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| Name | City | Funeral Home |
| A.C. "Pistol" Abbott 7/16/01 | Sheridan, Wyoming | Kane Funeral Home |
| Gene E. Abernatha 8/3/01 | Sheridan, Wyoming | Champion-Ferries Funeral Home |
| William Allen Ackerley 8/9/01 | Sheridan, Wyoming | Champion-Ferries Funeral Home |
| John Thomas Ahern, 8/30/01 | Clearmont, Wyoming | Kane Funeral Home |
| William Donald Babione 8/9/01 | Sheridan, Wyoming | Champion-Ferries Funeral Home |
| Steven M. Badgett 9/5/01 | Sheridan, Wyoming | Champion-Ferries Funeral Home |
| Harriet L. Bartels 8/17/01 | Sheridan, Wyoming | Champion-Ferries Funeral Home |
| Quentin L. “Q” Bilyeu 8/3/01 | Sheridan, Wyoming | Champion-Ferries Funeral Home |
| Lina Blankenburg 8/6/01 | Sheridan, Wyoming | Kane Funeral Home |
| Gunnar Erik Blomquist 8/7/01 | Sheridan, Wyoming | Champion-Ferries Funeral Home |
| Donald R. Bohren 9/24/01 | Sheridan, Wyoming | Champion-Ferries Funeral Home |
| George T. Cooley 7/23/01 | Sheridan, Wyoming | Champion-Ferries Funeral Home |
| Maxine Charlotte Corne 9/26/01 | Sheridan, Wyoming | Kane Funeral Home |
| Catherine Crawford, 9/5/01 | Sheridan, Wyoming | Kane Funeral Home |
| Barbara L. Daniels 9/11/01 | Sheridan, Wyoming | Kane Funeral Home |
| George Oliver Davidson 9/5/01 | Sheridan, Wyoming | Kane Funeral Home |
| Carol L. Dawson 7/16/01 | Sheridan, Wyoming | Kane Funeral Home |
| Leota M. Donnelly 7/19/01 | Sheridan, Wyoming | Champion-Ferries Funeral Home |
| Jack Dow 9/19/01 | Big Horn, Wyoming | Kane Funeral Home |
| Phyllis M. Garber 7/5/01 | Big Horn, Wyoming | Champion-Ferries Funeral Home |
| Ellen R. Gunter 7/30/01 | Sheridan, Wyoming | Champion-Ferries Funeral Home |
| Hal Walter Hampton 8/13/01 | Gillette, Wyoming | Champion-Ferries Funeral Home |
| Charles Andrew Harbel 8/24/01 | Sheridan, Wyoming | Kane Funeral Home |
| Walter F. Harris 8/13/01 | Sheridan, Wyoming | Champion-Ferries Funeral Home |
| Ernest "Bradley" Hart 8/4/01 | Sheridan, Wyoming | Kane Funeral Home |
| Lillian C. Hassey 7/2/01 | Sheridan, Wyoming | Champion-Ferries Funeral Home |
| Wanda Haverty, 9/11/01 | Sheridan, Wyoming | Kane Funeral Home |
| Helen C. Hayes 7/15/01 | Castle Rock, Colorado | Kane Funeral Home |
| Vera C. Hill 8/31/01 | Tiptonville, Tennessee | Champion-Ferries Funeral Home |
| GLENN HOFF 7/23/01 | Sheridan, Wyoming | Champion-Ferries Funeral Home |
| Lynn M. Hoffman 8/14/01 | Sheridan, Wyoming | Cahmpion-Ferries Funeral Home |
| Robert Lue Irion 8/30/01 | Sheridan, Wyoming | Kane Funeral Home |
| Althea Jennings 9/12/01 | Sheridan, Wyoming | Kane Funeral Home |
| Ellen A. Johnson 7/24/01 | Sheridan, Wyoming | Champion-Ferries Funeral Home |
| Bette Cleo Jones, 9/10/01 | Sheridan, Wyoming | Kane Funeral Home |
| Mary Magdalene Jurosek | Sheridan, Wyoming | Kane Funeral Home |
| Robert J. Kassen 8/31/01 | Sheridan, Wyoming | Kane Funeral Home |
| MARIE K. KING 8/24/01 | Sheridan, Wyoming | Champion-Ferries Funeral Home |
| Joel H. Lyman, 7/23/01 | Sheridan, Wyoming | Kane Funeral Home |
| Keith R. Macy, | Sheridan, Wyoming | Kane Funeral Home |
| V.G. “Shorty” Martin 8/4/01 | Sheridan, Wyoming | Champion-Ferries Funeral Home |
| Charles Paul McCalla 8/21/01 | Sheridan, Wyoming | Kane Funeral Home |
| Joyce (Hanna) Brooks-McGee 7/30/01 | Sheridan,Wyoming | Kane Funeral Home |
| Junior R. Miller 8/8/01 | Sheridan, Wyoming | Champion-Ferries Funeral Home |
| Gerald Osgard 7/5/01 | Newberg, Oregon | Champion-Ferries Funeral Home |
| Mattie Jean Panetta 7/19/01 | Sheridan, Wyoming | Kane Funeral Home |
| Doris Pierson 7/18/01 | Basin, Wyoming | Kane Funeral Home |
| LYNN POPP 8/14/01 | Dayton, Wyoming | Champion-Ferries Funeral Home |
| Ruth Rita Postlewait Redle 9/29/01 | Sheridan, Wyoming | Kane Funeral Home |
| Louella E. Reinke 8/17/01 | Sheridan, Wyoming | Champion-Ferries Funeral Home |
| Shirley J. Russell 8/19/01 | Sheridan, Wyoming | Champion-Ferries Funeral Home |
| Marie Sabo 9/24/01 | Sheridan, Wyoming | Champion-Ferries Funeral Home |
| Garth "Dan" Scott, 8/1/01 | Sheridan, Wyoming | Kane Funeral Home |
| Wanda Shaver 9/13/01 | Sheridan, Wyoming | Champion-Ferries Funeral Home |
| Vera M. Simpson 7/2/01 | Sheridan, Wyoming | Champion-Ferries Funeral Home |
| Florence (Belus) Smith, 9/17/01 | Orange, California | Kane Funeral Home |
| Violet I. Stevenson 9/4/01 | Sheridan, Wyoming | Champion-Ferries Funeral Home |
| Grace M. Strange 9/25/01 | Sheridan, Wyoming | Champion-Ferries Funeral Home |
| Ralph “Ike” Thomas 7/14/01 | Sheridan, Wyoming | Champion-Ferries Funeral Home |
| Clara Edith Tidwell, 9/1/01 | Sheridan, Wyoming | Kane Funeral Home |
| Pearl Merryfield Trott 8/16/01 | Sheridan, Wyoming | Champion-Ferries Funeral Home |
| J. Byron Veach 9/5/01 | Sheridan, Wyoming | Champion-Ferries Funeral Home |
| Lena A "Sallee", Weinberg, 7/25/01 | Sheridan, Wyoming | Kane Funeral Home |
| Robert W. Wheeler 8/12/01 | Sheridan, Wyoming | Kane Funeral Home |
| Burl E. Wilkes 7/21/01 | Ranchester, Wyoming | Champion-Ferries Funeral Home |
| Emma W. Wilson 9/3/01 | Sheridan, Wyoming | Champion-Ferries Funeral Home |
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Pistol is survived by his wife of 24 years, Susan, and their son Lance C. "Little Pistol" Abbott, of Sheridan; two daughters, Laureen Kay Dozier of Phoenix, AZ, and Kathy Lynn "Kate" Taylor of Sheridan from his marriage with Darlene Beedle McNair; two step sons, Travis E. Miller of Galeton, CO, and Coulter D. Miller of Woodland Park, CO. He has three grandchildren, Brooke Elliott Miller, Allie Morgan Miller, and Keegan Coulter Miller. He is also survived by one sister, Jean Slane of Casper. He was preceded in death by his son Chuck Abbott.
Pistol grew up on ranches, breaking and training horses and raising cattle. Most of his youth was spent at the Dry Head Ranch in the Pryor Mountains of Montana and along the Big Horn Canyon. At the age of 13 he left home to work for the Tschirgi family on the Little Horn ranch. He went from night horse wrangler to cow foreman under the guidance of Matt Tschirgi and Frank and Bill Greenough. Because his father was in a financial situation Pistol sent all of his money home for quite a while, until Frank told him he had to keep some money for himself.
When World War II started he was 16 and joined the paratroopers with his mother's permission. He was kicked out because he was color-blind. So he came home and had Jack Yentzer teach him to fly. Then he joined the Army Air Corps and was soon promoted to bomber pilot and flew his missions in the Pacific arena.
Pistol led a rich and full life of breaking horses, ranching, hunting, fishing. He loved to laugh and have a good time and was dearly loved by all who knew him. He had a heart for animals and a giving spirit. He enjoyed reading and bird watching in his later years.
A visitation will be held on Wednesday, July 18, 2001, at Kane Funeral Home from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m., with the family present from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. A memorial service will be held at 10:00 AM, Friday, July 20, 2001, at the WYO Theatre with Pastor Tony Forman officiating.
A memorial fund has been established at Sheridan State Bank to help defray funeral expenses.
She came to Buffalo, WY, when she was four years old. She grew up and graduated high school in Buffalo. She married Calvin Abernatha on December 31, 1931, in Buffalo. She worked as the county secretary for the Dept. of Agriculture for 22 years until her retirement. Mr. Abernatha died in 1957. She moved to Sheridan in 1961. She was a member of First United Methodist Church and the Moose Lodge. She loved spending time in the Big Horn Mountains looking for leopard rock and driving the many back roads throughout the mountains. She enjoyed playing bingo and Sunday morning breakfast at the Moose Lodge.
Also preceded in death by her son Richard; four brothers
and sisters.
SURVIVING RELATIVES
SON - James Abernatha, Sheridan
5 GRANDCHILDREN
8 GREAT GRANDCHILDREN
VIEWING WILL BE FROM 9:00AM UNTIL 5:00PM
ON THURSDAY (AUG. 9TH) FROM CHAMPION FERRIES FUNERAL HOME.
FUNERAL SERVICE WILL BE 10:00AM ON FRIDAY FROM FIRST
UNITED METHODIST CHURCH WITH THE REV. JOSEPH KEYS OFFICIATING. INTERMENT
WILL BE IN WILLOW GROVE CEMETERY, BUFFALO, WY. ARRANGEMENTS ARE WITH
CHAMPION FERRIES FUNERAL HOME.
Memorials may benefit the First United Methodist Church or the American Cancer Society, in care of Delphine Toner, First Interstate Bank, Box 2007, Sheridan, WY 82801
He grew up on the ranch on Buffalo Creek. Attended Buffalo Creek School and Sheridan schools. In first grade, he received the highest achievable score for reading. An honor of which he was especially proud. He married Goldie Ann Sayer in 1951 and they ranched on the Buffalo Creek homestead. He drove trucks and worked all over Wyoming on road construction. In 1972, he married Cheryl Fender and they operated Ackerley & Son Excavating with son Billy Lee. They also ranched, owned the Holiday Lodge Motel and the Ranch House restaurant. Bill enjoyed hunting, fishing, his church, playing his guitar and mouth harps, gardening, woodworking and spending time playing with his beloved grandson, Chance William Ackerley. He lived in Sheridan his last year hauling mail to Billings, MT and Casper, WY, along with driving trucks for Mullinax. He was a member of Seventh Day Adventist Church where he spent many happy hours playing music and singing.
Also preceded in death by an infant son, Robert Allen
Ackerley.
SURVIVING RELATIVES
SON - Billy Lee Ackerley, Wyarno, WY
DAUGHTER - Judith Ann Ackerley, Casper
GRANDSON - Chance William Ackerley, Casper
BROTHER - Albert Ackerley, Elko, NV
SISTER - Marge Rose, Mesa, AZ
SEVERAL NIECES, NEPHEWS AND COUSINS
GRAVESIDE COMMITTAL OF CREMAINS WITH
BE 2:00PM ON MONDAY (AUG.13TH) IN SHERIDAN MUNICIPAL CEMETERY WITH PASTOR
JOHN GRAHAM OFFICIATING.
ARRANGEMENTS ARE WITH CHAMPION FERRIES FUNERAL HOME
Memorials may benefit the Seventh Day Adventist Church
John was born on July 25, 1938, to Maurice "Pat" and Mary (Smith) Ahern in Buffalo, Wyoming. He grew up in the Arvada area, graduating from Arvada High School. While in high school, John was Student Body President and Captain of the basketball team. After graduation, he attended and graduated from Sheridan College, and later attended the University of Wyoming. John ranched for most of his life in the Arvada area. He enjoyed team roping, studying the history of Wyoming, basketball, and working with horses. John was a member of the Eagles Lodge .
He is survived by his son, John Ahern and wife Fleur of Saratoga Springs, New York; his two daughters, "Petey" MacCarty and husband Brian of Sheridan and Anne Ahern of Loxahatchee, FL; and two grandchildren, Will MacCarty and Ty MacCarty.
Cremation has taken place, and a memorial service will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, September 1, 2001, at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Buffalo, Wyoming. Interment will follow in the Willow Grove Cemetery. A reception will follow interment at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church Recreational Hall, hosted by the Altar Society. Kane Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.
Memorials may be made to the Johnson County Fairgrounds in care of Ryan Fieldgrove, Wyoming Bank & Trust, 99 S. Main Street, Buffalo, WY, 82834.
William Donald Babione, age 46 of Sheridan, WY, died Thursday, August 9, 2001, in a motorcycle accident on the family ranch.
Bill was born January 16, 1955, in Sheridan to Clinton and Ivy (Lauer) Babione. He grew up on the family ranch just south of Sheridan. He attended Meade Creek School through sixth grade and then went to Big Horn middle and high school.
Bill married Danna Felde on March 31, 1979, in Sheridan. Bill and Danna have two girls, Jennifer Ann and Stephanie Louise. He lived and worked on the family ranch all his life. He was a ditch rider for several years for two ditch companies in the Banner/Story area.
Bill was a member of the Sheridan County Rodeo Board and was an avid supporter of 4-H and FFA. He enjoyed working on his ranch, being with family and friends and doing anything with his daughters, his pride and joy. He also enjoyed working with leather, making saddles and sitting around visiting with his friends.
Bill was preceded in death by his parents and one brother Cecil.
Bill is survived by his wife Danna of Sheridan; two daughters Jennifer and Stephanie of Sheridan; two sisters Bea Hutson of Sheridan and Joyce Johnson of Billings, MT; brother Richard Babione of Riverton, WY; nieces Donna Hutson and Christene Williamson; nephews Rusty Hutson, Virgil Babione, Gary Babione, Clint Babione, Danny Babione, Kenny Babione and Nathan Williamson; great nephews Cory Babione, Josh Hutson, Brandon Babione and Pete Babione; great nieces Danielle Babione and Ashley Babione.
Memorial service will be 10:00am on Tuesday (Aug. 14th) from Champion Ferries Funeral Home with Pastor Chuck Gifford officiating.
Memorials may benefit Bill Babione’s Daughter’s College Fund, in care of Delphine Toner, First Interstate Bank, Box 2007, Sheridan, WY 82801
He grew up and graduated high school in Sheridan. Enlisted in the U.S. Army serving in the 82nd Airborne. He lived in N. Carolina for several years until returning to Sheridan in 1990. He married Irene Jackson on October 25, 1990, in Sheridan. He worked for Guernsey Stone and then worked at the Holiday Inn until 1999. He then owned and operated Mountain Manufacturing. He was a member of First United Methodist Church, Masonic Lodge #43, Kalif Shrine, York Rite and the Director's Staff. He enjoyed hunting, camping and fishing.
His father preceded him in death.
SURVIVING RELATIVES
WIFE - Irene Badgett, Sheridan
SONS - John Badgett, Fayetteville, NC
Gabriel Badgett, Sheridan
DAUGHTERS - Camie and Monica Jackson, Sheridan
MOTHER - Carolyn Badgett, Sheridan
SISTERS - Patricia Benskin, Cheyenne, WY
Brenda Rodriguez, Sheridan
NUMEROUS AUNTS, UNCLES, NIECES, NEPHEWS AND COUSINS.
Viewing will be 1:00pm until 7:00pm
on Monday (Sep. 10th) from Champion Ferries Funeral Home. Funeral
service will be 10:00am on Tuesday from First United Methodist Church with
the Rev. Joseph Keys officiating. Interment will be in Sheridan Municipal
Cemetery, Masonic #43 Section. Military rites are by the Wyoming
National Guard and the American Legion.
Arrangements are with Champion Ferries Funeral Home.
Memorials may benefit the Shrine Crippled Children Travel Fund, Box K, Sheridan, WY 82801
Harriet L. Bartels nee Hollenbaugh passed away at St. Vincent's Hospital, Billings, MT, on Friday, August 17, 2001,
Viewing will be Tuesday (Aug. 21st) 9:00am until 12:00noon from Champion Ferries Funeral Home. Funeral service will be 2:00pm on Tuesday from Immanuel Lutheran Church with the Rev. Kirk Peters officiating. Interment will be in Sheridan Municipal Cemetery. Arrangements are with Champion Ferries Funeral Home.
Harriet was born on August 25, 1916, in Cheyenne Wells, CO, to William T. and Lillian M. (Bogert) Hollenbaugh. After graduating from Blair Business College in Colorado Springs, CO, she worked in the bookkeeping/secretarial field until she met Walter P. Bartels and they were married on August 28, 1937, in Colorado Springs.
While raising their children and later working at First National Bank in Glenwood Springs, CO, Harriet enjoyed crocheting blankets for her children and grandchildren. She spent many years teaching Sunday school and acting as Sunday School Superintendent. This ministry was an outcome of her firm faith in her Lord.
The thing Harriet loved most in life was her family. One of the greatest joys was being blessed with seven great grandchildren in the year 2000, making a total of eleven with two more on the way.
Harriet and Walter moved to Sheridan in 1988 where she was a member of Immanuel Lutheran Church. Over the years, she enjoyed quilting with other ladies in her church and was a member of the Pricilla Circle.
Harriet was preceded in death by her parents; two brothers Kenneth and William; and two sisters Meryl and Dorothy.
Harriet is survived by her husband Walter of Sheridan; two sons Ralph & his wife Julia of Cheyenne, WY, and Dwayne & his fiancée Grace Serpa of El Sobrante, CA; two daughters Joy Miller & her husband Edward of Sheridan, and Judy Coleman of Portland, OR; twelve grandchildren Tika Zipp, Jeffrey Bartels, Michael Bartels, Kimberlee Staggs, Bryan Miller, Denise Miller, Christine Solti, Roger Miller, Jennifer Miller, Randall Coleman, Paul Coleman and Scott Coleman; eleven great grandchildren Zachary Coleman, Cecilia Bartels, Cassidy Miller, Alexander Coleman, Ryan Miller, Vincent Bartels, Kaleb Coleman, Emma Coleman, Mercedes Bartels, Joshua Zipp, Kimberly Solti; two sisters Irma Meisner of Rifle, CO, and Marna Warren of Montrose, CO; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Memorials may benefit Immanuel Lutheran Church, 1300 W. 5th St., Sheridan, WY 82801
Quentin L. “Q” Bilyeu, age 68 of Sheridan, WY, died Friday, August 3, 2001, in the V.A. Medical Center, Sheridan. He was born on May 18, 1933, in Sheridan to Claude and Ethel (Rowen) Bilyeu.
He grew up and graduated high school in 1951 in Sheridan. Quentin was a member of the Bronc Football team and American Legion Baseball. He was the winning pitcher in the inaugural game of Thorne-Rider Stadium. He served four years in the U.S. Navy where he also played baseball.
Quentin married Mona L. Brommer in Sheridan on September 26, 1954. After the service, he attended Sheridan College graduating in 1959. He finished his college education at Nebraska State Teachers College, now known as Chadron State in Chadron, NE. Quentin graduated Cum Laude in 1961. He was a member of the Chadron State Eagles football team and was selected to the NAIA Scholastic All-American Football Team as well as being recognized as one of the top ten punters in the nation in 1960. After college he returned to Sheridan and worked as Co-ordinator in Physical and Medical Rehabilitation services at the Sheridan V.A. Medical Center until retiring in March, 1995.
Quentin was a member of the American Legion and served on the board of directors. He was also a member of Masonic Lodge #43, Bronc Boosters and Trinity Lutheran Church. He enjoyed sports, old cars, reading and his grandson Riley. He was preceded in death by his brother Keith Bilyeu.
Quentin is survived by his wife Mona of Sheridan; sons Dan & his wife Karen of Bozeman, MT, Kyle of Bozeman, MT, and Kean & his wife Tamera of Austin, TX; daughter E’Lyn Martini & her husband Jerry; grandson Riley Prill; three step grandchildren Jesse Martini, Zachary and Laura Brown; numerous nieces and nephews.
Viewing will be from 9:00am until 6:00pm on Tuesday (Aug. 7th) from Champion Ferries Funeral Home. Funeral service will be 10:00am on Wednesday from Trinity Lutheran Church with the Rev.’s Ronald Nelson and Wilbur Holz officiating. Interment will be in Sheridan Municipal Cemetery, Masonic #43 section.
Memorials may benefit American Legion Baseball, Bronc Booster Club or Trinity Lutheran Church, in care of Delphine Toner, First Interstate Bank, Box 2007, Sheridan, WY 82801
Lina was born on June 4, 1909, in Hoechst Vlbg., Austria to Emma (Schneider) and Heinrich Gerer. Lina came to this country in March of 1927. She met and married Otto F. Blankenburg in December of the same year in Billings, Montana.
Lina always had a smile and a kind word for everyone. She was a member of Immanuel Lutheran Church for 70 years and a member of Martha Circle. She quilted with the ladies of the church each Wednesday from the time they started, and made and donated 20 to 30 pillows each month to the Sheridan Animal Shelter. Lina was the first female member of the United Teamsters Union in the State of Wyoming. She and her husband, Otto owned and operated the City Bakery at 44 South Main before and during the world War II years.
She was preceded in death by her parents; by her husband in 1966; her youngest son, Edward in 1982; her brother Bruno Gerer in 1975; and her sister Paula Cass in 2001.
She is survived by her son, Walter Blankenburg of Sheridan; her daughter, Clara and husband, ALefty@ Wells of Littleton, Colorado; a daughter-in-law, Jeri B. and husband, Richard Hlousek of Sheridan; grandchildren, Vicki Ditchkus of Littleton, Colorado; Kathy Wells of Los Gatos, California; Donald Blankenburg and wife Wendy of Los Angeles, California; Nyna and husband, Gary Fitzgerald of Houston, Texas; a great-grandson, Captain Gregg Johnson, USAF, of Charleston, South Carolina; Lina=s sisters, Olga Walker of Sheridan and Stephanie Fox of Portland, Oregon; sister-in-law, Margurite Gerer of Milwaukee, Oregon; and many nephews and nieces.
Lina will be sadly missed by her family and many friends, knowing she went home to her Lord.
Viewing will be held 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. on Thursday, August 9, 2001, at Kane Funeral Home. Funeral services will be on Friday, August 10, 2001, at 2:00 p.m. at Immanuel Lutheran Church with Pastor William Heine officiating. Interment will be in the Sheridan Municipal Cemetery. Kane Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.
Memorials may be made to The Immanuel Lutheran Church Building Fund, in care of The Immanuel Lutheran Church, 1300 West Fifth Street, Sheridan, Wyoming, 82801.
He grew up and graduated high school in New Field, New York. He moved to Sheridan and graduated from Sheridan College. Married Sonia Louise Beld on June 29, 1996, in Sheridan. He worked as an electrician for Modern Electric until his illness. He was a member of Old Apostolic Lutheran Church. He enjoyed hunting, fishing canoeing, the outdoors, woodworking and construction.
Preceded in death by his baby daughter Sierra Lillian; brother Tom Whitmarsh; grandparents Aarne & Alli Blomquist and Isaac Decker.
SURVIVING RELATIVES
WIFE - Sonia Blomquist, Sheridan
SON - Leif Erik Blomquist, Sheridan
PARENTS - Larry & Peggy Blomquist, New Field, NY
BROTHERS - Mike Whitmarsh, Spencer, NY
Ken Blomquist, Elkton, Maryland
SISTERS - Tonia Whitmarsh, New Field, NY
Karen Gentile,
Spencer, NY
GRANDPARENTS - Aimo & Helena Takala, Spencer, NY
NUMEROUS AUNTS, UNCLES, NIECES, NEPHEWS AND COUSINS
VIEWING WILL BEGIN AT 7:00PM ON THURSDAY
(AUG. 9TH) FROM OLD APOSTOLIC CHURCH.
FUNERAL SERVICE WILL BE 2:00PM ON FRIDAY FROM OLD APOSTOLIC
LUTHERAN CHURCH WITH JOEL HENDRICKSON AND DREW REDINGER OFFICIATING.
INTERMENT IN MOUNT HOPE CEMETERY, BIG HORN, WY.
ARRANGEMENTS ARE WITH CHAMPION FERRIES FUNERAL HOME.
He grew up in Sheridan. Served in the U.S. Navy. After the service, he returned to Sheridan. He married Sherry Thompson on October 2, 1976, in Sheridan. He worked in the laundry at Memorial Hospital of Sheridan County. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, camping, playing baseball and spending time with his family and friends.
Preceded in death by his mother, one daughter Dawnuale
Rae and his dog Smokey Dude.
SURVIVING RELATIVES
WIFE - Sherry Bohren, Sheridan
SON - Christopher Young, Sheridan
DAUGHTERS - Rita Morrison, Sheridan
Charlotte Bohren, Sheridan
FATHER & STEP MOTHER - Duane & Irene Bohren,
Sheridan
STEP BROTHERS - Jim Vine, Illinois
Don, Jerry & Ed Vine, Sheridan
TWO GRANDCHILDREN
Graveside committal of cremains will be 10:00am on Saturday (Sep. 29th) in Sheridan Municipal Cemetery with Pastor Dan Keller officiating. Military rites are by the American Legion and the Wyoming National Guard. Arrangements are with Champion Ferries Funeral Home.
Memorials may benefit the Dog & Cat Shelter, 325 Fort Rd., Sheridan, WY 82801
George T. Cooley, age 90 of Sheridan, WY, died Monday, July 23, 2001, in the V.A. Medical Center in Sheridan. He was born on October 8, 1910, in Sheridan to Ray & Mabel (Terry) Cooley.
George grew up in the Sheridan, Kooi and Buffalo, Wyoming area. He attended schools in Sheridan and Buffalo until he was 12 years old when he moved to West Palm Beach, Florida, to live with his grandparents. He graduated from West Palm Beach High School. After graduation, he moved to Hardin, MT, where he worked on ranches until he moved to Lodge Grass, MT, where he worked at Abel’s Grocery. On August 8, 1934, George married Cathryn Lynde in Hardin. They lived in Lodge Grass until they moved to Helena, MT, where he worked as a salesman for Sunshine Biscuit Company. George and Kelly returned to Lodge Grass and he managed the Farmer’s Union Oil Co. before going into the Army in 1943. After he was injured in the service, he returned to Lodge Grass where he opened a grocery store of his own in 1948 which he operated until 1967 when he sold the store and went to work as a supervisor for Guild Arts & Craft of New York which employed the Indian people in Lodge Grass. He retired in 1974 and moved to Story, WY, living there until moving into Sheridan in 1987. George was very active at the V.A. Medical Center having volunteered over 2000 hours. He enjoyed fishing and was a member of the American Legion, 40 & 8 and Disabled American Veterans as well as a life member of Elks Lodge #520.
He was preceded by his son Dick and one sister Genavie
Hedquist.
George is survived by his wife Cathryn
“Kelly” Cooley of Sheridan; daughter Deanna Bley & husband Earl of
Lakewood, CO; brothers Raymond Cooley of Snyder, TX, and Robert Cooley
of Las Vegas, NV; sisters Patricia Rehberg of Billings, MT and Janice Milner
of Orlando, Florida; four grandchildren Dr. Georganne Bley, Cathy Osborne
& husband Buddy, Dr. Dennis Bley and Richard Bley; 2 great grandchildren
Joshua & Jessica Osborne.
Memorial service will be 2:00pm on Friday (July 27th) from Champion Ferries Funeral Home with Father Ronald Stolcis officiating. Interment of cremains will be in Sheridan Municipal Cemetery. A reception will follow at Holy Name Catholic Church Parish Hall.
Memorials may benefit the Donor’s Choice.
Mrs. Corne was born June 17, 1920, in Macon County, North Carolina, to L.B. and Florence (Williams) Norton. On August 6, 1938, in Clayton, Georgia, Maxine married Norton Corne. She worked as a Nurse=s Aid for several years, and together, she and Norton raised three children.
Maxine loved to read, especially murder mysteries. She enjoyed needlework and puzzles. She also loved to laugh, and to work in her garden and her flowers.
Mrs. Corne was preceded in death by her husband Norton on July 26, 1990, her parents, and her nine brothers and sisters. Survivors include her two daughters, Toni Grant of Sheridan and Kathryn Schwab of Littleton, Colorado; her son, Bruce Corne of Maab, Utah; her grandchildren Tawni Rachel, Barry Phillips, Steven Corne, Stephanie Lema, Stormy Corne, Ricky Morton, Cindy Morton, Tammy Ziegler, Linda Hossfeld, Scott Grant, and Billy Grant; and fourteen great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be held 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. on Sunday, September 30, 2001. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, October 1, 2001, at Kane Funeral Home, with Pastor Charles Gifford officiating. Kane Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.
Memorials may be made to the Senior Center Daybreak Adult Care Program in care of Kay Roush, First Federal Savings Bank, P.O. Box 6007, Sheridan, WY, 82801.
Mrs. Daniels was born on December 31, 1920, and raised on the Five Mile Flat in Sheridan County, Wyoming, to Francis and Harriet (Azelle) Carter. Barbara attended the Little Blue School in Parkman, and attended Ranchester High School. Barbara married Rex Daniels in Hardin, Montana, on June 15, 1937, and they were blessed with three children. Her greatest love in life was her Heritage Towers Family where she resided since the Fall of 1997.
Mrs. Daniels was preceded in death by her husband Rex in December 1996, and her mother and father. Survivors include her daughter Jan Lloyd and her husband Alan of Otter, Montana; her two sons, Richard Daniels of Sheridan and Raymond Daniels and his wife Ann of Dublin, California; seven grandchildren; and her sister Carol Masters of Dayton.
Cremation has taken place, and a memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, September 18, 2001, at Heritage Towers with Pastor Kevin McMahon and Pastor Tony Forman co-officiating. Interment will follow in the Dayton Municipal Cemetery. Kane Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.
Memorials may be made in Barbara=s name to the donor=s choice in care of Kay Roush, First Federal Savings Bank, P.O. Box 6007, Sheridan, WY 82801.
George was born March 29, 1905, in Shell, Wyoming, the son of Frank Davidson and Mary Sophia (Christiansen) Davidson. He lived in Shell, WY, until the age of 5 and started school at Dayton, WY, at the age of 6. George attended schools in Troy and Libby, MT, and graduated from high school at Birney, MT, in 1924.
George was an Army Mess Sergeant during World War II. He served in Scotland, the English Channel, Wales and France.
George worked for a number of area ranches in Montana and Wyoming. He worked for Brewsters at the Quarter Circle U Ranch, the Three Circle Ranch, SH Ranch, Evan McRays Ranch, and Al Knoblochs Ranch, all in Montana. George also worked at a couple of ranches in Big Horn, Wyoming, before retiring in Sheridan.
He was one of the first residents at Heritage Towers, and lived there until moving to the Nursing Home Care Unit at the Sheridan V.A. Medical Center about five years ago.
He enjoyed reading western books and watching animal shows on television. George had a great sense of humor and called himself AGeorge Drives Alone@ because of all his traveling around the country by himself. George had a great love for family, friends, kids and animals.
George was preceded in death by one sister, Pearl Hayhome; and six brothers, Iver, Clarence, Roy, Mack, Gordon and David Davidson. He is survived by his care givers for the past 25 years, niece and nephew Nancy and Dick Marquess of Big Horn, Wyoming; nephew Gordon Davidson of Bozeman, Montana; and niece Ivene Mouat of Hardin, Montana.
Memorials in memory of George may be designated to the George Davidson Memorial Fund in care of Elizabeth or Kim at the Sheridan State Bank, P.O. Box 6268, Sheridan, WY 82801. The memorial fund will benefit the nursing home care unit at the V.A. Medical Center.
Cremation has taken place, and a memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, September 11, 2001, at the V.A. Medical Center Chapel with Chaplain Arden Haeffner officiating. His cremains will be buried at the Lee Cemetery in Montana at a later date. Kane Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.
Ms. Dawson was born on March 19, 1952 to Ray and Mae (Beesley) Woolsey in Spokane, Washington. Carol loved animals, especially her cat, Babe. She is survived by her three children, J.R. Dawson and Tim Dawson of Newcastle, Wyoming, and Shanna Hays of Indianapolis, Indiana; and six grandchildren.
Cremation has taken place and services will be held at a later date. Kane Funeral Home handled the arrangements. Memorials may be made to the Sheridan Cat and Dog Shelter in care of Kay Roush, First Federal Savings Bank, P.O. Box 6007, Sheridan, Wyoming, 82801.
She graduated from high school in Douglas, WY, and attended Chadron College in Nebraska. She married William Donnelly on January 12, 1935, in Chadron, NE. They lived in Casper, WY, and then moved to Sheridan. After retiring, they moved to Billings, MT, in 1990 for a few years and then returned to Sheridan. She enjoyed sewing, raising plants and flowers. She was a life member of Order of Eastern Star, Beauceant and Daughters of the Nile.
She was preceded in death by her three sisters.
SURVIVING RELATIVES
HUSBAND - William J. Donnelly, Sheridan
SONS - W. John Donnelly III, Denver, CO
Howard Donnelly, Ballwin, MO
DAUGHTERS - Mary Jo MacIntyre, Billings, MT
June Bato, Billings, MT
8 GRANDCHILDREN
14 GREAT GRANDCHILDREN
MEMORIAL SERVICE WILL BE 10:30AM ON SATURDAY (JULY 21ST) FROM CHAMPION FERRIES FUNERAL HOME WITH THE REV. JOSEPH KEYS OFFICIATING.
Memorials may benefit the Kalif Shrine Crippled Children Travel Fund, Box K, Sheridan, WY 82801
Jack was born on April 8, 1924, to Bert and Emma (Urbanoski) Dow. He completed high school, and served in the U.S. Army as a paratrooper for two years. He married Dorothy Smith on October 8, 1946, in Hardin, Montana. Jack lived on the Dow ranch, which was homesteaded by his grandfather Jack, his entire life. He enjoyed his son=s football games and watching his grandsons= sports. He enjoyed fishing and hunting, and liked to take his grandsons hunting. He was always friendly and enjoyed a good joke.
Mr. Dow was a member of the Peter=s Grazing Association. He was a good neighbor and had a generous spirit. He proudly displayed his Quarter Circle D brand. Jack was also a member of the Big Horn Historical Society, and his grandfather surveyed the towns of Big Horn and Sheridan.
Jack was preceded in death by his parents, his brother Alan Dow, his son Jack Dow, and his granddaughter Laura Dow. He is survived by his wife Dorothy of Sheridan; his son Bert Dow and wife Susan of Sheridan; two grandchildren Brandon and Kevin Dow of Sheridan; and two sisters Elizabeth Hager of Elk, WA, and Mary Long of Laramie, WY.
Memorial services will be at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, September 22, 2001 at Kane Funeral Home with Pastor Charles Gifford officiating. Interment will be in the Mount Hope Cemetery in Big Horn at a later date.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Big Horn High School Football Team in care of Delphine Toner, First Interstate Bank, P.O. Box 2007, Sheridan, WY, 82801.
She grew up on the family ranch near Belmont and attended elementary school. She graduated from Crawford High School. She worked as a civil service employee at Fort Robinson, NE, until she married Victor Garber on June 10, 1943, in Crawford, NE. She became involved in the total operation of the family business in Big Horn keeping the corporate books. She cooked for the extended family, ranch hands and the many guests at the ranch. She provided home health care for her mother and mother-in-law and kept the books for the local ditch companies. She was a member of Life Link, Volunteer Hospice, Chapter T - P.E.O., Big Horn Women's Club, Mount Hope Cemetery Board, Republican Women, Farm Bureau, Wyoming Wool Growers, Experiment in International Living, Farm Youth Exchange. She enjoyed traveling, reading, gardening, assembling photo albums and hosting guests from around the world at the ranch.
SURVIVING RELATIVES
HUSBAND - Victor Garber, Big Horn, WY
SONS - Paul, David and Roy Garber, Big Horn, WY
DAUGHTER - Patricia Mahon, Rapid City, SD
BROTHER - Eldon Miller, Denver, CO
SISTER - Iris Chubb, Valentine, NE
5 GRANDCHILDREN
VIEWING WILL BE BEFORE THE FUNERAL SERVICE AT 2:00PM ON MONDAY (JULY 9TH) FROM CHAMPION FERRIES FUNERAL HOME WITH THE REV. DAVID DUPREY OFFICIATING. INTERMENT WILL BE IN MOUNT HOPE CEMETERY, BIG HORN.
Memorials may benefit the Big Horn Education Fund, Box 615, Big Horn, WY 82833
The family came to the United States in 1927 to live in New York. She graduated high school and business school in New York City. She worked as a bookkeeper for an architectural firm until returning to Germany in 1937. She worked as a clerk/stenographer in Leipzig. In 1947, she taught German to children of the American Armed Forces in Bremerhaven, West Germany, until returning to the U.S. in 1951 when she came to Eaton’s Ranch near Sheridan. She was a bookkeeper at Eaton’s until 1954 when she moved into Sheridan and worked as a secretary/clerk at N.A. Nelson Construction until 1960. She married Albert Gunter on July 29, 1958, in Sheridan. They lived in Lander and Gillette, WY, until returning to Sheridan in 1967. She worked as a bookkeeper for Panetta Brothers until 1977. She was a member of Eastern Star, Daughters of the Nile and Does Drove #127. She enjoyed reading, travel and animals.
Preceded in death by her parents, her husband in 1995,
one brother and her sister.
SURVIVING RELATIVES
STEP DAUGHTER - Jean Richards, Denver, CO
BROTHER - Stephen Moser, Rexburg, ID
2 STEP GRANDCHILDREN
1 GREAT STEP GRANDCHILD
SEVERAL NIECES AND NEPHEWS
FUNERAL SERVICE WILL BE 10:00AM ON
THURSDAY (AUG. 2ND) FROM CHAMPION FERRIES FUNERAL HOME WITH THE REV. WILBUR
HOLZ OFFICIATING. INTERMENT IN SHERIDAN MUNICIPAL CEMETERY, MASONIC
#8 SECTION.
ARRANGEMENTS ARE WITH CHAMPION FERRIES FUNERAL HOME.
Memorials may benefit the Dog & Cat Shelter, 325 Fort Rd., Sheridan, WY 82801
He grew up in Sheridan. Married Deborah Crabtree on May 29, 1971. They were married 18 years and had four children. He lived in Montana and Colorado for a short time and then settled back in Gillette, WY, to be near his family. Many who knew Hal will never forget his loud unpolished laugh or his determined attitude towards life. Hal was an intense man who loved hunting, fishing, music, riding motorcycles and to be just outrageously wild. He had an extraordinary talent as an artist and his art went beyond simplicity and it touched the lives of those who saw it. He will be missed and remembered in our hearts.
His parents and a granddaughter Charidy Hack of Gillette
preceded him.
SURVIVING RELATIVES
DAUGHTERS - Nanette Cunningham, Wright, WY
Candace McMillan, Powell, WY
Faith Hampton, Gillette, WY
SON - Caleb Hampton, Gillette, WY
FORMER WIFE - Dorothy Hampton, Gillette, WY
8 GRANDCHILDREN
Memorial service will be 10:00am on
Friday (Aug. 17th) from Champion Ferries Funeral Home with the Rev. Michael
McMillan officiating.
Arrangements are with Champion Ferries Funeral Home,
Sheridan, WY
Charles was born in Sargent, NE, on January 12, 1924, to Andrew Harbel and Anna (Shinn) Harbel. He attended rural elementary schools and high school in Taylor, NE. He moved to Sheridan in the spring of 1940 to work at Mydland Dairy and later at Moss Ranch near Parkman.
He married Helen Foster on December 24, 1943, in Sheridan. Charlie worked at the Kane and Burns= ranches, service stations, Sally Forbes= dairy and ranched on Meade Creek. He worked at RENEW for four years before retiring in 1984. Charlie was an active member of the Sheridan County Farm Bureau, serving as president of Big Goose, Big Horn and the Sheridan County Farm Bureau. He enjoyed hunting and fishing, and traveled in the U.S., Kenya and the British Isles.
Charlie is survived by his wife; two sons, Larry and wife Twyla in MD and Jerry and wife Merikay in VA; and daughter Judi and husband Tom in CO. He has five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. He is also survived by two sisters, Mary Kraft of Sheridan and Ella Shrader of CA and one brother, Maurice, also of Sheridan.
At Charlie=s request, he will be cremated and there will be no funeral service. Memorials can be sent directly to RENEW at 1969 S. Sheridan Ave., Sheridan, WY 82801, or to RENEW in care of Delphine Toner, First Interstate Bank, P.O. Box 2007, Sheridan, WY 82801.
He came to Sheridan at the age of 5. He grew up in Sheridan and graduated from Sheridan High School. He served in the U.S. Air Force during WWII. He married Ada Gleason on September 5, 1953, in Sheridan. He worked as a reporter for the Sheridan Press where his beat was Main Street of Sheridan. By the time retired in 1987, he had become the Sports Editor. He enjoyed sports and refereed high school basketball and football games for many years. He also enjoyed working the concession stands at the ballpark and at rodeo events. He was a member Elks Lodge #520, Eagles Lodge and the American Legion.
Preceded in death by his wife Ada; sister Nellie Harris;
brother Floyd Harris.
SURVIVING RELATIVES
SONS - Jerry Ellis, Aurora, CO
Gary Donnelly, Anchorage, Alaska
SISTERS - Naomi Bissell, Sheridan
Winifred Woodhead,
Sheridan
11 GRANDCHILDREN
4 GREAT GRANDCHILDREN
Funeral service will be 10:00am on Wednesday (Aug. 15th) from Champion Ferries Funeral Home with Pastor Chuck Lucas officiating. Interment will be in the Sheridan Elks Cemetery. Arrangements are with Champion Ferries Funeral Home.
Memorials may benefit the Alzheimer's Foundation, in care of Delphine Toner, First Interstate Bank, Box 2007, Sheridan, WY 82801
Bradley was born on February 6, 1938, to Ernest and Verna (Thomas) Hart. He completed high school, and served in the U.S. Army. He later married Rebecca Steigelman on December 23, 1983, in Sheridan. His greatest loves were fishing, hunting, and his lodges. He was a member of the Ashton Lodge #73, the Eagles Lodge #4740, the Kalif Temple, and the A&A Scottish Rite of Free Masonry of Sheridan.
Bradley was preceded in death by his parents and his brother Lynn Hart. He is survived by his wife Rebecca of Sheridan; two stepsons, Rick and Robert Duryea, both of Sheridan; two sisters, Vicky Davidson of Idaho and Ann Wade of Oklahoma; one brother, Jack Hart of California; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Cremation has taken place and services will be 2:00pm, Wednesday, August 8, 2001 at Kane Funeral Home. Interment will be at a later date.
Memorials may be made to the Shriner's Hospital in care of Delphine Toner, First Interstate Bank, P.O. Box 2007, Sheridan, WY, 82801.
She grew up in Idaho attending elementary school in the Convent of the Immaculate Conception, DeSmit, ID, then graduated from high school from the Sacred Heart Academy in Missoula, MT. She received her nurses training at St. Patrick’s Hospital in Missoula. She began her nursing career in the V.A. Medical Center in Sheridan in 1932. She transferred to American Lake, WA, in 1933 and then returned to the Sheridan V.A. in 1934. She married Andrew Hassey, Jr. in Missoula, MT, in 1934. They lived in Sheridan and she worked until 1944 when she had her son, Pat. She returned to nursing after her husband died in 1953. She worked at the Old Sheridan Hospital and helped move into the new Memorial Hospital of Sheridan County working until she retired in 1975. She was a member of Holy Name Catholic Church, St. Joseph’s & St. Anthony’s Catholic Women’s Groups, Half Century Homemakers Club, American Nurses Assn., Johnson/Sheridan County Pioneers and AARP #676. She enjoyed crafts, puzzles and traveling.
Preceded in death by her brother Harry O’Burg and one sister Donna White.
SURVIVING RELATIVES
SON - Keith “Pat”
Hassey, Sheridan
SISTER - Edith O’Donnell,
Springfield, VA
3 GRANDCHILDREN
VIGIL SERVICE WILL BE 7:00PM ON THURSDAY (JULY 5TH) FROM CHAMPION FERRIES
FUNERAL HOME.
FUNERAL LITURGY WILL
BE 10:00AM FROM HOLY NAME CATHOLIC CHURCH WITH FATHER RON STOLCIS OFFICIATING.
INTERMENT IN SHERIDAN
MUNICIPAL CEMETERY ARRANGEMENTS ARE WITH CHAMPION FERRIES FUNERAL HOME.
Memorials may benefit the Holy Name Catholic Church
Mrs. Haverty was born February 12, 1922, in Eskridge, Kansas, to William and Elizabeth (Johnston) Orr. In December 1940 in Nogales, Arizona, Wanda married Robert Haverty. Wanda worked in Bob Lenon=s engineering office in Patagonia, Arizona, for some time, and then she worked at Patagonia High School for 12 years.
Wanda was a 4-H leader for many years, teaching a generation of girls how to cook and sew. She enjoyed her time spent as a housewife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She was a member of the Krum Methodist Church, and was a past Matron of the Eastern Star in Nogales, Arizona, and Sanger, Texas.
Mrs. Haverty was preceded in death by her husband Robert in June 1999. Survivors include her daughter Sharon Gastelum of Buffalo, Wyoming; her three sons, Rex Haverty of Gaithersburg, Maryland, Clinton Haverty of Krum, Texas, and Colonel Bruce Haverty of Mississippi; her grandchildren Mike and Jennifer Haverty, Casey and Ethan Haverty, Zane Haverty, and Christopher Gastelum and Penny Wallis; her great grandchildren Garrett and Randi Wallis and Devin Gastelum; her three sisters, Waketa Barngrover, Marjorie Hartman, and Joy Clements, all of Kansas; and her two brothers Edgar Hodges and Charles Hodges, both of Kansas.
Cremation has taken place, and the family will hold private memorial services in Texas at a later date. Kane Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.
Ms. Hayes was born on February 29, 1904, in Aztec, New Mexico, to Pinkney and Martha (Patterson) Head. Helen enjoyed fishing and playing cards. She loved to work and was involved with her grandchildren.
Preceding Helen in death were her parents and eleven siblings. She is survived by her daughter, Carol (George) Acker of Simla, CO; three grandchildren, Jack Chieslar of Irvine, CA, Sheri Bressler of Greeley, CO, and Teresa D=Spain of Albany, OR; and four great-grandchildren, Jared Bressler, Lyndsey Bressler, Tyler D=Spain and Andrew D=Spain.
Visitation services will be held from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, July 19, 2001, at Kane Funeral Home. A graveside service will follow the visitation at 11:00 a.m. in the Sheridan Municipal Cemetery. Kane Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Sheridan, Wyoming, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in care of Kay Roush, First Federal Savings Bank, P.O. Box 6007, Sheridan, WY 82801.
She married Glenn Hill on July 27, 1928. They lived in the Ulm and Buffalo, WY areas until moving into Sheridan in 1937. Her favorite past times were milking her cow, Susan, raising her large gardens and mowing her lawn. She also loved to cook for her large family dinners. She was a member of First Christian Church.
She was preceded in death by her husband in 1997, daughter Doris Elaine in 1982, two brothers and two sisters.
SURVIVING RELATIVES
DAUGHTER - Glenita Bruce, Dyersburg, TN
SISTER - Elsie Rachek, Denver, CO
4 GRANDCHILDREN
6 GREAT GRANDCHILDREN
1 GREAT GREAT GRANDCHILD
Funeral service will be 10:00am on Monday (Sep. 10th) from Champion Ferries Funeral Home with the Rev. Douglas Goodwin officiating. Interment will be in Sheridan Municipal Cemetery. Arrangements are with Champion Ferries Funeral Home.
Memorials may benefit the Rocky Mountain Ambulance Service or the Donor's Choice, in care of Delphine Toner, First Interstate Bank, Box 2007, Sheridan, WY 82801
She grew up and graduated high school in Sheridan. She attended Sheridan College, University of Wyoming and Montana State University. She married Edward Hoffman on August 11, 1973, in Sheridan. She worked many years for the Wyoming Dept. of Employment. She was a very active member of St. Peter's Episcopal Church and the Altar Guild. She was President of the Friends of the Library and past President of the Jayceettes. Lynn loved her family, gardening and Civil War history.
Preceded in death by her father.
SURVIVING RELATIVES
HUSBAND - Edward Hoffman, Sheridan
DAUGHTERS - Erin Foote, Laramie, WY
Kristen Hoffman, Sheridan
MOTHER - Dorothy Mooney, Sheridan
BROTHERS - Glenn Mooney, Sheridan
Stephen Mooney, Gillette, WY
SISTER - Jeanine Bursell, Sheridan
NUMEROUS AUNTS, NEPHEWS AND COUSINS
Memorial service will be 10:00am on
Saturday (Aug. 18th) from St. Peter's Episcopal Church with the Rev. David
Duprey officiating.
Arrangements are with Champion Ferries Funeral Home.
Memorials may benefit the Friends of the Library or Memorial Hospital Foundation, in care of Delphine Toner, Box 2007, Sheridan, WY 82801
Bob spent his early years on the family ranch on the Mizpah north of Broadus. He attended the Irion School for his elementery schooling and graduated from Broadus High School in 1947.
He worked for Dick Smith on the Smith Ranch for several years before he joined his father in the trucking business. Bob spent the remainder of his working life in the trucking business.
In November of 1954 he married Venita Sherva of Baker, Montana. They have two children, Douglas of Temeculah, California and Kristi Milam of Top of the World near Yellowstone Park. Bob and Venita lived in Sheridan, Wyoming and spent winters in Phoenix.
Bob is survived by his wife, Venita, son Doug and wife Jeanna, daughter Kristi and husband Bart), sisters, Glenda Somers of Phoenix, AZ and Mary Ann McCullough of Ashland, Montana, six grandchildren, Travis, Truman, Marissa, Jarrett, Tucker and Baxter. Also surviving are five nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, Harlan and Helen Y.
Memorials may be made to the donors choice.
Ms. Jennings was born on August 13, 1951, to Robert and Maxine (Colhoff) Eastman, and attended school in Sheridan. She worked as a file clerk for the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and raised two children. Althea enjoyed animals, cooking, canning, gardening, reading, motorcycle rides, camping, boating and her family. She was a member of the Moose Lodge # 674, the Eagles # 4169, and the VFW # 1560 Auxiliary.
Ms. Jennings was preceded in death by her mother, Maxine Eastman Creathbaum; father, Robert Eastman; stepfather Robert Creathbaum and her brother Ed Eastman. Survivors include her companion Jack Ralston II, her daughter Tia-Dawn Logan; her son Jobe Jennings; her stepmother Vivian Creathbaum all of Sheridan; her sisters Myrna Paukei of Oklahoma, Roberta ABitsy@ Colhoff and Georgette Benbo, both of South Dakota; and her brother Darrell Eastman of Oregon.
Cremation has taken place, and a memorial service will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Friday, September 21, 2001, at the Moose Lodge # 674. Kane Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.
Memorials may be made in Althea=s name to Frazzled Ferret Rescue in care of Kay Roush, First Federal Savings Bank, P.O. Box 6007, Sheridan, WY 82801.
She was born April 16, 1909 in Denver, CO the daughter of Oscar Frederick and Adelinea Matilda (Johnson) Reinhold. Mrs. Johnson grew up in the Denver, CO area and graduated from Union High School in 1925 and from Colorado Teachers College in 1927.
Mrs. Johnson married Willis W. Kelsey in Sheridan, WY on May 10, 1930, they were later divorced. She married S.S. Johnson in 1959 and they were later divorced.
Ellen's teaching career brought her first to country school south of Gillette, WY where she taught both grade and high school. Having graduated from high school at age 16 and from Normal School at age 18, some of her students were older than she. She next taught at the Eaton School north of Gillette where she met her rancher-husband to be from Moorhead, MT. She also taught at the Moorehead School.
The family ranched on Powder River until 1945 and sold their land when the Moorehead Dam was in the planning stages and the land was going to be under water. They moved to Sheridan, WY at that time. Ellen wroked at the V.A. Hospital and her Husband, Willis, worked for Peter Kiewit and Sons. Becasue of failing eyesight Ellens spent her last twelve years with her daughter, Patsy.
Ellen was an enthusistic sports fan and especially enjoyed listening to all the games of the Sheridan Broncs, Sheridan Generals, Wyoming Cowboys, Denver Broncos, and the Colorado Rockies.
Mrs. Johson was preceded in death by here parents and her sisiter, Edith Fulton. She is survived by a son Willis L. Kelsey of Rapid City, SD and Daughter Patsy Kelsey Secrest of Sheridan. A very special cousin Ruth Waltman of Richland, VA. 2 grandchildren and 5 great grandchildren. Numerous Nieces and Nephews.
Cremation has taken place iwth private services at a later
date, at Ellen's request.
Memorials to Sheridan Senior Center
Arrangements Champion Ferries Funeral Home.
Ms. Jones was born February 15, 1925, in Cody, Nebraska, to Edwin and Opal (Middaugh) Knight. After graduation from high school, Bette went to work in the mailing department at St. Labre Mission in Ashland, Montana.
She enjoyed bowling, bingo, knitting and crocheting, and was a member of the First Baptist Church in Miles City, Montana.
Ms. Jones was preceded in death by her daughter Barbara Bender and her grandsons Mark and Brian Bender and David Weathers. Survivors include her two daughters, Doreen Brock of Gillette and Valerie Johnson and husband Larry of Sheridan; her grandchildren Michael Knape, D'Andra Amede and Drell Amende of Sheridan, Billie Jo Trusler of Gillette, and Danelle Trusler of Phoenix, AZ; her great grandchildren Hailey, Jacob and Drew Knape of Sheridan.
Cremation has taken place, and services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, September 14, 2001, at Kane Funeral Home with Father Emmet Hoffman officiating. Kane Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.
Mary was born June 10, 1906 in Yarvorzynka, Poland, to George and Agnes (Czepczar) Urbatchka. She made the trip to the United States with her mother in 1913 to join her father, who had come to the U.S. seven years earlier. At the age of seven, Mary finally met her father for the first time at the Monarch train depot, where he was waiting with horse and buggy. She attended school in Kooi.
In 1922 Mary married Mike Jurosek, who was a laborer at the coal mines at Kooi and Geebo. Mike also moved to the states from Istebna, Poland in his teens. After staying in Kooi for some time, they moved to Thermopolis, then to Rock Springs, then on to Harlingen, Texas. They returned to Sheridan in the 1940=s and bought the Rialto Bar, which later became the Trail Bar (now know as The Chocolate Tree).
The love for gardening ran in Mary=s family, and Mary always had a yard full of flowers and vegetables. She loved cooking and baking and held many large family dinners. She also loved knitting, quilting, sewing, and playing cards with her friends. She spent much time at her cabin in the Big Horn Mountains. She was a member of the Holy Name Catholic Church and the Saint Agnes Group.
Mary=s surviving relatives are her son Michael G. Jurosek and wife Donna of Big Horn, her sister Agnes Gwinn and husband Jerry of Sheridan, and her sister Elizabeth Ries and husband Robert of Tuscon, Arizona. Surviving grandchildren are Jim, Terry, and Julie Jurosek, and Toni Alden all of Sheridan, Cynthia and Michelle Jurosek of California, Marcia Lucas of Encino, California, and Jack Cain of Torrington. She had five great-grandchildren, Travis Flack of San Francisco, California, Zachary and Abigail Lucas of Encino, California, and Lauren and Davis Alden of Sheridan. There are also numerous nephews and nieces.
Relatives who proceeded Mary in death are her father and mother, her husband, sister Ann Urbatchka, brother George Urbatchka, and son Robert B. Jurosek, all who were formerly of Sheridan.
Rosary services will be held on Friday, September 14, 2001, at 7:00 p.m. at Kane Funeral Home. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, September 15, 2001, at Holy Name Catholic Church with Father Ron Stolcis officiating. Kane Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.
Memorials be made to the Holy Name School Foundation or the Multiple Sclerosis Foundation in care of Delphine Toner, First Interstate Bank, P.O. Box 2007, Sheridan, WY 82801.
Mr. Kassen was born on June 23, 1944, in Glendale, California, to William J. Kassen and Eileen R. (Blandford) Kassen. Robert married Antoinette M. Smith on September 18, 1965, in Los Altos, California, and three children were born of that union - Robert W., Anthony G., and Johnathan J. Mr. Kassen entered the U.S. Navy in 1967 and served aboard the USS Bainbridge, a Nuclear-powered frigate, in escort to the USS Enterprise serving in the Tonkin Gulf in Vietnam. He served as a radio man on his tour of duty. In the years to follow, Robert and his father WJK created the company known as Reliant Heating and Controls, Inc. Robert, his father, and Robert's sons were fortunate enough to have been fathers, sons, partners and best friends. Robert's sons will carry on that legacy.
The things that Robert enjoyed most in his life were his family, aircraft (he had a passion to fly), the ocean which he came to love so much, working and landscaping in the garden, planting trees, and of course his love of animals.
Mr. Kassen was predeceased by his father, William J. Kassen. He is survived by his wife Antoinette; his sons, Robert and wife Nanci, Anthony and wife Kristin, and Johnathan, all of Sheridan; his two grandchildren, Nichole and Anthony, Jr.; his mother, Eileen Kassen of Auburn, California; his brother William R. Kassen and wife Suzanne of Gilroy, California; two sisters, Joleen Andrews of Auburn, California, and Sandra Caporale of Napa, California; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Memorial services will be held at Holy Name Catholic Church on Thursday, September 6, 2001, at 7:00 p.m. in Sheridan and at St. Dominic's Catholic Church on Wednesday, September 5, 2001, at 7:00 p.m. in Auburn, California, , and a Memorial Mass will also be held in Gilroy, California, at a later date. Kane Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.
In lieu of flowers, the family has requested that memorial donations be made to the Sheridan County Memorial Hospital Foundation, the Disabled American Veterans, or to the Sheridan Dog and Cat Shelter in care of Delphine Toner, First Interstate Bank, P.O. Box 2007, Sheridan, WY 82801.
Mrs. King was born December 31, 1924
in Kleenburn, WY to Faust and Josephine (Podio) Musso. She grew up
and attended schools in Newcastle, WY and graduated from the Newcastle
High School.
She married Donald A. King on June 16, 1952 in the Catholic
Church in Newcastle.
Mrs. King was a homemaker and an Avon
sales representative. She was also a secretary for a bank auditor.
During W.W. II she worked in various defense plants in California.
Mrs. King was a member of the P.T.A.,
the Bot Sot camping group, Good Sam's of America, and the Albertson Altar
Society. She enjoyed being with her family, camping, knitting and
crocheting, needlepoint, rock hounding, the Arizona desert, card playing,
gardening, baking & cooking.
She was proceeded in death by her sister and two brother-in-laws.
Mrs. King is survived by her husband
Donald A. King of Sheridan, two sons, Mike of Helena, MT and Steve of Minneapolis,
MN, four daughters, Michelle Johnson of Driggs, ID, Jo Ellen Reichstadt
of St. Paul, MN, Kristi Hugulet of Whitehall, MT, and Donna Brozovich of
Spring Creek, NV, one sister, Mrs. John (Angie) Eixenberger of Sheridan,
WY and 5 grandchildren.
Rosary will be recited on Monday August
27, 2001 at 7:00 PM at Champion Ferries Funeral Home. Liturgy will
be held on Tuesday August 28, 2001 at 10:00AM at Holy Name Catholic Church
with Monsignor Eugene Sullivan officiating. Burial will be in the
Elks section of Sheridan Municipal Cemetery.
Memorials may be made to the St. Jude's Shrine % of Delphine
Toner, 1st Interstate Bank, Sheridan.
Arrangements are with Champion Ferries Funeral Home.
Mr. Lyman was born on July 18, 1914, in Wakefield, Nebraska, to Ira and Lydia (Pritchett) Lyman. He graduated from Wakefield High School and went on to attend Midland College in Fremont, Nebraska, on a football scholarship. Joel graduated from Midland College with a Bachelor=s degree, and went on to obtain a Master of Science Degree from the University of Wyoming. Joel entered the U.S. Army in 1941 and served until 1945, when he was discharged. He was awarded the Purple Heart and two Bronze Stars. He married Margaret Conley in 1949, and four children were born of that union, Sharon, Margaret, Cathy and Patricia. Mr. Lyman was a school administrator, teacher and coach in Nebraska, Montana, Arizona, and for most of his career in Riverton, Wyoming. He also worked as an educator in Shoshoni and Baggs.
Joel enjoyed fishing, hunting and golf, and he was an avid sports fan. He was a member of the Elks Lodge, the Veterans of Foreign Wars, and the Disabled American Veterans in Riverton, Wyoming.
Mr. Lyman was predeceased by his parents, his wife Margaret, and his daughter Patricia. He is survived by his three daughters, Sharon Kinnison and husband Tom of Sheridan, WY, Margaret McCarty and husband Mike of Evergreen, CO, and Cathy Lyman and friend Bill Futrell of Cheyenne, WY; his two grandchildren, Erin Marie McCarty of Arvada, Colorado, and Megan Jo McCarty of Evergreen, Colorado; two great-grandchildren, Alexandra and Skyler McCarty; his brother Eugene Lyman; and his four sisters, Evangeline Bingham, Sarah Jane Haglund, Ida Pates and Adell Lacey.
Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, July 26, 2001, at Kane Funeral Home with Pastor Doug Goodwin officiating. Interment will follow the service in the Sheridan Municipal Cemetery. Kane Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.
Memorials be made to the University of Wyoming Foundation in care of Delphine Toner, First Interstate Bank, P.O. Box 2007, Sheridan, WY 82801.
Mr. Macy was born on April 25, 1924, in Nebraska to William H. and Nette (Richter) Macy. After graduating from high school, he joined the United States Air Force in 1946, served during the Korean War era and retired in 1964, after serving his country proudly. He married Elsie Jean Lloyd in 1973. She passed away on November 25, 2000.
Preceding him in death are his wife Elsie; his parents; his brothers, Irvin W. Macy of Tempe, Arizona, and Phillip Macy of Kaycee; and his sisters, Martha Spanyer of Buffalo, and Lillian Schrader of Casper. He is survived by his nieces, Nancy Elm and her husband Dennis of Kaycee, and Kandy Harrison and her husband Dean of Sheridan; his nephew Bill Macy and wife Linda of Gillette; and several other nieces, nephews and cousins.
Cremation has taken place, and memorial services will be held at a later date. Kane Funeral Home is handling the arrangements. Memorials may be made to the Big Horn Mountain Eagles Lodge or the VFW in care of Kay Roush, First Federal Savings Bank, P.O. Box 6007, Sheridan, WY 82801.
Mr. Martin grew up and attended schools in Oklahoma and Oregon. He married Mildred Ridling and she proceeded him in death in 1998. He was in the Army during World War II and served in Guadacanal and other pacific theaters. He was wounded in action and discharged for disabilities related to his injuries.
After the service Mr. Martin ran pack strings for the U. S. Forest Service and worked for the U.S. Government until becoming totally disabled in 1963 at which time he moved to Sheridan. He was a member of Disabled American Veterans, AARP, and the Sunrise Assembly of God Church in Sheridan. Mr. Martin enjoyed fishing, travel, crocheting, reading, mechanics, his family and the church.
Mr. Martin was proceeded in death by his wife, Mildred, 1 son, 2 granddaughters, and numerous brothers and sisters. He is survived by 2 sons, Donald Martin of Laramie, WY, David Martin of Sheridan, WY, a daughter, Ellen Roberts of Longmont, CO, 10 grandchildren, & 12 great grandchildren.
Services for Mr. Martin will be Wednesday August 8, 2001 at 2:00pm at the Sunrise Assembly of God Church with Pastor John Jackson officiating. Interment will be in the Sheridan Municipal Cemetery.
Memorials can be made to the Sunrise Assembly of God Church.
Arrangements are with Champion Ferries Funeral Home.
He was born on February 28, 1930, to Charles and Dollie (Claar) McCalla in Moorcroft. He moved to Sheridan from Moorcroft in 1940, completed high school, and then served in the U.S. Navy. He married Rosalee Welch on May 11, 1957, in Sheridan. Charlie worked at Kiewit Mines until his retirement. He enjoyed trapping, hunting, fishing, family and friends.
Charlie was preceded in death by his wife Rosalee. He is survived by his son Mike McCalla of Sheridan; his daughter Kelley Bonnet of Sheridan; his grandchildren Larissa Bonnet of Grand Junction, CO, Kim Bonnet of Billings, MT, Nicholas, Aaron and Colter McCalla all of Sheridan; and his sisters, Doris Hall and Charolette Hillstead both of Sheridan, and Evelyn Kimbrell of Denver, CO. He is also survived by numerous nieces and nephews.
Cremation has taken place and services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, August 23, 2001, at Kane Funeral Home with Pastor Doug Goodwin officiating. Interment of cremains will be at a later date.
Open viewing will be held on Friday, August 3, 2001, at Kane Funeral Home. Funeral services are at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, August 4, 2001, at Kane Funeral Home with Pastor Dan Keller officiating. Interment will be in Sheridan Municipal Cemetery in Sheridan, Wyoming.
Ms. McGee was born September 12, 1937, in Morton, Texas to Ewell and Ettie (Martin) Hanna. She went to school in Morton and graduated from Morton High School in 1954. In 1971 Joyce and her family moved to Gillette, Wyoming. Joyce lived in Gillette for 25 years and moved to Sheridan in 1996.
Survivors include her two daughters, Kandi (Brooks) Davis and husband Gene of Sheridan and Kim (Brooks) Franciscotti and husband Ben of Salt Lake City, UT; her brothers Royce and Buddy Hanna of Texas, and H.L. Hanna of Rolla, Kansas; her sisters Betty Jean Neugebauer, Doris Richardson and Bonny Heath of Texas; six grandchildren; and twelve great grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents and one sister Pearly Dee.
Memorials may be made to the Whedon Cancer Foundation in care of Delphine Toner, First Interstate Bank, P.O. Box 2007, Sheridan, WY 82801.
He grew up and graduated high school in Sheridan. Married June McKelvey in 1939 in Sheridan. He worked on the bridge gang for CB&Q Railroad. June died in 1955. He married Juanita Harris in 1957 and they were later divorced. He was medically retired from the railroad when he was 48 years old. He married Zina Anderson in 1972 and she died in 1978. In 1979, he married Evelyn Smith in Hardin, MT. She died in 1993. Junior lived in Sheridan his whole life. He was a member of Big Horn Mtn. Eagles Lodge. He enjoyed fishing, hunting, bingo and working in the yard. He loved his two Boston Bull Terriers.
Also preceded in death by brother Dwight; step daughter Gladys Ring; and granddaughters Annette Crabtree and Paula Miller.
SURVIVING RELATIVES
SONS - Jack Miller, Ranchester, WY
James Miller, Burns, WY
Jeff Miller, Washington
DAUGHTERS - Linda Vallejo, Sheridan
Judy Miller, Sheridan
Janice Miller and Julie Miller,
Washington
STEP SONS - David Smith, Sheridan
Bob Smith, Gillette, WY
STEP DAUGHTER - Sharon Johnson, Mesa, AZ
18 GRANDCHILDREN
4 GREAT GRANDCHILDREN
Viewing will be 4:00pm until 7:00pm
on Sunday (Aug. 12th) from Champion Ferries Funeral Home. Funeral
service will be 2:00pm on Monday from Champion Ferries Funeral Home with
Capt. Michael Bates officiating. Interment will be in Sheridan Municipal
Cemetery.
Arrangements are with Champion Ferries Funeral Home.
Memorials may benefit the Salvation Army, Box 2001, Sheridan, WY 82801
He was born Feb. 5, 1909 in Boyceville,
Wisc. He grew up and attended schools in the Billings, MT and Sheridan,
WY areas. One of his peak experiences during this time was winning first
place at the Chicago's World's Fair for stock judging with the Wyoming
team in 1926. He entered the University of Wyoming in 1927 graduating
in 1932.
After graduation, he began his teaching career
at a little country school on Early Creek outside of Ranchester, WY, later
teaching in the Ranchester & Dayton schools. Mr. Osgard also
taught in Wyola, MT and owned the Wyola Mercantile for several years.
He served in the Navy during World War II.
He married Ilene Stephenson in June of 1936 in Sheridan, WY and along with their teaching in the various schools in the area they ranched on the Tongue River until their retirement. They moved to Friendsview Manor in Newberg, OR in August of 1979, and he was known as the "freedom fighter" and protector of resident's rights.
He and his wife, Ilene, recently celebrated
their 65th wedding anniversary with many friends and family
from Montana and Wyoming. His family always said that he was the
cornerstone of the family . He was a historian and also documented
the history of Sheridan County.
He believed the most important thing in life was to help
others. His last wishes were that he be brought home to Sheridan
to be buried.
He is survived by his wife, Ilene, of Newberg, OR, one son, Barry Osgard of Billings, MT and Ranchester, WY, one granddaughter, Gwen Osgard of San Diego CA, one sister-in-law, Margaret Osgard of Sheridan, WY, and numerous nieces and nephews.
Memorial service will be held at 10:00am on Saturday (July 14th) from First United Methodist Church with Pastor Keith McDonald officiating. Interment of cremains will be in the Sheridan Municipal Cemetery. Arrangements are with Champion Ferries Funeral Home.
Miss Panetta was born January 22, 1913, to Bruno and Francesca (Corozza) Panetta in Sheridan, Wyoming. She graduated from Sheridan High School, and went on to work for Panetta Brothers, the City of Sheridan, and the Sheridan County Clerk=s office as an Office Assistant. Jean enjoyed cooking and gardening.
Preceding Jean in death were her parents; three brothers, Walter, Frank and Joe; and one sister, Ethel. She is survived by her nephew Frank Yorio of Sheridan, WY; her niece Barbara Spence of Denver, CO; her two sisters, Carmella Ball of Sheridan and Rose Calandra of Los Angeles, CA; and several other nieces and nephews.
Private family services will be held at an undisclosed date and time. Kane Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials be made to Holy Name Catholic Church in care of Delphine Toner, First Interstate Bank, P.O. Box 2007, Sheridan, WY 82801.
Doris married Herbert Pierson on February 18, 1934, in the Holy Name Catholic Church Rectory. She worked at Stevens Fryberger (New York Store) for years. Doris went to work at the Wyoming State Girls School in 1964 where she stayed until her retirement. She spent the next 20 years working as the housekeeper and cook for the priests at Holy Name Rectory. Doris was a terrific cook, an avid card player, and enjoyed crafts and gardening. In earlier years she loved to hunt and spend time in the Big Horns. She loved to travel and in her later years made several trips to Eurpoe, the highlight of these trips were her evisits to Rome.
Doris was a charter member of BPOE Does and PERLS (past Exalted Rulers). She worked for years with the Wyoming Crippled Children Association and she served on the All American Indian Days Board and traveled with various Miss Indian Americas= as a chaperone and was a Host Home for the Indian Princesses.
Preceding Doris in death were her parents; her husband Herb; her brother Colin Zucca; her sister Katherine Strutzman; her nephew Eddie Kukuchka; and her granddaughter Laura L. Pierson. She is survived by her children, Kathy and Ken Nyberg and John Pierson of Basin, Wyoming; five grandchildren, Greg and Peggy Pierson of Tacoma, Washington, Kraig Nyberg of Sheridan, Kevin Nyberg of Thornton, Colorado, and Ken Nyberg of Brighton, Colorado; 10 great grandchildren; and 1 great great grandchild..
Rosary services will be held at 7:00 p.m. on Friday, July 20, 2001, at Kane Funeral Home. A funeral mass will be celebrated at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, July 21, 2001, at Holy Name Catholic Church with the Reverend Ron Stolcis officiating. Interment will be in the Sheridan Elk=s Cemetery with her husband. Kane Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Holy Name School Foundation in care of Delphine Toner, First Interstate Bank, P.O. Box 2007, Sheridan, WY 82801.
Mr. Popp was born April 3, 1926 in Broadus, MT to John and Blanche (Metlin) Popp.
He married Georgia Scobee May 31, 1951 in Billings, MT. He worked on various ranches and farms and was a heavy equipment operator working on most of the highways and Interstates in the Dakotas, Wyoming, and Montana in the 1950's and 1960's. He went to work for the local mines in the 1970's retiring form Decker Coal in 1990.
Mr. Popp enjoyed hunting, fishing, cribbage, camping. He liked horses and liked to help local ranchers with branding. He moved to Sheridan from Williston, N.D. and lived in Sheridan for 15 years, then moved to Dayton, WY where he resided for the past 25 years.
He was a member of the Elks Lodge #520,
the Eagles, the United Miner Workers of America, and the
International Engineer's Local 400, in MT.
Mr. Popp was preceeded in death by his parents, 3 brothers, and 3 sisters.
Survivors include his wife, Georgia, of Dayton, WY. 3 sons, Robert L , Dennis D, & Eugene S, Popp, all of Gillette, WY, 2 daughters, Annette M. Canfield of Gillette, WY and Debra K. Popp of Sheridan, WY. 11 grandchildren and 2 great grandchildren. 2 sisters, Lavelle Engle of Rapid City, S.D. and Beverly Bell of Sheridan, WY.
Cremation has taken place with private family services at a later date.
Champion FerriesFuneral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Ruth worked as a volunteer at Holy Name School for many years. During this time, she helped her husband with scheduling accommodations and entertaining the many visiting athletic teams that Holy Name competed against. She taught 7th and 8th grade gym class at Holy Name for several years. Ruth was a lifetime member of the Auxiliary Board of Memorial Hospital of Sheridan County. For many years, she was in charge of Christmas decorating at the hospital and also volunteered at the reception desk. In 1952, Ruth starred in the lead role in the Civic Theater Guild=s play, AThe Pleasure of His Company@ and won the ABest Actress Award@ for that year=s productions. She also was a past Grand Prize Winner in the Cowbelle=s ACook-Off@ contest. Her interests included needlework, reading, cooking, flowers, and gardening. Ruth especially treasured spending time with her family, friends, and her Labrador Retrievers.
She is preceded in death by her husband, Bill, who passed away on December 5, 2000, an infant daughter, Kathleen, and two brothers, James Postlewait and Robert Postlewait.
Ruth is survived by her daughter Maurita Meehan and husband Pat of Sheridan; her grandchildren, Kathleen Murphy and husband Mark of Douglas, WY, Maureen Meehan Aplin and husband Tom of Laguna Niguel, CA, Michael Meehan and wife Debra of Palos Heights, IL, and Michelle Meehan Greer and husband Stuart of Sheridan; and great-grandchildren Molly O'Meighan Murphy, Emma Ruth Murphy, Chase Palmer Aplin, Allison Riley Aplin, Patrick Michael Meehan, and Colin Michael Meehan. Also surviving is her sister, Sister Maurita Postlewait of Leavenworth, KS, and numerous nieces and nephews.
Rosary services will be held at 7:00 p.m. on Friday, October 5, 2001, at Kane Funeral Home. Mass of the Resurrection will be at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, October 6, 2001, at Holy Name Catholic Church with Monsignor Eugene Sullivan officiating. Interment will be in the Sheridan Municipal Cemetery. Kane Funeral Home is in charge of all arrangements.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials be made to either the Holy Name Catholic School Foundation or the Dog and Cat Shelter Building Fund in care of Delphine Toner, First Interstate Bank, P.O. Box 2007, Sheridan, WY 82801.
She grew up and graduated high school in Sheridan. She graduated Normal Training and then received her teaching certificate from the University of Wyoming. She taught in rural schools at Big Goose School and Dutch Creek. She married Fred Reinke on May 17, 1936, in Buffalo, WY. They ranched on Big Goose until they moved into Sheridan in 1972. He died in 1973. She then worked two jobs as a checker at the truck stop and as a secretary at the county Weed & Pest office until she retired. She was an avid bingo player and made many friends there. She was a member of the Big Goose Homemakers and the Big Goose Community Club.
Also preceded in death by her brother E.A. Zahradnicek
and one grandson Tom Thomas.
SURVIVING RELATIVES
SON - Roger Reinke, Sheridan
DAUGHTER - Marilyn Thomas, Sheridan
SISTERS - Helen Plott, Parkman, WY
Ruth Milne, Edgemont,
SD
5 GRANDCHILDREN
10 GREAT GRANDCHILDREN
SEVERAL NIECES AND NEPHEWS
Graveside service will be 10:00am on Tuesday (Aug. 20th) in Sheridan Municipal Cemetery, Elks Section, with the Rev. Kenneth Doolin officiating. Arrangements are with Champion Ferries Funeral Home.
Memorials may benefit the Sheridan College Foundation, for the College Nursing Program, Box 6328, Sheridan, WY 82801
She grew up in Texas and Alaska graduating from high school in Skagway, Alaska. She married Robert Russell on January 28, 1955, in Skagway. They lived in Alaska, Oregon, and Washington before coming to Sheridan in 1980. She enjoyed reading and