Sheridan County's Daily NEWSpaper
Sheridan County's Daily NEWSpaper
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Dorsey Lee Brisch, 62, of Sheridan died at his residence Friday, June 29, 2001. Arrangements are pending with Champion Ferries Funeral Home.
Jack W. Wasson, 81, of Sheridan died Friday, June 29, 2001, at the Sheridan VA Medical Center. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Kane Funeral Home. Interment will follow in the Sheridan Elks Cemetery.
George F. Boyko, 77, of Sheridan died Wednesday, June 27, 2001, at Memorial Hospital of Sheridan County. Vigil services will be 7 p.m. Monday at Kane Funeral Home. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Tuesday at Holy Name Catholic Church. Interment will be in Sheridan Municipal Cemetery.
Jack Wasson
Jack W. Wasson, 81, of Sheridan died Friday, June 29, 2001. Kane Funeral Home is handling arrangements.
Marjorie E. Holcomb, 93, of Sheridan died Monday, June 25, 2001, in Westview Health Care Center. Viewing is until 5 p.m. today at Champion Ferries Funeral Home. Memorial services will be 10 a.m. Friday in the Chapel of St. Peter’s Episcopal Church with the Rev. Ray Clark officiating. Mrs. Holcomb was born Feb. 4, 1908, in Lewiston, Mont., to Noble and Jennie (Harwood) Walker. She grew up in Lewiston and graduated from high school there. She graduated from the University of Montana-Missoula, in June 1930 with a degree in education, and taught school until she married Donald Holcomb Sept. 9, 1933. They lived in Sheridan. Mr. Holcomb died in 1961, and she moved to Cheyenne, then to Denver until she returned to Sheridan in 1995. She was a member of St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, Altar Guild, Memorial Hospital Auxiliary, PEO Chapter B and Kappa Kappa Gamma. She enjoyed reading, card games and traveling. In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by a son, Kent; a sister, Judith Walker; a brother, Bert Walker; and a granddaughter. Survivors include a daughter, Janet Lee Carroll of Gunnison, Colo.; four grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Memorials may benefit Memorial Hospital Foundation in care of Delphine Toner, First Interstate Bank, P.O. Box 2007, Sheridan, WY 82801.
George Boyko, 77, of Sheridan died Wednesday, June 27, 2001, in Memorial Hospital of Sheridan County. Services are pending with Kane Funeral Home.
Raymond R. Roop, 70, of Sheridan died Sunday, June 24, 2001, at Memorial Hospital of Sheridan County. Cremation has taken place, and interment will be in the Fort Richardson (Alaska) National Cemetery. Kane Funeral Home is handling arrangements. Mr. Roop was born Sept. 30, 1930, in Adrian, Mich., to Melford T. and Thelma (Platt) Roop. He graduated from high school and entered the U.S. Air Force in November 1950 and later served in Vietnam. He retired from the Air Force with the rank of staff sergeant in December 1970, then worked for the U.S. Postal Service for more than 20 years. He met and married Opal (Galyen) Mills Sept. 1, 1987, in Anchorage, Alaska. He liked to read and watch television and enjoyed hunting and fishing. He was a member of Veterans of Foreign Wars, Elks Lodge and the American Legion. He was preceded in death by a sister, Jean (Roop) Webster. Survivors include his wife of Sheridan; three children, Barbara Roop, Donna Sanden and Jerry Roop; five stepchildren, Gary Mills, Melvin Mills, Jeannie Mills, Lynden Mills and Richard Mills; two grandchildren; seven step-grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and six step-great-grandchildren. Memorials may be made to the Lung and Heart Foundation or donor’s choice in care of Delphine Toner, First Interstate Bank, P.O. Box 2007, Sheridan, WY 82801.
Daniel Willis Wright, 81, of Sheridan died Thursday, June 14, 2001, at Sheridan VA Medical Center after a long illness. Cremation has taken place, and memorial services were June 19 at Oregon Trail Cemetery Chapel in Casper. Kane Funeral Home handled arrangements. Mr. Wright was born Sept. 11, 1919, in Naper, Neb., to Richard John and Betty (Prokesh) Wright. He served in the Army until 1943, when he was honorably discharged. He moved to Wyoming and married Christine Gallegos in Cheyenne in 1946. They moved to Casper and later divorced. He lived in Sheridan VAMC the last few years. He was preceded in death by a sister, Mavis Goodrich; a brother, Michael; and a half sister, Fay Winget. Survivors include a sister, Marjorie Schrantz of Casper; and three brothers, Peter of Casper, Charles of Pleasanton, Calif., and Tom of Corvallis, Ore.
BUFFALO — Eugene Charles Claar, 71, died Feb. 9, 2001, at his home in Gretna, La. A graveside memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Willow Grove Cemetery in Buffalo. Friends and family are invited to a picnic lunch in the Buffalo City Park following the service.
Edna M. Dexter, 92, of Sheridan died Saturday, June 23, 2001, in Sheridan Manor. Viewing is until 5 p.m. today at Champion Ferries Funeral Home. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at Champion Ferries Funeral Home with the Rev. Douglas Goodwin officiating. Interment will be in Sheridan Municipal Cemetery. Mrs. Dexter was born Oct. 26, 1908, in Hulett to Edward and Dell (Grenier) Pollock. She married W.C. “Bill” Dexter in 1927. They lived in the Moorcroft area for several years. They moved to Clearmont in 1940. She worked at the school lunch room and as a waitress and helped with ranch work. She enjoyed cooking and gardening, and she canned jars of food every summer. They retired in 1978. She moved to Sheridan in 1983. She was preceded in death by her husband in 1981 and by two sons, Donald and Paul, and six brothers and sisters. Survivors include a son, Charles of Sheridan; a daughter, Louise Hopes of Bakersfield, Calif.; 10 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren. Memorials may be made to the donor’s choice.
Faires Arnold Barnett, 81, of Sheridan died Thursday, June 21, 2001, of heart-surgery complications at Deaconess Medical Center in Billings. Cremation has taken place. Memorial services will be 10 a.m. Thursday at Kane Funeral Home with the Rev. Ray Clark and Deacon Joe Kristufek officiating. Mr. Barnett was born March 25, 1920, at the Connable Ranch in Hotchkiss, Colo., to Lucille Arnold and Faires “F.C.” Barnett. He married Ann Bailey Dec. 23, 1948, in Grand Junction, Colo. They moved in 1953 to Sheridan, where he worked as ranch manager of the Padlock Ranch 14 years. He and Emerson Scott Sr. purchased the Northern Seed Co. in 1967. He was a longtime member of Wyoming Stock Growers Association and a life member of Sheridan Elks Lodge 520. He served on the Sheridan County Planning Commission, the Wyoming State 4-H Foundation Board, as president of Wyoming Grain Dealers’ Association and was founding board member of Sheridan First Wyoming Bank-Key Bank. He enjoyed ranching, hunting and fishing. He had a private pilot’s license. He was preceded in death by one brother, Gurden Howard Barnett. Survivors include two sons, Alan of Meeteetse and Gurden of Vancouver, Wash.; a daughter, Fairan Barnett Cady of Sheridan; a brother, Joe of Denver; and three grandchildren. Memorials may be made to the Faires Arnold Barnett College Education Fund in care of Kay Roush at First Federal Bank, P.O. Box 6007, Sheridan, WY 82801.
Marjorie Holcomb, 93, of Sheridan died Monday, June 25, 2001, at Westview Health Care Center. Arrangements are pending with Champion Ferries Funeral Home.
Raymond Roop, 70, of Sheridan died Sunday, June 24, 2001, at Memorial Hospital of Sheridan County. Cremation has taken place, and interment will be at a later date in the Fort Richardson (Alaska) National Cemetery. Arrangements are with Kane Funeral Home
BUFFALO — Pearl Theda Raitt, 99, of Kaycee died Friday, June 22, 2001, at United Medical Center in Cheyenne. She was mother of Jean Price of Sheridan. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Tuesday at Adams Funeral Home Chapel in Buffalo with the Rev. Dana Lohse officiating. Visitation is 1-10 p.m. today and 8-9:30 a.m. Tuesday at Adams Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will be in Willow Grove Cemetery following services. Mrs. Raitt was born May 25, 1902, to John and Lilly Morgareidge at the fort west of Buffalo, where the Veterans Home is now. She grew up in the Kaycee and Sussex areas. She married George Raitt June 23, 1923, in Buffalo. They made their home on the Eychaner Ranch east of Kaycee. In 1926 they bought the upper half of the ranch. Mr. Raitt died in 1967. Mrs. Raitt lived on the ranch until 1975, when she moved into Kaycee. She moved to Cheyenne in October to live with a daughter. She was a member of Powder River Grange and the last remaining charter member of Sussex Women’s Club. In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by a daughter, Margaret Mae Weldon, two sisters and two grandchildren. Survivors include three other daughters, Roberta Metcalf of Casper, Pat Francisco of Cheyenne and Georgene Triplet of Yakima, Wash.; a brother, Norval Morgareidge of St. Helens, Ore.; 12 grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren.
Edna M. Dexter, 92, of Sheridan died Saturday, June 23, 2001, in Sheridan Manor. Viewing will be 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday at Champion Ferries Funeral Home. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at Champion Ferries Funeral Home with the Rev. Doug Goodwin officiating. Burial will be in Sheridan Municipal Cemetery.
Faires Arnold Barnett, 81, of Sheridan died Thursday, June 21, 2001, at Deaconess Medical Center in Billings. Cremation has taken place. Memorial services will be 10 a.m. Thursday at Kane Funeral Home with the Rev. Ray Clark officiating.
Raymond Roop, 70, of Sheridan died Sunday, June 24, 2001, at Memorial Hospital of Sheridan County. Arrangements are pending with Kane Funeral Home.
Faries Barnett, 81, of Sheridan died Thursday, June 21, 2001, at Deaconess Medical Center in Billings. Services are pending with Kane Funeral Home.
Harriet Louise Spracklen Gillespie, 89, of Sheridan died Wednesday, June 20, 2001, in Memorial Hospital of Sheridan County. Memorial services will be Monday at First United Methodist Church with the Rev. Joseph Keys officiating. Interment of cremains will be in the Masonic 8 section of Sheridan Municipal Cemetery. Arrangements are with Champion Ferries Funeral Home. Mrs. Gillespie was born Aug. 8, 1911, in Sheridan to Clement L. (Clem) and Nellie Edith (Welch) Spracklen. She attended Linden and Taylor schools and spent several summers working on the ranch her father homesteaded in Gopher, Mont. She graduated from Sheridan High School in 1928. She went to work for Laurence Gillespie at the Mills-Jackson Co., and they married Christmas Day, 1931, in Billings. They bought out the owners by 1935 and renamed the business Sheridan Stationery. The business moved to its present location at 206 N. Main St. when the Gillespies bought that building in 1957. She sold the business in 1975 and retired in 1979. She was a member of First United Methodist Church since 1924, and also belonged to American Legion Auxiliary, Daughters of the Nile and Friends of the Library. She was an avid reader, loved to travel, did embroidery and spent as much time as possible during summers at the family cabin on North Piney in Story, which she and Mr. Gillespie built in 1955. She was preceded in death by her husband; five sisters, Mabel Simmerman, Bess Bessey, Bertha Wolff, Myrtle Lind and Geraldine Danner; and a brother, Len Spracklen. Survivors include two sons, John Gillespie of Chester Springs, Pa., and Jim Gillespie of Sheridan and St. Louis; and two grandchildren. Memorials may benefit the Kalif Shrine Crippled Children Travel Fund, Box K, Sheridan, or First United Methodist Church.
Cecil N. Lupton, 82, of Sheridan died Wednesday, June 20, 2001, at Sheridan VA Medical Center. Memorial services will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Big Horn Avenue Church of Christ with Charlie Spray officiating. Visitation was Thursday at Kane Funeral Home. Mr. Lupton was born June 6, 1919, to Frank and Alice (Van Gordor) Lupton at the family home on Ash Creek. He graduated from Sheridan High School. He was a naval hospital corpsman during World War II. He married Dora De Lapp June 18, 1947, at the ranch home of Roy and Eunice Williams in Sheridan County. He was a former employee of Sheridan VAMC. He spent many years on Tongue River school boards. He enjoyed fishing, working with cattle and horses, gardening, reading, puzzles, cardplaying, recycling aluminum cans and cutting firewood. He was a member of the Elks Lodge and the Farm Bureau. He was preceded in death by two brothers, three sisters and two sons, Rex and Marvin. Survivors include his wife of Sheridan; four children, Jaci Austin of Ranchester, Jean Ostermyer of Banner, Ray Lupton of Sheridan and Ed Lupton of Laramie; a sister, Oriel States of Sheridan; 12 grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild. Memorials may be made to LifeLink in care of Kay Roush, First Federal Savings Bank, P.O. Box 6007, Sheridan, WY 82801.
BUFFALO — Former Sheridan resident Bernice Alma “Lindy” Baker, 88, of Buffalo died Thursday, June 21, 2001, at Amie Holt Care Center. Private family services will be in Willow Grove Cemetery in Buffalo. Adams Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Baker worked at the Sheridan VA Medical Center as a nurse from 1943-45. She was preceded in death by her husband, Glenn, in 1984; and by one brother and one sister. Survivors include a son, John of Buffalo; a daughter, Gwen Hendricks of Glendo; two sisters, Ruth Tarvin and Alma Fitzgibbon, both of Sioux City, Iowa; four grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and three step-grandchildren. Memorials may be made to Amie Hole Care Center in care of Adams Funeral Home.
Gordon Wayne Rosenberger, 73, of Onalaska, Wash., died Monday, June 18, 2001, of a heart attack. He was father of Carol LoGuidice of Big Horn. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Saturday at Newell-Hoerling’s Mortuary Chapel in Centralia, Wash. Mr. Rosenberger was born Dec. 6, 1927, in Buffalo to Revilo and Ena Rosenberger and grew up on a ranch in Barnum. He was a graduate of Johnson County High School. He married Mary Skurok; they later divorced. He served in the U.S. Army. He worked on the Alaska pipeline in the 1970s. He was preceded in death by a brother and sister. Other survivors include a sister, Vada Wolski of Torrington; a special friend, Brigitte Dowles of Olympia, Wash.; two grandchildren; and a step-granddaughter.
Surviving relatives that were not included in the Thursday obituary of Mr. Redinger were his parents, Grave and Paul Redinger of Whitewood, S.D., and two grandmothers, Ella Massie and Evelyn Redinger, both of Spearfish, S.D. Funeral services were 2 p.m. today at the Old Apostolic Lutheran Church with Rick Beld and Daryl Redinger officiating.
Clarence L. Roush, 81, of Sheridan died Tuesday, June 19, 2001, in Memorial Hospital of Sheridan County. Private family services will be held. Arrangements are with Champion Ferries Funeral Home. Mr. Roush was born Dec. 17, 1919, in Sheridan to P.T. and Margaret (Hustiwaite) Roush. The family moved to Eugene, Ore., when he was a boy, and he attended school there. The family moved to Great Falls, Mont., before returning to Sheridan, where he graduated from high school. He played high school football and participated in track and Golden Gloves boxing. He married Cora Mattox in Sheridan in 1942. They divorced. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1943 and was in submarine service during World War II. He married Erlene Slater in Sheridan in 1956. He was co-owner of Roush Plumbing and Heating until 1976, when he became plumbing inspector for the city of Sheridan. He retired in 1990. He was an avid sports fan and enjoyed hunting and fishing. He was a member of the American Legion and Kalif Shrine and directed the Oriental Band for 27 years. He was a 50-year member of Eagles 186 and Masonic Lodge 8 and was a life member of the Plumbers and Pipe Fitters Union. He was preceded in death by two brothers, Glen and Ralph, and by his sister, Louise. Survivors include his wife of Sheridan; a son, Tom of Big Horn; six daughters, Julia Ann Nyholm and Billie Jean Norberg, both of Centralia, Wash., Diana Lynn Jackson and Vicki Lou Rigdon, both of Longview, Wash., Debra Rice of Sheridan and Chrissy Fann of Lander; a brother, Robert of Sheridan; 17 grandchildren; and 19 great-grandchildren. Memorials may be made to the Shrine Crippled Children Travel Fund, Box K, Sheridan, WY 82801.
Wade A. Redinger, 35, of Sheridan died Tuesday, June 19, 2001, of natural causes in the emergency room of Memorial Hospital of Sheridan County. Viewing and visitation begin 6 p.m. today at the Old Apostolic Lutheran Church. Funeral services will 2 p.m. Friday at the Old Apostolic Lutheran Church with Rick Beld and Daryl Redinger officiating. Interment will be in Sheridan Municipal Cemetery. Champion Ferries Funeral Home is handling arrangements. Mr. Redinger was born Oct. 19, 1965, in Vancouver, Wash., to Paul and Grace (Massie) Redinger. The family moved to South Dakota, where he graduated from Spearfish High School in 1984. He moved to Colorado Springs, Colo., where he worked construction and as a mechanic. He married Colette Coughlin June 20, 1987, in Spearfish. They lived in Colorado Springs until May 1988, when they moved to Sheridan. He worked as an auto service technician for Valley Motor Honda. He was a member of the Old Apostolic Lutheran Church. He loved playing ball, camping, fishing and being outdoors with his children. He enjoyed woodworking and was a cabinetmaker. Survivors include his wife; sons Austen, Tyler and Spencer and daughters Alishia and Brooke, all of Sheridan; two brothers, Steve of Sheridan and Randy of Whitewood, S.D.; and five sisters, Ann Hendrickson of Sheridan, Wendi Simonson of Duluth, Minn., and Dawna Redinger, Cindy Charlson and Amy Uskoski, all of Battle Ground, Wash. Memorials may be made to Wade Redinger’s Children’s Fund in care of Kay Roush, First Federal Savings Bank, P.O. Box 6007, Sheridan, WY 82801.
Harriet Gillespie, 89, of Sheridan, died Wednesday, June 20, 2001, at Memorial Hospital of Sheridan County. Arrangements are pending at Champion Ferries Funeral Home.
Funeral services for Fred Lux, 83, of Montana, are 10 a.m. Saturday at Peace Lutheran Church, 3340 11th Ave. S., Great Falls, Mont. Mr. Lux died Tuesday, June 19, 2001, at the Sheridan VA Medical Center. Visitation is 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday at Chapel of the Chimes funeral home in Great Falls. Champion Ferries Funeral Home is in charge of local arrangements.
Cecil N. Lupton, 82, of Sheridan died Wednesday, June 20, 2001, at Sheridan VA Medical Center. Visitation is 4-6 p.m. today at Kane Funeral Home. Memorial services will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Big Horn Avenue Church of Christ with Charlie Spray officiating. Interment will be in Sheridan Municipal Cemetery. Kane Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Fred Lux, 83, of Montana died Tuesday, June 19, 2001, at Sheridan VA Medical Center. Arrangements are pending with Champion Ferries Funeral Home.
Wade Redinger, 35, of Sheridan died Tuesday, June 19, 2001, in the emergency room of Memorial Hospital of Sheridan County of natural causes. Arrangements are pending with Champion Ferries Funeral Home.
Clarence Roush, 81, of Sheridan died Tuesday, June 19, 2001, at Memorial Hospital of Sheridan County. Arrangements are pending with Champion Ferries Funeral Home.
Danny Gordon Blackley, 49, died Saturday, June 16, 2001, at Memorial Hospital of Sheridan County. Visitation is 7-9 p.m. today at Kane Funeral Home. Graveside services are 11 a.m. Wednesday at Mount Hope Cemetery in Big Horn with Pastor Stephen Anderson officiating. A reception will follow at the Big Horn Women’s Club. Kane Funeral Home is handling arrangements. Mr. Blackley was born Nov. 4, 1951, in Great Falls, Mont., to Marelyn and Paul Blackley. He was a 1970 graduate of Tongue River High School. He loved fishing, camping and the ocean, was a woodworker and enjoyed working with leather. He worked for Scheckla Trucking. Survivors include his parents of Sheridan; a son, Nathan of Eugene, Ore.; a sister, Zella Short of Blackhawk, S.D.; and a brother, Mark of Fort Davis, Texas. Memorials may be made to Big Horn Historical Society or Mount Hope Cemetery in care of Delphine Toner, First Interstate Bank, P.O. Box 2007, Sheridan, WY 82801.
Sheridan native John Sundquist, 68, of Great Falls, Mont., died Thursday, June 7, 2001, at his home. Cremation has taken place, and private family services will be at a later date. O’Connor Funeral Home handled arrangements. Mr. Sundquist was born Dec. 25, 1932, in Sheridan. He grew up here and was a 1950 graduate of Sheridan High School. He served in the Navy from 1951-56 in San Diego and later as a cryptographer on the admiral’s staff at Pearl Harbor for three years. He married Shirley Peterson June 12, 1952, in Sheridan. They moved to Great Falls in 1960. He held an accounting degree from the University of Wyoming and was grain accountant for General Mills until he retired in 1993. Survivors include his wife; a daughter, Patricia Obrecht of Great Falls; three sons, Gary and Terry, both of Great Falls, and Timothy of Eagle, Idaho; a sister, Anna Kelly of Sheridan; 12 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Helen C. “GG” Marshall, 88, of Sheridan died Monday, June 18, 2001, in Sheridan Manor. Cremation has taken place. Memorial services will be 11 a.m. Friday at Holy Name Church with Monsignor Eugene Sullivan officiating. Committal of cremains will be 10 a.m. Saturday in the Marshall family plot in Mount Pisgah Cemetery in Gillette with Father Karl Millis officiating. Kane Funeral Home is handling arrangements.
William Chester Johnson, 87, the father of former Sheridan resident Leora Lantz, died May 27, 2001, at his home near Littlefield, Texas. Mr. Johnson was born near Sunset, Texas, July 18, 1913, to Edward and Zonie Johnson. He worked in the oil fields of Texas and moved to Newcastle in 1947 with Galloway & Smith. He married his wife, Cora, July 12, 1947, and they bought a place in Red Bird Canyon. Survivors include his wife of Littlefield; a son, Jim Trenary, of Rapid City; a daughter, Leora Lantz of Moreno Valley, Calif.; six grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; and four great-great grandchildren; and a sister, Venus Raue, of Shallowater. He was preceded in death by two grandsons.
Danny Gordon Blackley, 49, of Sheridan died Saturday, June 16, 2001, at Memorial Hospital of Sheridan County. Visitation will be 7-9 p.m. Tuesday. Graveside services will be 11 a.m. Wednesday in the Mount Hope Cemetery in Big Horn. Arrangements are with Kane Funeral Home.
James Van Alstyne, 75, died Friday, June 15, 2001, at the Sheridan VA Medical Center. Services will be in Sturgis, S.D., through Kinkade Funeral Home. Kane Funeral Home is handling local arrangements.
John Andryanoff, 53, died Friday, June 15, 2001. Cremation has taken place, and services will be at a later date in New Jersey. Kane Funeral Home is handling local arrangements.
Helen D. “GG” Marshall, 88, of Sheridan died Monday, June 18, 2001, in Sheridan Manor. Services are pending with Kane Funeral Home.
Daniel M. Wright, 81, of Sheridan died Thursday, June 14, 2001, at Sheridan VA Medical Center. Cremation has taken place, and services will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at the Oregon Trails State Cemetery in Casper. Kane Funeral Home is handling arrangements.
Former Sheridan resident Frances C. Hutton, 71, died Wednesday, June 13, 2001, in Haddonfield, N.J. Services will be private. Arrangements are with Holl-Murphy Funeral Home of Haddonfield. Survivors include one sister, Betty Garfield of Haddonfield. Memorials may be made to the Ester Boyer Call of Music, Temple University, 2001 N. 13th St., Philadelphia, PA 19122 or the Best Friends Animal Sanctuary, 5001 Angel Canyon Drive, Kanab, Utah 84741.
Daniel M. Wright, 81, of Sheridan died Thursday, June 14, 2001, at Sheridan VA Medical Center. Cremation has taken place, and services will be at a later date. Kane Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
SCOTTSBLUFF, Neb. — Former Sheridan resident Gladys L. Tracy, 68, of Lacey, Wash., died Thursday, May 17, 2001, in a car accident in Scottsbluff. Cremation has taken place at Dugan-Kramer Funeral Chapel in Scottsbluff. A celebration of her life will be June 30 at Mountain Greens Community Hall in Lacey. Mrs. Tracy was born Dec. 21, 1932, in Mitchell, Neb., to Perley and Elenor (Phillips) Weston. She married Lester Otto Tracy Oct. 4, 1957. She lived in Sheridan for 24 years. She moved to Lacey in 1998. She was proceeded in death by her parents; her husband; a son, Terry; and a great-granddaughter. Survivors include two sons, Stanley of Sheridan and Kenneth of Rainier, Wash.; a stepson, Gary of Colorado; two daughters, Belinda Elkins of Sutherin, Ore., and Bobbi Teall of Olympia, Wash.; two stepdaughters, Carolyn Clabough of Colorado and Linda Paull of Montrose, Colo.; three brothers, Gene Weston of Fairplay, Mo., Gary Weston of Harlingen, Texas, and Kenneth Weston of Bend, Ore.; a sister, Betty Nichols of Marshfield, Mo.; 16 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. Cards and letters may be sent to Kenneth Traci or Bobbie Teall, 11208 Cowlitz Drive SE, Olympia, WA 98501.
Former longtime Sheridan resident Ida D. Oelschlager, 94, died April 20, 2001, in Tucson, Ariz. Graveside committal of cremains will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday in Sheridan Municipal Cemetery. Arrangements are with Champion Ferries Funeral Home.
HARDIN, Mont. — Former Sheridan resident
Jerry Belle Allen, 90, of Hardin died Saturday, June 9, 2001, at
the Heritage Acres nursing home.
Cremation has taken place. Graveside services will be 10 a.m.
Thursday in the Sheridan Elks Cemetery with Kevin Jones
officiating. Kane Funeral Home is handling arrangements. Mrs.
Allen was born Nov. 26, 1910, near Hulett to Robert and Erma
Tate. The family moved to Sheridan County when she was 15. They
settled near Ranchester. She rode race horses for some of the
prominent horse breeders in the Big Horn area during her high
school years and became a trick rider. She was a graduate of
Sheridan High School and took a year of normal training to become
a teacher. She taught in a one-room country school near Beckton
for five years. She married Howard Allen in 1935 in Sheridan. He
worked at saddle shops and she made shirts and leather apparel,
including the leather outfits worn by Sheridan rodeo queens. The
family later moved to Otter Creek, Mont., and bought 12 acres
near Ashland. They returned to Sheridan in 1983. Mr. Allen died
in 1996, and she moved to Custer, Mont., then to Hardin. In
addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by a daughter,
Erma, and a sister, Naomi Penton. Survivors include a son, Harry;
a brother, Bob; and four grandchildren. Memorials may be made to
the donor’s choice in care of Mary Ann Rector, Ranchester
State Bank, P.O. Box 789, Ranchester, WY 82839
Pauline E. Dryden, 92, of Sheridan died Saturday, June 9, 2001, in Ranchester. Viewing is until 5 p.m. today at Champion Ferries Funeral Home. Graveside services will be 10 a.m. Wednesday in Sheridan Municipal Cemetery, Masonic 8 Section, with the Rev. Douglas Goodwin officiating. Mrs. Dryden was born July 6, 1908, in Illinois to Henry and Bessie (Hanna) Roe. The family moved to Billings when she was 10, and later moved to Sheridan. She graduated from Sheridan High School. She married Percy Dryden June 2, 1926, in Sheridan. She played piano in small bands in Sheridan for many years and played the organ for weddings, funerals and at First Christian Church, where she was a member. She was a member of Eastern Star. She was preceded in death by her husband in 1974 and by a son, Bobby Gene; two sisters, Ernestine Lowther and Lola Smith; and a stepsister, Viola Soloman. Survivors include her companion, Rudy Schilling of Ranchester; a son, Gerald Dryden; four grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. Memorials may be made to benefit First Christian Church.
Larry Joel Mitchell, 53, of Sheridan died April 30, 2001, of natural causes in Memorial Hospital of Sheridan County. Celebration of life will be 10 a.m. Saturday at the Medicine Wheel in the Big Horns. Prayer service with potluck will follow. Champion Ferries Funeral Home is handling arrangements.
HARDIN, Mont. — Jerry Bell Allen, 90, of Hardin died Saturday, June 9, 2001, at Heritage Acres Nursing Home. Graveside services will be 10 a.m. Thursday in Sheridan Elks Cemetery. Kane Funeral Home is handling arrangements.
BUFFALO — Rene August Hampe, 78, of Buffalo died Sunday, June 10, 2001, at his residence. Visitation will be 1-10 p.m. Wednesday and 8-9:30 a.m. Thursday at Adams Funeral Home Chapel. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Thursday at Adams Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Mike Carlton officiating. Burial will be in Willow Grove Cemetery with the American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars in charge of military graveside services.
BUFFALO — Donald Dean Bishop, 68, of Buffalo died Sunday, June 10, 2001, of natural causes at Johnson County Health Care Center. Private interment by the family will be later.
GILLETTE — Golden Smith Averett, 73, of Gillette died Friday, June 8, 2001, at Campbell County Memorial Hospital from complications of chronic leukemia. His widow, Opal Maxine, was a longtime resident of Sheridan before their marriage Nov. 1, 1986, in Sheridan. Visitation is 4-8 p.m. today at Wilson Funeral Home in Gillette. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Gillette with Bishop Dave Dewey presiding. Interment will be in Mount Pisgah Cemetery. Other survivors include six daughters, Dorothy Hoopes, Janet Thompson and Jaycee Rose, all of Gillette, Arlene Herman of Boise, Idaho, Lorene Snyder of Greenwood, Ind., and Linda Degele of Laurel, Mont.; a son, Harry of Gillette; a sister, Genera Robinson of Cokeville; two brothers, Robert of Sidney, Mont., and Tom Z. of Lovell; six stepchildren; 17 grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; numerous stepgrandchildren; and one step-great-grandchild.
Pauline E. Dryden, 92, Sheridan, died Saturday, June 9, 2001, in Ranchester. Arrangements are pending with Champion Ferries Funeral Home.
Jerry Belle Allen, 90, of Hardin, Mont., died at Heritage Acres Nursing Home in Hardin June 9, 2001. Kane Funeral Home is handling local arrangements.
BUFFALO — Donald Dean Bishop, 68, of Buffalo died Sunday, June 10, 2001, of natural causes at Johnson County Health Care Center. Private interment by the family will be later.
GILLETTE — Golden Smith Averett, 73, of Gillette died Friday, June 8, 2001, at Campbell County Memorial Hospital from complications of chronic leukemia. His widow, Opal Maxine, was a longtime resident of Sheridan before their marriage Nov. 1, 1986, in Sheridan. Visitation is 4-8 p.m. today at Wilson Funeral Home in Gillette. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Gillette with Bishop Dave Dewey presiding. Interment will be in Mount Pisgah Cemetery. Other survivors include six daughters, Dorothy Hoopes, Janet Thompson and Jaycee Rose, all of Gillette, Arlene Herman of Boise, Idaho, Lorene Snyder of Greenwood, Ind., and Linda Degele of Laurel, Mont.; a son, Harry of Gillette; a sister, Genera Robinson of Cokeville; two brothers, Robert of Sidney, Mont., and Tom Z. of Lovell; six stepchildren; 17 grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; numerous stepgrandchildren; and one step-great-grandchild.
Pauline E. Dryden, 92, Sheridan, died Saturday, June 9, 2001, in Ranchester. Arrangements are pending with Champion Ferries Funeral Home.
Jerry Belle Allen, 90, of Hardin, Mont., died at Heritage Acres Nursing Home in Hardin June 9, 2001. Kane Funeral Home is handling local arrangements.
Martha Josephine Burke, 76, of Sheridan died Wednesday, June 6, 2001, at Memorial Hospital of Sheridan County. Cremation has taken place and committal will be by the family at a later date. Kane Funeral Home is handling arrangements. Mrs. Burke was born Jan. 16, 1925, at Slater Creek to Frank Milford and Ica Belle (Truelove) Benedict. She married Robert Patrick Burke in September 1951 in Casper. She was a member of Veterans of Foreign Wars, Eagles and Royal Neighbors. She was preceded in death by two sisters, Winnie and Florence; four brothers, George, Jim, Dutch and Bill; and her husband. Survivors include children Merry Jo Reimers of Denver, and Richard White and Pat Burke, both of Sheridan; nine grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; and one sister, Rosa Smith, Seattle. In lieu of flowers, memorials are suggested to the Sheridan Senior Center Meals on Wheels Program in care of Kay Roush, First Federal Savings Bank, Box 7007, Sheridan, WY 82801.
A graveside memorial service for Henry “Hank” Zimmerman, 86, is 2 p.m. Saturday in the Elks Cemetery in Sheridan. Officers from the Elks Lodge will perform committal rites. Mr. Zimmerman of Quartzsite, Ariz., and formerly of Sheridan, died Jan. 24, 2001, at Lake Havasu City, Ariz. In lieu of flowers, donations are suggested to the Sheridan Elks Lodge in care of John Mitchell, 45 West Brundage, Sheridan, WY, 82801. Kane Funeral Home is in charge of local arrangements.
A memorial service for Iris W. Marquess, 100, who died Feb. 5, 2001, is 11 a.m. Saturday, June 16, at Mount Hope Cemetery in Big Horn. A reception will follow at Lions Club Park in Big Horn.
BUFFALO — Della Fern Leis, 66, of Buffalo died Wednesday, June 6, 2001, in Casper. Visitation is 1-10 p.m. today at the Adams Funeral Home Chapel in Buffalo. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Saturday at Adams Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Karen Miers officiating. Burial will be in Willow Grove Cemetery with graveside rites.
BROADUS, Mont. — John Victor “Vic” Lloyd, 94, died Monday, June 4, 2001, at the Powder River Manor in Broadus. Visitation will be Friday in the chapel of Stevenson & Sons Funeral Home in Broadus. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Saturday in the Powder River Congregational Church in Broadus. Interment will be 4 p.m. in the family lot in the Custer County Cemetery in Miles City. Mr. Lloyd was born Oct. 1, 1906, in Beaver, Okla., to Charles A. and Anna V. (Childers) Lloyd. The family moved to the Rosebud area in Montana when he was in high school. He married Evelyn Dorothy Williams in 1931. They ranched on Moon Creek and he worked for Lockie Livestock. They later separated. Mr. Lloyd moved to Miles City in 1949. In 1985 he moved to Broadus. He was preceded in death by four brothers, Mike, Lee, Joe and Ward; and two sisters, Bertha and Frieda. Survivors include two sons, Gib of Broadus and Gary of Sheridan; a daughter, Betty Kiser of Newell, S.D.; eight grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren. Memorials may be made to the Powder River Manor Activity Fund, 104 N. Trautman, Broadus, MT 59317.
Martha Burke, 76, of Sheridan died Wednesday, June 6, 2001, at Memorial Hospital of Sheridan County. Services are pending with Kane Funeral Home.
Cecil R. Williams Jr., 57, of Conneautville, Pa., died Monday, June 4, 2001, near Kaycee of an apparent heart attack. Arrangements are pending with Champion Ferries Funeral Home.
Roger E. Todd, 84, of Sheridan died Saturday, June 2, 2001, in the Sheridan VA Medical Center. Visitation is 6-7 p.m. today at Champion Ferries Funeral Home. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Wednesday at Champion Ferries Funeral Home. Burial will be in the Elks Cemetery. Mr. Todd was born Jan. 16, 1917, in Sheridan to Fred and Gladys (Wilcox) Todd. He grew up on Lower Piney Creek ranch near Ucross, attending grade school in Clearmont and graduating from Sheridan High School. He joined the Army Air Corps after graduation. He married Margueritte A. Kagie Dec. 5, 1942. They moved to Arizona, where he worked two years as a railroad conductor, and later moved to Lower Piney Creek and Clear Creek. They moved to Big Horn in 1984. Mr. Todd served on the board of directors of the Sheridan-Johnson Rural Electric Association and was a life member of Sheridan Elks Lodge 520. He enjoyed fishing, hunting and gardening. He was preceded in death by his wife in 1992 and by two brothers, George and Luther. Survivors include four sons, Richard of Mountain Home, Ariz., David of Buffalo and Steven and Edgar, both of Sheridan; two daughters, Linda Mentock of Raytown, Mo., and Virginia Ewalt of British Columbia, Canada; two sisters, Edna Fay of Sheridan and Sadie Dexter of Cheyenne; two brothers, the Rev. Eugene Todd of Cheyenne and Lewis Todd of Tucson, Ariz.; nine grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Memorials may be made to the Sheridan Senior Citizens Center in care of Nancy Drummond, 428 N. Jefferson, Sheridan, WY 82801.
Viewing for Harold W. Bosley, 81, of Sheridan is 2-7 p.m. today at Champion Ferries Funeral Home. Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Wednesday at Immanuel Lutheran Church with the Rev. William Heine officiating. Burial will be in Sheridan Municipal Cemetery with military honors by the American Legion and National Guard. Mr. Bosley died Sunday, June 3, 2001, in Sheridan VA Medical Center. He was born Aug. 27, 1919, in Sheridan to Alvin and Elizabeth (Roberts) Bosley. He attended Sheridan schools and played football. He left school in the 11th grade to work at Bondi Brothers grocery store to help his brother through school. He enlisted in the Navy the day after Pearl Harbor and served on the USS American Legion Troop Transport until his discharge in 1945. He married Harriett Winkler Oct. 22, 1946, in Sheridan. He worked for the CB&Q Railroad as brakeman and conductor until 1967, when he retired. He worked part time for Top Typewriter and volunteered many hours for a golf tournament to benefit the Muscular Dystrophy Society. He received many awards for his volunteer services. He was a member of American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars and a retired member of United Transportation Union. He was preceded in death by three brothers, Frank, Roy and Clifford, and by two sisters, Nora Vielhauer and Claudine Hoiten. Survivors include two sons, John of Sheridan and James P. of Sioux Falls, S.D. Memorials may benefit the Harold Bosley Memorial Fund in care of Nancy Drummond at 428 N. Jefferson, Sheridan, WY 82801.
BILLINGS — Eugene E. Coombs, 75, of Billings died Sunday, June 3, 2001, at Billings Deaconess Hospital. He was grandfather of Chris Bugher of Sheridan. Visitation will be through 9 p.m. today at Smith Funeral Chapels’ Downtown Chapel in Billings. Cremation will follow. Memorial services will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at Grace United Methodist Church in Billings. Private family interment of the ashes will be Thursday. He was preceded in death by two sisters, Doris Coombs and Lenore Waddell. Survivors include his wife; three daughters, Edee Russell of Bozeman, Julie Bugher of Buffalo and Gloria Coombs of Fargo, N.D.; three stepchildren, Dr. Richard Metzger of Chattanooga, Tenn., Dr. David Metzger of Lambertville, N.J., and Marion Rizzo of Newburyport, Mass.; three other grandchildren; five stepgrandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
HARDIN — Clara Lix Knight, 90, of Hardin and formerly of Lodge Grass, died Sunday, June 3, 2001, in Big Horn County Memorial Hospital. Vigil services are 7 p.m. today in Bullis Funeral Chapel in Hardin. Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Wednesday in Hardin St. Joseph Catholic Church, followed by Rite of Committal in Little Big Horn Battlefield National Cemetery.
Truman G. Huckeba, 71, died Monday, June 4, 2001, at Sheridan VA Medical Center. Services are pending.
Roger E. Todd, 84, of Sheridan died Saturday, June 2, 2001, at the VA Medical Center in Sheridan. Arrangements are pending at Champion Ferries Funeral Home.
Harold W. Bosley, 81, of Sheridan died Sunday, June 3, 2001, at the VA Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at Champion Ferries Funeral Home.
Viewing for Della Mae Plachek, 75, of Sheridan will be 1-3 p.m. Sunday at Champion Ferries Funeral Home. Funeral services are 10 a.m. Monday at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church with the Rev. David Duprey officiating. Interment will be in Masonic 43 Section of Sheridan Municipal Cemetery. Mrs. Plachek died Wednesday, May 30, 2001, in Memorial Hospital of Sheridan County. She was born July 15, 1925, in Sheridan to E.E. and Anna (Stocker) Sneath. She grew up and attended schools in Sheridan. She received nurse’s training in Port Arthur, Texas. She returned to Sheridan and married Louis Plachek July 1, 1950, in Sheridan. She was a nurse at Memorial Hospital 35 years and at the Sheridan VA Medical Center 10 years until she retired. She was a member of St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, Diamond Rebekah Lodge and Daughters of the Nile. She was past Worthy Matron of Friendship Chapter 51 of Eastern Star. She was past treasurer and secretary of the Wyoming State Licensed Practical Nurses Association. She enjoyed raising orchids, gardening, playing cards crocheting, dancing and old movies. She was preceded in death by her husband and by a sister, Edna Morris. Survivors include a son, Gary, of Sheridan; a brother, Glenn Heaton of Sheridan; a granddaughter; and two great-grandchildren. Memorials may be made to St. Peter’s Episcopal Church.
Visitation for Mary M. Smith, 83, of Sheridan is 2-5 p.m. today at Kane Funeral Home. Cremation will follow. Mrs. Smith died Monday, May 28, 2001, at Memorial Hospital of Sheridan County. She was born July 1, 1917, to Mary (Koscielniok) and Mike Patz in Monarch. She married Mick Petrovich. They divorced. She married George Smith. They ranched near Piney Creek until his death, when she moved into Sheridan. She was a seamstress and worked for the Sheridan Singer store for many years. A member of Holy Name Catholic Church, she was also active in Order of St. Luke, Secular Order of St. Franciscan, the Contemplative Prayer Group, Women’s Bible Study and the Rosary Group. She enjoyed working as a volunteer in the Holy Name Thrift Shop. In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by a brother, Joe Patz, and a sister, Sophia Bearrows. Survivors include two children, Robb Smith of Colorado Springs, Colo., and Stasia Sayer of Sheridan; one brother, Frank Patz of Sheridan; two grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Memorials may be made to Holy Name Fund for the Needy, Sheridan Senior Citizens Center or San Benito Monastery in care of Delphine Toner, First Interstate Bank, P.O. Box 2007, Sheridan, WY 82801. Della Plachek Viewing for Della Mae Plachek, 75, of Sheridan will be 1-3 p.m. Sunday at Champion Ferries Funeral Home. Mrs. Plachek died Wednesday, May 30, 2001, at Memorial Hospital of Sheridan County. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Monday at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church with the Rev. David Duprey officiating. Interment will be in the Masonic Lodge 43 section of Sheridan Municipal Cemetery.