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October 2005 Obituaries
Cora Bolinger, 93, died Friday, October 28, 2005 at the Amie Holt Care Center. Funeral service will be 1:30pm on Wednesday (Nov. 2nd) from Champion Ferries Funeral Home in Sheridan, WY with the Rev. Tom Saur officiating. Interment will be in Sheridan Elks Cemetery. Cora Bolinger was born September 2, 1912 in Huntsville, Arkansas to Sol and Dovie (Page) Fowler. Cora married Claud Bolinger on September 13, 1925. During the first 11 years of their marriage, Claud and Cora remained in Huntsville and had three children, Maxine, Clifton and Christine. Cora ran a small country store while Claud continued working on his parents farm and traveled to Kansas to work in the wheat fields. In the spring of 1936, because of the Great Depression and a severe drought, Claud and Cora loaded up their children, their belongings and headed to Wyoming for a better life. Arriving at Ucross, Wyoming where they had a relative, they built a general store at Ucross, which they ran for a year and then sold. Claud went to work for Carl Waegel on his ranch at Ucross and Cora was hired to cook for all the hired men. Cora and Claud worked for the Waegel ranch for 3 years until they were offered to sub-lease some farmland outside of Buffalo by Dick Green known as the Silva Ranch. During their stay on the Silva Ranch from 1938 until 1944, Claud and Cora were able to save enough money to purchase a small farm at Ucross but shortly afterwards heard that the Waegl ranch was up for sale. So they sold the Farm, got a loan and bought Carl Waegel’s ranch at Ucross. In the spring of 1944, Claud, Cora and their three children moved to their now home calling it the Bolinger’s Ucross Ranch. That winter they had their fourth child, Truman. Claud and Cora took great pride in their ranch and Cora could be seen each day working side by side with Claud on the ranch. Each year she put in two huge gardens and loved to have her grandchildren come for a visit. During the 25 years at the Ucross ranch, Cora and Claud added several other places to their property making it one of the nicest ranches in the valley. Cora and Claud continued to farm and ranch their place for 25 years before retiring and selling the ranch in 1969 to Raymond Plank, President of Apache Oil Company. Cora and Claud moved to Buffalo where Claud worked at the Buffalo Golf Course helping make it one of the most beautiful golf courses in Wyoming and Cora continued putting in her yearly garden where she canned everything she could each fall. During the long winter months, Cora loved to crochet beautiful afghans for her children and grandchildren. Claud died December 19, 1978 and Cora continued living in their home alone until 1993 when her son Truman and his wife Barbara moved in with her to help with her care. Cora became a resident of Amie Holt Care Center in January 2003 and remained their until her death. Cora is survived by her children, Maxine Cook and husband Edwin of Lexington, Nebraska; Clifton and wife Edna of Sheridan; Christine Lane and husband Don of Scottsdale, Arizona; and Truman and wife Barbara of Buffalo. A sister Lucille Boatright of Huntsville, Arkansas, 10 grandchildren, 19 great-grandchildren and 2 great, great grandchildren. Memorials may benefit Amie Holt Care Center or the charity of the donor’s choice, in care of Karen Green, Fist Interstate Bank, P. O. Box 2007, Sheridan, WY 82801 Joseph C. Dudrey, age 83, of Sheridan, WY died Sunday, October 9, 2005, in Memorial Hospital of Sheridan County. Joe was born October 9, 1922, in Sundance, WY to Mel & Neomia (Card) Dudrey and was raised by his aunt Helen Dudrey and uncle Ike Dudrey in Sundance. Joe graduated from Sundance High School. He attended Black Hills State College where he played football. Joe served in the Army Air Corps during WWII. After the service, he returned to Sundance and married Ardyce Good on January 22, 1946, in Miles City, MT. They lived in Sheridan and Joe worked for Sheridan County Electric and then Montana Dakota Utilities for 37 years. During those years, Joe was very active in the community coaching baseball and volunteering on the Edward Redle Baseball Foundation. Joe spent many summers working tirelessly at the Park Pool as part of the Kiwanis Club, renovating the dressing rooms, painting and providing general maintenance to keep the pool clean, safe and fun. He was a long-time member of the Sheridan Quarterback Club, the Sheridan Athletic Association and donated countless hours to the American Legion Baseball program climbing light poles, changing bulbs and most recently modifying the benches in the dug-outs. Joe was also a member of the American Legion, Elks Lodge #520, Kiwanis Club and the Sheridan County Fair Board. Joe enjoyed horseback riding, hunting and working with his friends at Eaton’s Ranch. Joe was an avid sports fan, whether he was watching on TV or attending local events. He could be found at any football game, baseball game or other sporting event, especially when his grandchildren were participating. Joe was a proud man. He was proud to have worked for MDU his whole career. He also took great pride in his family. His wife of nearly 60 years, his children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren brought him daily laughter, happiness and joy. The simple activity of going to breakfast was enough to start the day out right. Memorial service will be 10:30am on Wednesday (Oct. 12th) from Champion Ferries Funeral Home with the Rev. Ronald Nelson officiating. Inurnment of cremains will be in Black Hills National Cemetery. Arrangements are with Champion Ferries Funeral Home. Memorials may benefit Sheridan American Legion Baseball, in care of Karen Green, First Interstate Bank, Box 2007, Sheridan, WY 82801. William M. “Bill” Frazer, 83, of Sheridan, WY, died Monday, October 17, 2005 in the Sheridan V. A. Medical Center. Mr. Frazer was born March 18, 1922 in Hardin, MT to William M. and Lucy (Howell) Frazer. He grew up on the Howell homestead and the Frazer Ranch on Sarpy Creek, MT. Bill attended country schools, and graduated from Hardin High School in 1940. Mr. Frazer enlisted in the Air Force October 4, 1940 and was stationed at Elmendorf Air Force Base near Anchorage, AK, and Ellsworth Air Force Base at Rapid City, SD. He was discharged from the Air Force September 1, 1945. Bill married Lorraine Nordbye September 9, 1946 in Rapid City, SD. He attended the University of Montana at Missoula, MT before going to work for Peter Kiewit and Sons Construction Co. in Montana, North and South Dakota, and Wyoming, retiring as a road superintendent after 25 years of service. He was also general manager for Naranchi and Konda in Butte, MT, a superintendent with Husman Brothers, and a superintendent with Decker Coal. Mr. Frazer was a member of the Sheridan Elk’s Lodge #520 in Sheridan, and enjoyed fishing, hunting, bowling, loved to play cribbage and pinochle, taking Sunday drives, gardening, wood working, reading, history, and especially enjoyed spending time with his family. Bill was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers; Robert and Jack Frazer; and one daughter, Caroline Frazer. Mr. Frazer is survived by his wife, Lorraine, of Sheridan, WY; one son, John Frazer, & wife Mary Ann, of Sheridan, WY; one sister, Selma Thompson, of Idaho; & three grandchildren, Dave Frazer, of Lake Forrest, CA, Dan Frazer, of Tolleson, AZ, and Sarah Frazer, of Sheridan, WY. Funeral service for Mr. Frazer will be 10:00 A.M. Thursday, October 20, 2005 at Champion Ferries Funeral Home with the Rev. David Duprey officiating. Interment with military honors will be 2:00 P.M. Thursday, October 20, 2005 at Little Big Horn National Cemetery. Arrangements are with Champion Ferries Funeral Home. Memorials in memory of Mr. Frazer may be made to the Sheridan YMCA “Give Your Heart to a Child” Fund, 417, N. Jefferson St., Sheridan, WY 82801 Elizabeth Anne Haynes, age 61, of Story, WY, died October 29, 2005, at her home succumbing to her battle with cancer. She was born December 16, 1943, in Junction, Texas. Anne married Clifford Gary Haynes in Marfa, TX in 1961. They moved to Sheridan in 1973 and have resided in the Sheridan area since. Anne was in the first class of women to attend Texas A&M and later obtained her Associate Degree in 1986 from Sheridan College, earning high grades. She was very active in the Women of Wyoming investment club, holding at various times the positions of treasurer and vice-president. Anne enjoyed crocheting afghans and creating cross-stitch ornaments for family and friends, was an avid garage saler, and collector of a variety of treasures. She was very proud of her children and grandchildren, and enjoyed bragging about them often. Her mother Molly McKellar of Marfa, TX preceded Anne in death. Anne is survived by her husband of 44 years Clifford Gary Haynes; children Mrs. Julia George and family of Sheridan, Mrs. Marcy Zadina of Wisconsin, Clifford Gray Haynes and family of Granville, UT; father William H. McNutt of Mountain Home, TX; sisters Mrs. Sara Norton, Blue Ridge, TX and Mrs. Peggy Martin of Mason, TX; brother Alden M. Lowther of Gardner, MT; and six grandchildren. Private family memorial service will be held. Memorials may benefit the American Cancer Society. Joel Edwin Kangas, 66, of Sheridan, WY, died Saturday, October 29, 2005 at his residence. Joel, also known as Mike to his father, and JoJo to his friends, was born in Butte, MT on August 15, 1939 to Edwin and Elsie Kangas. Joel is survived by his two sisters, Delores Kangas, of Butte, MT, and Francella Kangas of Gresham, OR. Joel’s father passed away in July of 2003, and his mother, November of 1973. He is also survived by numerous cousins. Joel graduated from Butte High School in 1957 and attended the Montana School of Mines in Butte, MT. He was studying engineering and attended for two years. Joel’s true passion was in chemistry. He wanted to be a chemist but dad did not have the funds to send him. So off all of us went to live in Waterloo, MT to farm. Joel was an excellent farmer raising the best potatoes in Waterloo, hay grain and of course his beloved pigs. We didn’t have the money to bring the hogs to market in a pickup, so Joel would take them in his panel truck and of course some of them would end up sitting in the front seat with him listening to the radio on their way to the slaughterhouse. Then came Viet Nam and Joel enlisted, went to Fort Ord for basic training. Because he excelled in his entry test in the army, he was chosen to go to Fort Monmouth, N.J. for telecommunications school. To no one’s surprise again, he excelled in school and came in second in his class of over 200 students. Joel went to Red Stone Arsenal, Alabama for more training in radar. After completion, he went to Fort Richardson, Anchorage, Alaska and worked at missile sites in Alaska. He was there during the big earthquake in Anchorage at a missile site 200 miles from town. After his honorable discharge, Joel worked for a short period of time for the Montana Highway Department and helped build the freeway between Butte and Whitehall. He then went to work for Mountain Bell in Butte and many other towns in Montana. He attended many schools for the telephone company in Chicago and Phoenix. Unfortunately Joel became very ill and took an early retirement. He settled in Sheridan, WY in approximately 1983. Joel loved the Tobacco Root Mountains in Montana and loved to hike in them and the Upper Rudy Valley. He also enjoyed cooking, hunting, fishing. Memorial service will be 11:00am on Saturday (Nov. 5th) from Champion Ferries Funeral Home with the Rev. Bob Miller officiating. Arrangements are with Champion Ferries Funeral Home. A gathering for family and friends will be held at the Rainbow Bar immediately following the service. Clara Lee (Owen) Patterson, 75, of Kirby, MT, died Monday, October 10, 2005 in Big Horn County Hospital in Hardin, MT. Mrs. Patterson was born March 14, 1930 in Sheridan, WY. She grew up on ranches near Kirby, MT and the surrounding area, and attended country schools there. Clara Lee married Joe H. Patterson and the couple had three children. They ranched in the Douglas, WY area and also on Wolfe Creek near Ranchester, WY. Mrs. Patterson then moved to Ft. Smith near Yellowtail Dam where she ran a restaurant, then move to the Hosford Ranch, and also cooked at the Diamond Cross Ranch. Mrs. Patterson retired to Kirby. Clara Lee enjoyed the outdoors, bead working, working with longhorn cattle, arrowhead hunting, was a skilled horsewoman, and loved spending time with her family and her pets. Mrs. Patterson was preceded in death by her father, F. Z. “Snook” Owen; 1 daughter; and 1 brother. She is survived by her mother, Clara P. Owen, of Ranchester, WY; one son, James Walt Patterson, (Debora) on the Powder River between Buffalo and Gillette, WY; one daughter, Kerri Paddock, (Terry) of Douglas, WY; two sisters, Ginger Mitchell, of Big Horn, MT, and Mary Lou Wasserburger, of Gillette, WY; and 3 grandchildren. A memorial service for Mrs. Patterson will be 1:00 P.M. Friday, October 14, 2005 at Champion Ferries Funeral Home with the Rev. Douglas Goodwin officiating. Arrangements are with Champion Ferries Funeral Home. Memorials in memory of Mrs. Patterson may be made to the charity of the donor’s choice, in care of Karen Green, First Interstate Bank, P. O. Box 2007, Sheridan, WY 82801 Jack L. Rudolph, 66, of Sheridan, WY, died Friday, October 21, 2005 in Westview Health Care Center. Jack was born August 25, 1939 in Sheridan, WY to George W. and Hazel (Lee) Rudolph. He grew up and attended schools in Sheridan, graduating from Sheridan High School in 1957. Jack was nominated and accepted to the United States Air Force Academy in 1957. Jack worked on various ranches in the Sheridan area during his early years, including Dale Yetter on Beaver Creek, and was a hay contractor & farmer. He married Caryle Trentacosti January 25, 1964 in Sheridan. Jack developed a brain tumor when he was 25, and had resided in care units in Thermopolis for 18 years, and Sheridan for 13 years. Jack was a member of Sheridan Elk’s Lodge #520. He loved rodeoing, hunting, fishing, enjoyed playing pool and bingo, and working puzzles. He was a very religious person, attending the Episcopal Church, the Methodist Church, and the Calvery Baptist Churches through the years. Jack was preceded in death by his parents, George and Hazel Rudolph; his stepmother, Irene Rudolph; his stepfathers, Herman Hoffman, and Walter Grubb; and one brother, Bob Rudolph. He is survived by one son, John L. Rudolph and wife, Patty, of Billings, MT; one brother, John W. Rudolph and wife, Pat, of Gillette, WY; one sister, Marge Johnston, of Sheridan, WY; one sister-in-law, Carol Rudolph Harpur, of British Columbia; two grand-daughters, Tiffany and Desirae Rudolph, of Billings, MT; one uncle, Carl Lee, of Sheridan, WY; two nieces, Bronwen Anderson, and Bridget Griffin; three nephews, Jeff, Mike, and Todd Rudolph; 4 grand nieces; and one grand nephew. Memorial service for Jack will be 10:30 A.M. Friday, October 28, 2005 at the Calvary Baptist Church with the Rev. Terral Bearden officiating. Private family inurnment of cremains will be in the Elk’s Section of Sheridan Municipal Cemetery. Arrangements are with Champion Ferries Funeral Home. Memorials in memory of Jack may be made to the Sheridan Dog and Cat Shelter, 84 East Ridge Lane, Sheridan, WY, or to the charity of the donor’s choice, in care of Karen Green, First Interstate Bank, P. O. Box 2007, Sheridan, WY 82801 Inez I. Senff, 94, of Sheridan, WY, died Thursday, October 13, 2005 in Sheridan Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Senff was born September 7, 1911 on Dry Creek west of Sheridan to Charles Milo and Icy Eva (Sears) Roberts. She grew up and attended the school that her father started on their property on Dry Creek. Mrs. Senff married Francis H. Senff in the Baptist Parsonage of the First Baptist Church in Sheridan on August 30, 1941. The Senff’s moved to their home next to Big Horn on December 22, 1941. She was a cook, nanny, and housekeeper for many families in the Sheridan and Big Horn area, including the Fairs, Moncreef’s and the Cole’s. Mrs. Senff was also a cook and custodian at the Big Horn School for many years, retiring in the early 1960’s. Mrs. Senff was a member of the First Baptist Church of Sheridan where she taught Sunday school, and taught the “Wee Angles” class for many years. She enjoyed taxidermy, sewing, cooking, canning, gardening, her flowers, hearing her chickens “sing”, & was famous for her home-made peach ice cream. She loved all animals, and especially loved spending time with her family. Mrs. Senff attended Grace Baptist Church during the last few years. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Francis, one sister, and three brothers. Mrs. Senff is survived by one son, Arthur Senff, of Sheridan, WY; five daughters, Loretta Owen, & Patricia Cherni, both of Sheridan, WY, Carol Peck, of Las Vegas, NV, Wanda Lieneman, of Gillette, WY, and Phyllis Lenz, of Billings, MT; 9 grandchildren; and 8 great grandchildren. Visitation for Mrs. Senff will be from 2:00 P.M. to 4:00 P.M. Sunday, October 16, 2005 at Champion Ferries Funeral Home. Funeral service will be 10:00 A.M. Monday, October 17, 2005 at Champion Ferries Funeral Home with the Revs. Ken Doolin and Steven Anderson officiating. Interment will be in the Sheridan Municipal Cemetery. Arrangements are with Champion Ferries Funeral Home. Memorials in memory of Mrs. Senff may be made to Franklin Graham’s “Samaritan’s Purse” Fund, in care of Karen Green, First Interstate Bank, P. O. Box 2007, Sheridan, WY 82801
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