of Billings, Montana; and his sister Cheryl K. Vernon and husband Guy C. Vernon of Seattle, Washington.

      A visitation will be held at Kane Funeral Home on Monday, April 16, 2001, from 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.  There will be a funeral service at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, April 17, 2001, at Kane Funeral Home with Pastor Dan Keller officiating.

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Marjorie E. Holcomb  Age 93 of Sheridan, WY
Died Monday, June 25, 2001, in Westview Health Care Center
Born February 4, 1908, in Lewistown, MT
Parents - Noble & Jennie (Harwood) Walker

    She grew up and graduated high school in Lewistown.  She graduated from the University of Montana in Missoula, MT, in June, 1930, with a degree in Education.  She taught school a few years until she married Donald Holcomb on September 9, 1933.  They lived in Sheridan.  Mr. Holcomb died in 1961.  She moved to Cheyenne and then to Denver, CO, where she lived until returning to Sheridan in 1995.  She was a member of St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, Altar Guild, Memorial Hospital Auxiliary, PEO Chapter B and Kappa Kappa Gamma.  She enjoyed reading, card games and traveling.

Preceded in death by son Kent Holcomb, sister Judith Walker, brother Bert Walker and granddaughter Jenny Holcomb.
SURVIVING RELATIVES
DAUGHTER - Janet Lee Carroll, Gunnison, CO
4 GRANDCHILDREN
3 GREAT GRANDCHILDREN

    VIEWING WILL BE 9:00AM UNTIL 5:00PM ON THURSDAY (JUNE 28TH) FROM CHAMPION FERRIES FUNERAL HOME. MEMORIAL SERVICE WILL BE 10:00AM ON FRIDAY FROM THE CHAPEL OF ST. PETER’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH WITH THE REV. RAY CLARK OFFICIATING.  ARRANGEMENTS ARE WITH CHAMPION FERRIES FUNERAL HOME.

Memorials may benefit Memorial Hospital Foundation, in care of Delphine Toner, First Interstate Bank, Box 2007, Sheridan, WY  82801

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Robert E. “Bob” Holstedt
1920  -  2001

    Robert E. “Bob” Holstedt, age 81 of Sheridan, WY, died Sunday, April 29, 2001, in the V.A. Medical Center, Sheridan.  He was born on March 7, 1920, in Sheridan to John S. and Maud (Hennen) Holstedt.

    Bob grew up and graduated high school in Sheridan in 1937.  He attended the University of Wyoming from 1938 - 1941.  He enlisted in the U.S. Air Corps as an aviation cadet and graduated on July 3, 1942, as a pilot and 2nd Lieutenant.  Bob married Mary Emily Mothershead of Cheyenne, WY, on August 1, 1942, in Shreveport, Louisiana.

    As a member of the 34th Bomb Squadron, 17th Bomb Group, Bob flew a B-26 medium bomber in the North African Campaign.  He was wounded on his fifth mission and returned to the U.S.   He returned to active duty as a pilot for the last year of the war.

    After the service, he returned to the University of Wyoming Law School where he graduated and was admitted to the Wyoming State Bar in 1949.  He returned to Sheridan and practiced as an attorney until he retired in 1995.  He was member of the Sheridan County Bar Assoc., American Bar Assoc., a 50 year member of the State Bar Association and a member and elder of First Presbyterian Church.

    Bob was always active in the Sheridan community as a member & past president of the Sheridan JC’s and was selected “Man of the Year” in 1951.  He was a past president of the Kiwanis Club, served on the Whitney Benefits board, a member of Masonic Lodge #8, Consistory, Kalif Shrine, Shrine Brass band and Past Potentate of the Shrine.  He was also a member of Elks Lodge #520, the American Legion and played in the Drum and Bugle Corps.  Bob served on the Memorial Hospital board, City Planning Committee and Rodeo Committee, as a Police Judge, City Judge as well as County and Prosecuting Attorney for Sheridan County.

    Bob served two terms in the Wyoming Legislature. In 1951, he was one of the sponsors of the legislation that established the community college system in Wyoming.  He served 18 years on the Wyoming Community College Commission and served as the attorney for Sheridan College from 1951 - 1995.  He was a member and past president of the Sheridan College Foundation.  In 1996, he received the Associate of Arts Honorary Degree from Sheridan College.

    Bob is survived by his wife Mary; daughter Marianne Bibbey & husband Tom of Powell, WY; sons John R. Holstedt & wife Christine of Sacramento, CA, R. Brooke Holstedt & wife Peggy of Salem, OR, and Craig H. Holstedt & wife Susan of Wayne, NE; and ten grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents, a brother John H. Holstedt and a sister Uree Marie Richter.

    Memorial service will be 2:00pm on Thursday (May 3rd) from First Presbyterian Church with Pastor Doug Melius officiating.  Arrangements are with Champion Ferries Funeral Home.

    Memorials may benefit the First Presbyterian Church, Sheridan College Foundation or the Shrine Crippled Children Travel Fund, in care of Delphine Toner, First Interstate Bank, Box 2007, Sheridan, WY  82801.

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Mary E. Honeywell, 85, of Sheridan, passed away on Saturday, June 30, 2001 at the Memorial Hospital of Sheridan County.

    Mary was born on June 11, 1916 on Dutch Creek in Sheridan County, Wyoming to George and Suzie Kobielusz. She attended grade school at Dutch Creek and graduated from Sheridan High School in 1934.

    Mary was a homemaker and during the majority of her life was employed in various retail positions.  She was also a member of Holy Name Catholic Church.  She was a life long resident of Sheridan, except for the 12 years when she lived in Emerson, Iowa. Mary enjoyed needle work, gardening, traveling, cooking for her family, and spending time at the mountain cabin.

    She is preceded in death by her parents, one brother, Joe G. Kobielusz, one sister, Rosie Stanko and two infant brothers.  Also preceding her in death were three spouses, John Parobeck, Dennis Jones, and Ray Honeywell.

    Survivors include two daughters, Rosemary Storey, her husband Keith of Sheridan, Charlotte Campbell, her husband Clint of Ogden, Utah.  Six grandchildren, Mike Storey, his wife Susan; Teri Williams, her husband Dennis; Mark Storey; Tom Campbell, his wife Holly; Kristy Muday, her husband Mark; and Steve Campbell and his wife Caryn.  She also has 11 great-grandchildren and one great-great grandson.

    Vigil services will be held at Kane Funeral Home at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, July 4, 2001.  Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, July 5, 2001, at Holy Name Catholic Church with Father Ron Stolcis officiating.  Interment will follow the service in the Sheridan Municipal Cemetery.  Kane Funeral Home is handling the arrangements

    In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials be made to Holy Name School Foundation or Sheridan Manor in care of Delphine Tonor, First Interstate Bank, P.O. Box 2007, Sheridan, WY 82801.

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Patsy J. Kaufmann Age 68 of Sheridan, WY
Died Friday, May 18, 2001, in Memorial Hospital of Sheridan County
Born August 12, 1932, in Sheridan
Parents - George & Gladys (Hann) Ostrom

    She graduated from high school in Big Horn, WY.  She worked as a bookkeeper at First National Bank in Sheridan until she married Robert Kaufmann on October 10, 1953, in Sheridan.  They ranched on the family ranch on Piney Creek.  She worked with her husband on the ranch as well as being involved with her children in Rodeo Club, 4-H and FFA.  She moved into Sheridan in the early 1980's where she loved being involved with her grandchildren teaching them to fish and other activities.  She enjoyed gardening, yard work, playing poker and the slots, fishing and camping.  She loved her dog “Lilly” and her cat “Sam”.

SURVIVING RELATIVES
DAUGHTERS - Jeanne Camino, Clearmont, WY
                         Carol Keeline, Sheridan
BROTHER - George Ostrom, Jr., Sheridan
SISTER - Mary Lou Robbins, Possette, MA
5 GRANDCHILDREN
1 GREAT GRANDSON

ARRANGEMENTS ARE WITH CHAMPION FERRIES FUNERAL HOME.

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Robert S. Kennedy
1920 - 2001

    Our husband, dad, grandfather, & great grandfather, Robert S. Kennedy died Tuesday, May 15, 2001.
    Bob was born July 23, 1920, to J.R. Porter & Callie (Faddis) Kennedy in Sheridan, WY.  He attended Sheridan schools and graduated from the University of Wyoming as a civil engineer and a ROTC commissioned 2nd Lieutenant.
    Bob served in W.W.II and participated in the D-Day Invasion.  As company commander in the 23rd Infantry, 2nd Division, he suffered shrapnel wounds in his right arm during the fighting at St. Lo.  At 25 years old, Bob wore the Combat Infantry Badge, The Purple Heart, The European Theatre Ribbon w/2 battle stars and the Bronze Star w/cluster.  He met and married 1st Lieutenant Cecelia Gillis, an Army nurse from Sheridan, WY, on April 22, 1945, in Cirencester, England.
    A rancher, Bob was a member of the First Presbyterian Church, Wyoming Stockgrowers Assoc., Lodge Grass American Legion, Past Potentate of Kalif Shrine, Elks Lodge #520 and an active member of the “Better Breathers”.
    Bob is survived by his wife Ceil; four children Kathryn, Bob (Jan), Jim and Margaret (Tom); five grandchildren Kristen & Callie Hysell, Kurtis & Carson Steinhorst and Jake Kennedy; one great granddaughter Quinn Kennedy; brother John P. Kennedy and a wealth of friends.  He was preceded in death by his parents and his sister Mary Kennedy West.
    Memorial service will be 10:00am on Friday (May 18th) from First Presbyterian Church with Pastor Doug Melius officiating.  Arrangements are with Champion Ferries Funeral Home.
    Memorials may benefit the Kalif Shrine Crippled Children’s Travel Fund or First Presbyterian Church.

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George Kimble Age 86 of Sheridan, WY
Died Sunday, May 20, 2001, in Westview Health Care Center, Sheridan
Born December 23, 1914, on the old George Bethurem ranch in the Prairie Dog Creek area to Charles & Flavel (Bethurem) Kimble.

    He was raised on a homestead near Otter, Montana, where he rode horses to the Gopher School before coming to Sheridan where he graduated from Sheridan High School.  George married Leola Stewart on May 21, 1938, in Sheridan.  During W.W.II, they moved to San Francisco where he worked for a defense contractor.  They returned to Sheridan after the war and George worked as a carpenter.  His favorite part of the job was sanding many of the wood floors in many homes and also in the Sheridan College Golden Dome.  He enjoyed camping in the mountains with his family, woodworking in his shop and later in life going for rides in the country.  He was a member of the SOS support group.

Preceded in death by his wife in 1991 and one sister Bea Thomas in 1998.
SURVIVING RELATIVES
SONS - Stewart Kimble, Harbor City, CA
  Tom Kimble, Summerville, SC
DAUGHTERS - Jean Epley, Scottsdale, AZ
     Beth Kimble-Powers, Yorba Linda, CA
     Ann Slaybaugh, Sheridan
     Laura Ackermann, Sheridan
     Mary Jo Kimble, Milo, ME
BROTHER - David Kimble, Buffalo, WY
SISTERS - Florence Berry, Reno, NV
        Juanita Hornback, Sequim, WA
16 GRANDCHILDREN
7 GREAT GRANDCHILDREN

    VIEWING AND VISITATION WILL BE 6:30PM UNTIL 8:00PM ON TUESDAY (MAY 22ND) WITH FUNERAL SERVICE AT 11:00AM ON WEDNESDAY FROM CHAMPION FERRIES FUNERAL HOME WITH PASTOR BOB MILLER OFFICIATING.

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Ruth K. Larsen Age 92 of Sheridan, WY
Died Tuesday, April 17, 2001, in Westview Health Care Center, Sheridan
Born October 8, 1908, in Big Horn County, Montana, to Frank & Nettie (Lupton) Kimmel

    They moved to Sheridan where she attended Sheridan High School and then received her nurses training at Memorial Hospital.  She married Jens Larsen on September 5, 1928, in Sheridan. They lived at Eaton's Ranch where he was the lower ranch foreman.  In 1942, they moved to Laramie, WY, where she worked at Ivinson Memorial Hospital until they returned to Sheridan in 1945.  She was the nursing supervisor for Memorial Hospital of Sheridan County until 1950 when she became school nurse for School Dist. #2.  She retired in 1968 at which time she was honored as "Nurse of the Year" by the Nurses Association.  She was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church, Eastern Star and a 50 year member of the Mid-Century Homemakers Club. She enjoyed her special Bible study group at Sugarland Ridge, spending time at their cabin in the
mountains, playing cards, gardening and especially loved being with her family.

Preceded in death by her husband in 1984, two brothers and five sisters.
SURVIVING RELATIVES
SONS - Leonard Larsen and wife Frances, Worland, WY
              Donald Larsen and wife Joanne, Sheridan
SISTERS - Edith Collins, Sheridan
                  Ada Spear, Sheridan
6 GRANDCHILDREN - Connie Gunderson, Debbie Christensen, Donald A. Larsen
                                       Christine St. Clair, Caroline Greim & Tom Larsen
13 GREAT GRANDCHILDREN
1   GREAT GREAT GRANDSON

    VIEWING WILL BE 9:00AM UNTIL 5:00PM ON THURSDAY FROM CHAMPION FERRIES FUNERAL HOME. FUNERAL SERVICE WILL BE 10:00AM ON FRIDAY FROM TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH WITH THE REV.'S RONALD NELSON AND WILBUR HOLZ OFFICIATING.  INTERMENT IN SHERIDAN MUNICIPAL CEMETERY, MASONIC #8 SECTION. ARRANGEMENTS ARE WITH CHAMPION FERRIES FUNERAL HOME.

Memorials may benefit Trinity Lutheran Church.

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Jeffrey H. Lee  Age 47 of Story, WY
Died Saturday, May 26, 2001, in the hospital in Buffalo, WY, of his injuries from a motorcycle accident.
Born February 19, 1954, in Topeka, Kansas
Parents - Harold & Shirley (Bautz) Lee

    He grew up and graduated from high school in Exeter, New Hampshire.  He attended the University of New Hampshire.  Jeff lived in several different states before coming to Casper, WY.  He moved to Story, WY, in 1999.  Jeff worked as an outfitter, owning and operating Wyoming Whitetail Hunts.  When he was younger he enjoyed skydiving and scuba diving.  He also enjoyed hunting and motorcycle riding.  He was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church in Sheridan, WY.

He was preceded in death by his brother, Larry.
    Jeff is survived by four sons Sampson of Story, Nathan of Stratham, NH, Joshua & Jonah of Sheridan, WY; the love of his life Iris Hehn & her children Jessica and Jereme;  his parents Harold & Shirley Lee of Eliot, ME; two brothers Gary and Darren of York, ME; sister Holly Plourde of Eliot, ME; one grandson Zachary as well as numerous nieces and nephews.

    GRAVESIDE SERVICE WILL BE 10:00AM ON FRIDAY (JUNE 1ST) IN MOUNT HOPE CEMETERY, BIG HORN, WY, WITH THE REV. WILBUR HOLZ OFFICIATING. ARRANGEMENTS ARE WITH CHAMPION FERRIES FUNERAL HOME.

    Memorials may benefit the Jeffrey Lee Memorial Fund for his children, in care of Delphine Toner, First Interstate Bank, Box 2007, Sheridan, WY  82801

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Cecil N. Lupton of Sheridan passed away at the Sheridan V.A. Medical Center on Tuesday, June 20, 2001, at the age of 82.

    Mr. Lupton was born on June 6, 1919, at his parent=s home on Ash Creek in Sheridan County, Wyoming, to Frank and Alice (Van Gordor) Lupton.  He graduated from Sheridan High School, and later married Dora De Lapp on June 18, 1947, at the ranch home of Roy and Eunice Williams in Sheridan County, Wyoming.

    Cecil loved hard work, both on the ranch and during his working years at the Sheridan V.A. Medical Center.  He enjoyed spending time with people, old and young, especially his family.  He also spent many years on the Tongue River school boards.  Cecil=s non-working hours were spent fishing, working with cattle and horses, gardening, reading, puzzles, card playing, recycling aluminum cans, cutting firewood, and most of all spending time with his grandkids, great-grandkids, and great-great-grandkids.  He was a member of the Elks Lodge and the Farm Bureau.  He was a naval hospital corpsman during World War II.

Preceding Cecil in death were his parents, two brothers, three sisters, and two sons Rex and Marvin.

    He is survived by his wife Dora of Sheridan; four children, Jaci Austin of Ranchester, Wyoming, Jean Ostermyer of Banner, Wyoming, Ray Lupton of Sheridan, Wyoming, and Ed Lupton of Laramie, Wyoming; one sister Oriel States of Sheridan, Wyoming; twelve grandchildren, Janet Austin, Ray Austin, Lea Koenig, Kim Ostermyer, Michelle Cory, Dan Cory, Fran Smith, Paul Lupton, Melanie Brown, Stacy Schneider, Perizada Buchanan and Jory Lloyd; eight great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild.

    A visitation will be held at Kane Funeral Home at 4:00 - 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, June 21, 2001.  Memorial services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, June 23, 2001, at the Big Horn Avenue Church of Christ with Charlie Spray officiating.  Kane Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.

    In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials be made to LifeLink in care of Kay Roush, First Federal Savings Bank, P.O. Box 6007, Sheridan, WY 82801.

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  Margaret Delores (Conley) Lyman, 84, of Sheridan, passed away at Memorial Hospital of Sheridan County on Thursday, April 12, 2001.

      Mrs. Lyman was born on May 23, 1916, near Coleridge, Nebraska, to Michael and Mary Agnes (Mackey) Conley.  She attended country schools, graduated from high school in South Sioux City, Nebraska, and obtained her degree from the University of Wyoming.   She married Joel H. Lyman in Laramie, Wyoming, on June 10, 1948.

      Mrs. Lyman was predeceased by her parents, Michael and Mary Conley and her daughter Patricia J. Lyman.  She is survived by her husband, Joel H. Lyman; three daughters, Sharon L. Kinnison and husband Tom of Sheridan, Wyoming; Margaret A. McCarty and husband Mike of Evergreen, Colorado, and Cathy Lyman and husband Bill Futrell of Cheyenne, Wyoming; her two grandchildren, Erin Marie McCarty of Arvada, Colorado, and Megan Jo McCarty of Evergreen, Colorado; two great-grandchildren, Alexandra and Skyler McCarty; and her five sisters, Kate Wehrer of Wisner, Nebraska; Theresa Burbach of Grand Island, Nebraska; Patricia LaFleur and husband Raymond of Jefferson, South Dakota; Doris Ruhland and husband Tony of LeMars, Iowa; and Shirley Bernard of Culver City, California.

      Margaret enjoyed reading, the news, storytelling, Irish pranks and a wee nip now and then.  She also loved Sunday drives in Wyoming.  She was a member of the National Education Association and the Democratic Party.  Margaret served as a Girl Scout Leader and was active in the VFW Ladies Auxiliary. She attended Holy Name Catholic Church while living in Sheridan, and St. Margaret’s Catholic Church while living in Riverton.

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Walter A. Maasch, 64, of Sheridan, passed away on May 27, 2001, at the Memorial Hospital of Sheridan County.
    Mr. Maasch was born on August 17, 1936 to Anna Bauer (Maasch) and Walter F. Maasch in Worden, Montana. He graduated from High School in Hysham, Montana. On June 4, 1964, he entered the US Army and served during the Vietnam War.
    On February 22, 1980 he married Sharon Johnston (Cline) in Sheridan, Wyoming. Walter enjoyed hunting, fishing, watching baseball, football, and basketball. He also is a past commander for the American Legion Post No. 7.
    He is preceded in death by his parents, and brother Frank Maasch. He is survived by his wife Sharon; three brothers, Alvin L. Maasch of Miles City, Montana, Buane O. Maasch of Holister, California, and  Lyle M. Maasch of Hysham, Montana; two daughters Shelia Hardy of Whitefish, Montana, Gwen Cote of Missoula, Montana; one son, Walter Jade Maasch of Laramie, Wyoming; two step daughters, Careelane Cline and Cynthia Cline of Lees Summit, Missouri; three step sons, Daniel Cline, Douglas Cline of Lees Summit, Missouro, and Donald Dean Cline of Casper Wyoming.
    A visitation will be held from 7-9pm on Wednesday, May 30, 2001 at Kane Funeral Home. Mass of Christian Burial on Thursday, 11am at Holy Name Catholic Church, with the Reverand Michel mulloy officiating. Interment will follow with military honors in the Sheridan Municipal Cemetery.
    Memorials may be made to Nationl Emphysema Foundation, in care of Kay Roush, First Federal Savings Bank, P.O. Box 6007, Sheridan, Wyoming, 82801.

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Clifford Hardy MacCatherine, 84, of Sheridan, passed away on Monday, April 23, 2001, at the Sheridan V.A. Medical Center.
        Mr. MacCatherine was born April 8, 1917, to Clifford and Jessica (Briscoe) MacCatherine in Harrison, Arkansas. Hardy attended and graduated from Sheridan High School.  He married Maxine Murdock in 1939, they had three children, Peggy, Richard and Pat, but they later divorced.  Mr. MacCatherine joined the Navy on June 19, 1944, and served in the Asiatic – Pacific area as a radioman on an aircraft carrier.  He was honorably discharged from the Navy on December 9, 1945, and married Phyllis Olson on December 29, 1952, in Sheridan, Wyoming.
        In his youth, Hardy was known for his athletic prowess, especially in basketball.  In later years, he and his wife enjoyed their dog.  Mr. MacCatherine was a lifetime member of the Elks, a member of the UTU RR Brotherhood Organization and a 50+ year member of the American Legion Post #7.
        Mr. MacCatherine was preceded in death by his parents, a sister Marjorie, and three brothers Stuart, Merwin and Richard.  He is survived by his son, Richard MacCatherine and wife Mary of Roundup, Montana; his daughters Peggy Buckley and husband Ted of Sheridan, Wyoming, and Pat Cowgill and husband Gene of Guthrie, Oklahoma; his two step-daughters,
Jane Adams and husband Rod of Sheridan, Wyoming, and Ann Sparks and husband James of Casper, Wyoming; his sister Betty Ruff and husband Kenneth of Sheridan, Wyoming; seventeen grandchildren; several great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
         The funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, April 27, 2001, at Kane Funeral Home with George Tellez officiating.  Interment will follow in the Elks Cemetery.
        Memorials may be made to the Whedon Cancer Foundation or to the Sheridan Chapter of Meals on Wheels in care of Delphine Toner, First Interstate Bank, P.O. Box 2007, Sheridan,  Wyoming, 82801.

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Katherine “Mamie” Marie Marosok, 89, of Sheridan, passed away on Sunday, April 22, 2001, at Sheridan Manor.
    Mrs. Marosok was born February 18, 1912, to Frank and Louisa (Kostal)Matejovitz in Dietz, Wyoming. She married Frank Marosok on February 11, 1931, in Monarch, Wyoming.  Mamie enjoyed bingo, crossword puzzles and gardening, but most of all she enjoyed spending time with her family.  She was a member of Holy Name Catholic Church.

      Mrs. Marosok was preceded in death by her husband Frank, three sisters, and five brothers.  She is survived by her sons, Robert E. Marosok and wife Donna of Sheridan, Wyoming, and Frank W. Marosok and wife Barbara of Greeley, Colorado; her daughter Jean M. Gore and husband Zahn of Katy, Texas; nine grandchildren; thirteen great-grandchildren; and nine great great grandchildren.

      A vigil will be held from 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. on Wednesday, April 25, 2001, at Kane Funeral Home.  The funeral service will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, April 26, 2001, at Kane Funeral Home with Father Cliff Jacobsen officiating.  Interment will follow in the Sheridan Municipal Cemetery.

      Memorials may be made to Holy Name School in care of Kay Roush, First Federal Savings Bank, P.O. Box 6007, Sheridan, Wyoming, 82801.

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HELEN DECOURCEY MARSHALL
 1912 - 2001

    Helen DeCourcey Marshall was a caring woman who earned and deserved the respect of those who knew her.  She was a kind person who modeled acceptance for all and freely gave of herself.  Her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren found her a perceptive source of wisdom and steadiness.  No one lacked for a place in her home or her heart.

    Born in Nez Pearce, Idaho, on October 24, 1912, Helen lived her life in northern Wyoming.  The daughter of Thomas DeCourcey and Magdalena DeCourcey Gilbertz, she was raised in her mother=s extended family of German immigrants on a ranch near Savageton, Wyoming.  Her early years were spent in the country.  Helen boarded in Nebraska for the first three years of high school, but graduated from Campbell County High School in Gillette in 1929.  She then completed her normal training in order to teach.  Helen=s first one room school position was near Savageton and she would sometimes reminisce, telling of stoking wood stoves, riding some distance to school on horseback and escaping occasionally to a country dance.  Although she enjoyed the comforts of home and family in her later life, she felt herself to have been quite independent and adventuresome as a young woman.

    Helen married Nolan Wilmot Marshall on April 7, 1934, in Hot Springs, South Dakota.  From that 63 year union there were four children, Marilyn Kirkman, Colorado Springs, Colorado; Sandra Olsson, San Antonio, Texas; Linda Robbins, Sheridan, Wyoming; and Patrick Marshall, Spring Branch, Texas.  Helen occupied herself with things of the home, she sewed for years, tended her lawn, flowers, and other people=s children.  She remembered every family birthday and cared for her pets.  She was a religious woman who prayed daily.  She did not work outside the home, but assisted her husband, Nolan, with the Big Horn Music Service, a coin-operated jukebox/game enterprise serving Sheridan, Gillette, Buffalo and other small communities.

    Helen joins her husband; her parents; her older brother, Cornelius; and younger sisters, Margaret Boyle and Leona Koers in eternal life.  Her children survive her, as do her brother, Lawrence Gilbertz, her sister-in-law, Verna Ann Gilbertz, her brother-in-law, John Boyle, and her dear friends, Bob and Shirley Generaux.  She has eleven grandchildren and fifteen great-grandchildren.

    Please join the family in celebrating her life.  Memorial services will be held at Holy Name Church, Sheridan, Wyoming, at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, June 22, 2001, with Monsignor Eugene Sullivan officiating.  Burial will be at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, June 23, 2001, at the Marshall family plot in the Mt. Pisgah Cemetery in Gillette with Father Karl Millis officiating.  Kane Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.  Memorials may be given to a charity assisting the poor and needy.

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Melba K. Miller, 87, of Sheridan, passed away on Tuesday, April 10, 2001, at Memorial Hospital of Sheridan County.

      Mrs. Miller was born October 22, 1913, to Jesse and Helen (Wilcox) Coop in Ulm, Wyoming. She worked as a billing clerk at Montana Dakota Utilities after marrying George Miller on June 24, 1933, in Hardin, Montana.  Melba enjoyed
sewing, playing cards and spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren.  She was a member of the Wakely Homemakers Club and attended First Christian Church.

      Mrs. Miller was preceded in death by her husband George on March 19, 1995, her brother Joe Coop, her sister Winifred Price, and her son-in-law Jim Heagy.  She is survived by her son, Richard Miller and wife Mieko of Hemiji City, Japan; her daughter Maxie Heagy of Sheridan, Wyoming; her grandchildren,  Mike Heagy, Gary Heagy, George Miller and Emi Miller; five great-grandchildren; and her sister Erin Quarterman and husband John of Sheridan, Wyoming.

      A memorial service will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, April 14, 2001, at First Christian Church with Pastor Doug Goodwin officiating.  Interment will be in the Masonic Lodge #43 Cemetery.

      Memorials may be made to First Christian Church, Heritage Towers or the donor’s choice in care of Kay Roush, First Federal Savings Bank, P.O. Box 6007, Sheridan, Wyoming, 82801.

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Larry J. Mitchell Age 53 of Sheridan, WY
Died Monday, April 30, 2001, in Memorial Hospital of Sheridan County
Born December 24, 1947, in Shawnee, Oklahoma
Parents - William & Nettie Mae (Lowry) Mitchell

    He grew up and attended school in Oklahoma.  Worked on offshore oil rigs until being drafted into the Army and serving in the Vietnam War.  After the service, he returned to Oklahoma where he worked at various jobs until going to work for United Fom Co. in Shawnee.  He married Clar Soergel on October 4, 1976, in Shawnee. He went to work for Mobil Chemical working until he retired in 1991.  He participated in the Rainbow 5 Native American Walk for Mother Earth in 1995.  The lived in Arizona and Colorado before coming to Sheridan in August, 1999.  He worked for Holly Hybrid Seed until the present time.  He enjoyed his dogs and working on cars.

Preceded in death by an infant son, Sean.
SURVIVING RELATIVES
WIFE - Clar Mitchell, Sheridan
SON - John Soergel, Sheridan
DAUGHTER - Angela Stott, Oklahoma
BROTHERS - Ronnie, Michael, Vernon and Wilbur
SISTERS - Kay, Wanda and Billie Mae
NUMEROUS NIECES AND NEPHEWS

    MEMORIAL SERVICE WILL BE LATER.  ARRANGEMENTS ARE WITH CHAMPION FERRIES FUNERAL HOME.

Memorials may benefit the Dog and Cat Shelter, 325 Fort Road, Sheridan, WY  82801

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Collier Max “Monty” Montgomery, 90, of Sheridan, passed away on Wednesday, April 4, 2001, at Sheridan Manor.

      Mr. Montgomery was born February 26, 1911, to Charles and Kate (Collier) Montgomery in Inola, Oklahoma. He married Ruby Davis on August 26, 1936,  in Mayes County, Oklahoma.  In July 1938, Monty and his young family moved from Oklahoma to Sheridan, Wyoming.  He worked for N.A. Nelson Construction Company until 1947, after which he worked for Peter Kewitt and retired from the Big Horn Coal Co. in 1975.

      Monty was a devoted husband, father and grandfather.  He loved the Big Horn Mountains and hunted and fished all his life.  Mr. Montgomery played basebal as a young man and enjoyed watching baseball and football.  He attended the First Christian Church and was a proud member of the Cherokee Indian Tribe.

      Monty was preceded in death by his brother and four of his sisters.  He is survived by his son, Max Collier Montgomery of Carson City, Nevada; his daughters Joyce Morrison of Laramie, Wyoming, June Mair of Maui, Hawaii, and Jane Kolinsky of Portland, Oregon; his grandchildren, Colleen Wardlaw,  Keith Wardlaw, Connie Lemcke, Monty Montgomery, Mark Montgomery,  Jason Mair, Jennifer Mair and Shawn Scherry; his great-grandchildren, Stephanie Lemcke, Michael Lemcke, Adam Lemcke, Kevin Wardlaw, Kendra Wardlaw, Daniel Montgomery and Marissa Montgomery; and his sisters Flora
Dooley, Sarah Goodnight and Mary Stamps, all of Pryor, Oklahoma.

      The funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 7, 2001, at Kane Funeral Home with Pastors Doug Goodwin and George Tellez  officiating.  Interment will follow in the Sheridan Municipal Cemetery.

      In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the First Christian Church or the donor’s choice in care of Kay Roush, First Federal Savings Bank, P.O. Box  6007, Sheridan, Wyoming, 82801.

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Stella Faye Moore  Age 84 of Sheridan, WY
Died Wednesday, April 25, 2001, in Westview Health Care Center, Sheridan
Born May 27, 1916, on the farm near Sidney, Montana, to Clarence E. & Cora A. (Ward) Keller

    She was the fourth child of five children.  She lived on the farm and helped in the fields all her youth.  She rode a horse to the school and when she reached high school age she moved into Richey, MT, to live, work and attend school.  However, this was short lived, she missed the farm and moved back home.  Stella met Thomas M. Moore at the age of twenty and they were married that same year, 1936.  After their marriage, they moved to various parts of the country, as Tom's work and ministry took them until finally coming to Sheridan.  Stella played the piano and accordion as well as the saxophone in her younger days.  She enjoyed singing with her husband and children.  Her favorite song was "What A Friend We Have In Jesus".  She even play the piano in Westview where she lived the last ten years.  She was a member of First Assembly of God Church.  Stella will be missed but we rejoice to know she is at rest with her Lord.

     Preceded in death by her husband Tom in 1996, son Thomas Manuel, daughter Betty Louise Rose, sisters Thelma Hines and Wilma Josephson, brother Clarence Keller and one grandson.
SURVIVING RELATIVES
SONS - Ron Moore and wife Glenda of Sheridan
   Lloyd Moore and wife Jodi of Mountain View, Missouri
DAUGHTERS - Delta Drobnick and husband Marvin of Sheridan
     Elvira Hall and husband Barry of Bloomfield, NM
     Ronda Hughes and husband Jerry of Wichita Falls, TX
SISTER - Florence Fatzinger, Sidney Montana
21 GRANDCHILDREN
31 GREAT GRANDCHILDREN
1 GREAT GREAT GRANDDAUGHTER
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