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Helen L. Wiley, 86, of Sheridan died Tuesday, March 9, 2010, at Sheridan Manor. A celebration of life for friends and family is 2 p.m. Friday at Sheridan Manor. Burial is 3 p.m. Wednesday at Mount Olivet Cemetery in Wheat Ridge, Colo. Arrangements are with Kane Funeral Home.
Michael G. Jurosek, 87, of Sheridan died Wednesday, March 10, 2010, in Sheridan Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending with Champion Ferries Funeral Home.
Prescott Underwood, 82, of Sheridan died Thursday, March 11, 2010, in Westview Health Care Center. Arrangements are pending with Champion Ferries Funeral Home.
The beautiful and loving consciousness of Haroldine Peterson left us peacefully, early in the morning of Tuesday, September 8, 2009. Haroldine was born in Caldwell, Idaho on March 11, 1924. At the time, her father, Robert Jones, ran a dairy. Her mother, Mae Jones, also worked from sun to sun caring for the family _ now four sisters and one brother. When Haroldine was five, her parents sold the dairy, moved to town and purchased and operated a grocery store. Haroldine attended high school in Idaho, Colorado (where she was elected as a cheerleader) and California. She graduated in 1942. Intent on making her own contribution to the World War II effort, she worked as a station agent for the Union Pacific Railroad for two years. Afterwards she attended Walla Walla College and later worked as an assistant editor at Washington State University. There she met our father Donald Peterson. They married in 1947 and honeymooned in Sun Valley. Afterwards they attended the sugar beet convention in Colorado Springs, then drove on to make their new home in Sheridan, Wyoming where Don was newly employed as a geneticist with Holly Sugar Corporation. In Sheridan, Haroldine was active in the Congregational Church, P.E.O. Chapter T, membership drives for Community Concerts, PTA, book review club, bridge groups, square dancing, and all the ice skating, sledding, snowball throwing, tent camping, and picnicking offered by such an idyllic place to raise kids. The family moved to California in 1970. As an Executive Secretary at Fujitsu Corporation in the San Francisco Bay Area, Haroldine was nicknamed Dena. She graduated from West Valley College, managed a chain of shoe stores, was a supermodel at the Emporium, I Magnin and Saks and became a certified graphologist. She remained active in P.E.O. and also enjoyed line dancing, ballroom dancing, and was an avid dowser and a student of metaphysics. If you lived in Sheridan in the 1950s and 1960s, you would probably remember Haroldine. Those who met her even briefly remark that she extended unconditional love and listened with genuine interest. She saw only the good in people yet laughed at the ironies of life. She had a quick wit. In her presence you felt healed. Her favorite color was lavender in any shade. She even loved its aroma. Others called her Haroldine or Dena. We are so proud to have called her Mom. We miss her. But her gentle touch will always be with us, her words of wisdom always in our ear, her loving kindness always an inspiration. And though we no longer have the privilege of holding her hand, looking into her eyes, or hearing her laugh, we feel her presence often. Haroldine is preceded in death by Donald Peterson and their son Terry. She is survived by daughters Bobbi Peterson and Karen (and Ron) Dickenson living in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Surrounded by family and dear friends, Suzanne Beth Frye Buchanan died Saturday, March 6, 2010 at Wyoming Medical Center, Casper. She was born February 24, 1949 in Sutherland, Nebraska, the second child of Theodore George Frye and Mary Elizabeth Poff. She grew up on a registered Herford ranch five miles north of Arthur, Nebraska. She graduated from Arthur County High School in 1967. While in high school she competed in music, volleyball and track programs. She attended Chadron State College before marrying Ted Thomas Buchanan in Ogallala, NE on June 19, 1971. They had two children, Tanya and Jason. Suzanne was a long time member of the Beta Sigma Phi sorority in Lamar, Colorado, Worland and Gillette, Wyoming. She enjoyed fishing with her father in the Nebraska sand hills and traveling to her husband_s Vietnam Army reunions. She taught piano lesson to many children in Lamar and Worland. Among her many hobbies were quilting and playing with her three granddaughters. She is survived by her husband, Ted of Sheridan, daughter, Tanya Marie Buchanan and granddaughters, Paige Marie and Ella Gray Wise, son, Jason, daughter-in-law, Courtney and granddaughter, Beatrix Finn Buchanan of Billings, Montana; one sister, Shelley (Tim) Knott, Arthur, NE and sister and brother-in-law, Nancy and Sam Talbott; one niece and five nephews. An early summer private family memorial service will be held in Arthur. Cremation has taken place under the direction of Bustard’s Funeral Home.
Former Sheridan resident Lavon I. Cox, 82, died Saturday, Feb. 27, 2010, at Pioneer Manor Nursing Home in Gillette of natural causes. Cremation has taken place. Arrangements were with Gillette Memorial Chapel. A celebration of life is 3-5 p.m. Friday at the Sheridan Elks Club, 45 W. Brundage St. Born Oct. 10, 1927, in Belle Fourche, S.D., she graduated in 1945 from Sundance High School. She moved with her family to Sheridan, where she married Howard Cox. She was preceded in death by two sons, Gary in 1967 and Howard in 1996. Survivors include two sons, Steve of Wyarno and Ed of Gillette; one daughter, Vicki Connally of Gillette; a brother, Tom Rabe of Great Falls, Mont.; a sister, Lou Krinning of Pickerton, Texas; four grandsons; two granddaughters; seven great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Helen L. Wiley, 86, of Sheridan died Tuesday, March 9, 2010, at Sheridan Manor. Arrangements are pending with Kane Funeral Home.
Donald Mowry Lobdell, 97, of Sheridan passed away at Westview Healthcare Center on Thursday, March 4, 2010. Donald was born December 17, 1912 in Casper, Wyoming to Donald M. and Sylvia (Ricker) Lobdell. During high school he worked summers on ranches in Dubois and Pinedale. After graduation from Natrona County High School he married June (Smith) Hodgson on June 3, 1938. In 1942 he joined the United States Marine Corps and spent two years in the South Pacific as a Master Tech Sargeant. From 1951-1953 he owned and operated Blue Bird Laundry in Casper, Wyoming. Donald moved to California in 1953 and owned numerous businesses including a bakery, horse stable, liquor store, chemical toilets, car wash and managed a hardware store. In 1972 he had a mobile home business before retiring in 1974. Don and June traveled to Bermuda, China, New Zealand, Australia, Tahiti, Japan, Hong Kong, Mexico, Germany and Switzerland. Donald eventually moved back to Sheridan to be with his daughter in 1994. Donald’s interests include playing golf, skiing, ski patrol, hunting and traveling. He was a former Mason, Shriner, member of the Elks, Eve’s Casper Country Club, National Ski Patrol, a private pilot and he set up a scholarship at the University of Wyoming. Donald is preceded in death by his parents, Donald and Sylvia Lobdell and his wife, June Lobdell formerly of Sheridan. He is survived by his daughter Donna Kuehne of Sheridan; grand-daughter Jennie K. Loomis of Sheridan and great-grandchildren Kailey and Winfield Loomis of Sheridan. Donald is also survived by his good friends Madonna J. Rowe , Deb Adams and Jim Tyra, all of Sheridan. Memorial service will be held Thursday, March 11, 2010 at 10:00 am at Kane Funeral Home with Pastor John Meyer of Saint Peter’s Episcopal Church officiating. Military flag presentation to follow. Private inurnment will take place at the Wyoming Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Casper Wyoming at a later date. Donations can be made to the Alzheimer’s Association, Wyoming Chapter, 400 E. 1st Street, Casper WY 82601 or the Sheridan Senior Citizen’s Center, 211 Smith Street, Sheridan WY 82801. Kane Funeral Home has been entrusted with the arrangements.
Norman Hugh Weddle, 78, of Sheridan died Thursday, March 4, 2010, at his residence. Services were Monday at Holy Name Catholic Church with the Rev. Thomas Ogg officiating. A reception followed in the Parish Hall. Arrangements were with Kane Funeral Home. Born Nov. 16, 1931, to Clyde and Vera Weddle in Metcalf, Ill., he served in the U.S. Air Force from 1950-1954. He married Annamae Weddle on Dec. 18, 1954, in Kankakee, Ill. Mr. Weddle enjoyed reading, watching John Wayne movies, riding his power chair throughout town, and Day Break at the Senior Center. He was preceded in death by his wife; a daughter, Marylou; and a sister, Sharon. Survivors include a daughter, Suzanne Bohm of Sheridan; two sons, James Weddle of Sheridan and Terrence Weddle of Scottsbluff, Neb.; a sister, Lois Wallace of Chrisman, Ill.; a brother, Herman Weddle of Metcalf; five grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Memorials may be sent c/o James Weddle, Citco Federal Credit Union, 502 N. Main St., Sheridan, WY 82801.
Diane (Baker) Hutchinson age 79, of Sheridan, Wyoming, a very beautiful lady with an unlimited supply of love for her family, passed away on Saturday, March 6, 2010 in Gillette, Wyoming of respiratory failure. At her request, cremation will take place and private family services will be held at a later date at the Black Hills National Cemetery, Sturgis SD. Diane was born in Glendive, Montana on August 15, 1930 to Clem and Willah (Shaub) Baker. Diane was truly a native of Glendive as all of her maternal great-grandparents settled there in the early 1880_s. She attended Washington Elementary School and graduated from Dawson County High School in 1948. After high school, she worked as an operator for Mountain Bell before moving to Yakima, Washington in the fall of 1949 where she was employed by two different news agencies. Diane returned to Glendive in the fall of 1952 and worked for Consolidated Freightways. Diane married C. Keith Hutchinson on December 23, 1953 in Glendive. They spent the next twenty-five years traveling as part of Keith_s Air Force career. They shared fifty-six wonderful and adventurous years together as they lived in Texas, Nevada, Florida, Georgia, Arizona, Massachusetts, Montana, Alabama, Virginia, Iran and Oklahoma before settling in Sheridan, Wyoming in 1978. No matter where they lived or how humble the house, Diane always transformed it into a home. Diane was an avid bowler until arthritis forced her to quit. She set house records and was among the best female bowlers wherever she competed. In her later years, she even out played her family in Wii Bowling. She also loved to fish and frequently reminisced about doing so at Intake with her dad as a kid. When fishing with her husband, she often kept score, but there was no need because she nearly always caught more than him. After her husband retired, they traveled to Canada, Alaska, Mexico, Hawaii, Australia, and about the continental United States. Camping with their pick-up camper and, in later years, their motor home, were yearly highlights. She enjoyed snow birding to escape part of the Wyoming winter. She especially liked having the entire family together at an annual campout at Glendo Reservoir or in the Black Hills. When at home, Diane enjoyed sitting on her back porch to take in the view of the Big Horn Mountains and watch the wild animals that visited her yard. She had a complicated relationship with the deer, as they were fun to watch but frustratingly fond of her flower beds. She cared deeply for all animals, but had a special love for her record-breaking twenty-eight pound cat, _TC_. She also spent many pleasurable hours doing crossword puzzles, playing back- gammon, and having long telephone conversation with her children. Diane is survived by her husband Clarence Keith Hutchinson of Sheridan, WY; daughter Debbie Wolf (Frank) of Gillette, WY; daughter Vicki Burgess (Freddy) of Bailey, CO; son, Jerry (Gerveann) Hutchinson of Gillette, WY; and grandchildren Ryan Wolf of Denver, CO; Erin Wolf (Aaron) Spatz of Denver, CO; Kayla Wolf of Laramie, WY; and Tracy Nemes of Gillette, WY. She was preceded in death by her parents and a sister, Ellenor Ripley. Condolences may be sent in her name in care of Walker Funeral Home, 410 Medical Arts Court, Gillette, WY 82716. Condolences may also be sent via the website at www.walkerfuneralgillette.com
Survivors of Sunshine Sue Stephenson Clifford include two grandchildren. The number of grandchildren was not listed in the obituary published in Friday’s Sheridan Press.
Jeryl A. Bomstad, 68, of Sheridan died Tuesday, March 2, 2010, at Sheridan VA Medical Center. Graveside service is 11 a.m. Wednesday in Yellowstone County Veterans Cemetery, Laurel, Mont., with military rites by the Laurel Veterans of Foreign Wars and Billings Navy Reserve Unit. Arrangements are with Champion Ferries Funeral Home.
Jane Devoe, 63, of Buffalo died Saturday, March 6, 2010, at Johnson County Healthcare Center in Buffalo. Funeral services are 10 a.m. Saturday at Adams Funeral Home Chapel in Buffalo with the Rev. Tom Saur officiating. Private burial will follow. Memorials may benefit St. Francis Animal Shelter c/o Adams Funeral Home, 351 N. Adams Ave., Buffalo WY 82834.
Donald Mowry Lobdell, 97, of Sheridan, died Thursday, March 4, 2010, at Westview Health Care Center. Memorial service is 10 a.m. Thursday at Kane Funeral Home with Pastor John Meyer of St. Peter's Episcopal Church officiating. Military honors will follow. Private burial will be at a later date at Wyoming Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Casper. Born Dec. 17, 1912, in Casper to Donald and Sylvia (Ricker) Lobdell, after graduation from Natrona County High School he married June (Smith) Hodgson, then joined the United States Marine Corps, spending two years in the South Pacific. From 1951-1953 he owned and operated Blue Bird Laundry. He moved to California in 1953 and owned numerous businesses including a bakery, horse stable, liquor store, chemical toilet business and a car wash. He owned a mobile home business from 1972 until retirement in 1974. During his life he traveled to Hong Kong, Europe, New Zealand, took numerous cruises and spent three months in Story before moving to Pinehurst, N.C., where he enjoyed playing golf. He moved to Sheridan in 1994 to be with his daughter. He enjoyed golf, skiing, ski patrol, traveling and was a private pilot. He was a former member of the Masons, the Shriners, the Elks, Eve's Casper Country Club and National Ski Patrol. He was preceded in death by his wife. Survivors include daughter Donna Kuehne of Sheridan; one granddaughter; and two great-grandchildren. Memorials may benefit the Alzheimer's Association, Wyoming Chapter, 400 E. First St., Casper WY 82601 or the Sheridan Senior Citizen's Center, 211 Smith St., Sheridan WY 82801.
Milford A. “Bud” Stafford, 80, died Monday, Feb. 22, 2010, at his Buffalo residence. Private services are planned. Memorials may benefit the Susie Bowling Lawrence Hospice in c/o Adams Funeral Home, 351 N. Adams Ave., Buffalo WY 82834.
Robert Goodman, 81, of Sheridan, passed away Sunday, February 28, 2010, in Mesa, Arizona. Robert was born October 11, 1928, in Billings, Montana, to Adam and Anna (Kukes) Goodman. When Robert was nine, the family moved to Big Horn, Wyoming, where he attended school. In 1949, Adam and Anna purchased the Pony Track
Ranch on Lower Prairie Dog Road and the family moved there. Robert lived and worked on the ranch until 1958.
On September 23, 1950, Robert married Norma Louise Neff. They would have celebrated their 60 th wedding anniversary in September. Robert and Norma had four children. In 1959, Robert and Norma purchased the Skelly Gas Station on North Main Street. They operated the gas station until 1972 when they sold it to Robert’s brother Louis. Robert and Norma then purchased the Mobile Home Estates Park and operated it until 1994. He also owned and operated Bob’s Mobile Wash. Robert was also a fuel hauler for Maverick Country Stores for 10 years. Robert retired in 2002, and he and Norma began traveling. They had spent the last eight winters in
Arizona. Robert enjoyed snowmobiling in the Big Horns – he was the first president of the Big Horn Mountain Snomads – and water skiing at Lake DeSmet. He enjoyed time with his family. He was a member of the Sheridan Elk’s Lodge. He is survived by his wife and four children – Jim, Denver, Colorado; Russell, Sheridan; Ruth Grevesen (Steve), Greeley, Colorado; and Cindy Pilch (Tom), Sheridan. Also five grandchildren – Richelle Grevesen O’Neil, Plano, Texas; Matt Goodman, Forest Grove, Oregon; Kristina Goodman, Sheridan; Emily Pilch, Billings, Montana; and Hilary Pilch, Laramie. And a great granddaughter, Aubrey Swan, Sheridan. He is also survived by one sister, Sadie Robertson, Sheridan, and several nieces and nephews. He is preceded in death by his parents, five brothers – George, Louis, Howard, Virgil, and Kenneth, one sister – Virginia Bury, and
one grandson – Jason Obert. Cremation has taken place. A celebration of life is planned at a later date. Memorials may be made to the donor’s choice.
Sunshine Sue Stephenson Clifford, 101, of Sheridan died Tuesday, March 2, 2010, in Sheridan Manor. Graveside memorial service is 11 a.m. Monday in the Elks section of Sheridan Municipal Cemetery with the Rev. Kevin Jones officiating. Arrangements are with Champion Ferries Funeral Home. Born March 13, 1908, in Mangum, Okla., to Dudley Gid and Lily Ann (Lock) Stephenson, she moved a few years later to Wichita Falls, Texas, where she attended school through the eighth grade, then high school in San Antonio and Amarillo, Texas. She married William J. Clifford on Nov. 19, 1927, in Dallas. They moved to Sheridan in the early 1930s. Mrs. Clifford worked as a hostess for the Golden Steer Restaurant from 1963 to 1976. She was a charter member of Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks Does in Sheridan and served as Sheridan County chairwoman of March of Dimes and Easter Seals for many years. A creative cook and seamstress, she enjoyed creating panoramic Easter eggs, which she sold locally. She also enjoyed playing bridge with friends, hand-quilting bed covers, and traveling the country and abroad. Survivors include one daughter, Kay McKim, and two great-grandchildren. Memorials may benefit Sheridan Dog & Cat Shelter, 84 East Ridge Road, Sheridan, WY 82801 or Welsh Terrier Cares, Lyn Hollis, 164 N. Forrest Ave., Camden, TN 38320-1217.
Sheridan native Joseph Lee Bogart, 30, died Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2010, in Hillsboro, Ore., of heart disease, according to family. Memorial service and celebration of life were Feb. 28 in Hillsboro. Born in Sheridan to Richard W. Bogart and Debra O’Donald Bogart, he was an Oregon resident for the past 16 years. His employment included jobs as a painter, salesman, videographer, artist and Web page designer. He enjoyed drawing and painting, cooking, family fishing trips, Cub Scout outings with his children, and time spent with family and friends. He was preceded in death by stepsister, Yvonne Rene VanKirk. Survivors include his wife, Heather; four children, Alyah, Austin, Jade and Aaron; a brother, David Bogart of Oregon; a stepsister, Kim Flood; and a stepbrother, Jerry VanKirk.
Former Sheridan resident Lee Lillibridge, 60, of Denver died Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2010, at his residence. Arrangements are pending.
Norman Hugh Weddle, 78, of Sheridan died Thursday, March 4, 2010, in his Heritage Towers residence. Arrangements are pending with Kane Funeral Home.
Donald Mowry Lobdell, 97, of Sheridan died Thursday, March 4, 2010, at Westview Health Care Center. Arrangements are pending with Kane Funeral Home.
Beverly Joyce (Waddell) White died quietly Mar. 1, 2010, at Community Home Health and Hospice, Longview, Wash. Born Oct. 11, 1928 in Sheridan, Wyo., Beverly was a devoted wife and mother, who faced life and its many challenges with strength and dignity. Beverly was the daughter of John Jackson Waddell and Alice Corinne (Tift) Waddell. She was raised in and around Sheridan, leaving in September 1950 to marry David Keith White who was in the Army in Hopkinsville, KY. Over the years, Beverly and her growing family moved to military postings at Camp Cambell, KY. and Fort Bragg, N.C., before returning to Sheridan for a time. The family later lived at Fort Leonard Wood, MO., Longview, WA. and White Sands Missile Range (WSMR), NM. David retired from the Army while in New Mexico and he and Beverly bought a small farm on the outskirts of Las Cruces. Working hard and teaching themselves along the way, they built their home, including logging the poles for the roof beams, and laying thousands of adobe bricks. Over the years, Beverly held a variety of jobs from nursing at retirement homes and hospitals, to pumping gas at the base service station at WSMR. While living in Las Cruces, she was a Tax Assessor for the Elephant Butte Irrigation District (EBID). She worked with most of the area farmers who knew her by the nickname ‘Charlie’. An accomplished horsewoman, she rode both western and English, riding for pleasure and competition. Following the death of her beloved husband David, Beverly moved back to Longview to be near family. One constant element through the years was Beverly’s love of art in nearly any form. Art was deeply ingrained in Beverly’s soul. In her earlier years she would take art classes whenever possible. In later life, she took classes through the New Mexico State University and at senior citizen centers and libraries. Her artistic interests included sketching and painting pastoral scenes, people in everyday activities and still lifes. A talented sculptor, she completed many busts and figures of people and animals, earning many awards. Attracted by the vibrant colors and textures, Beverly took weaving classes and built two looms, which she used to create intricate table runners, hangings and shawls. When asked once of what she most proud, she said simply “her children.” Beverly was preceded her in death by her daughter Kelly, and is survived by her other children: Patrice Michele Geiselhart of Wheatland, Okla., Donna Kathleen Orr of Longview, Wash., David Kent White of Hooks, Texas, and Joy Dean Samsel of Pensacola, Fla. She is also survived by nine grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren. Beverly wished for no funeral services and her ashes will be buried next to husband David and daughter Kelly in Sheridan. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be sent to the Community Home Health and Hospice, PO Box 2067, Longview, Wash. 98632.
Janice Kay Culver, 67, of Sheridan died Saturday, Feb. 27, 2010, at her residence. A private service will be later. Arrangements are with Champion Ferries Funeral Home. Born Nov. 26, 1942, in Pilger, Neb., to Niels and Margaret (Peters) Sorensen, she traveled the country in her childhood due to her father's employment. She married Bob Culver in 1966, and they moved to Lander for two years before settling in Sheridan. A homemaker, waitress, and caregiver, she earned an associate degree at Sheridan College. She enjoyed cooking and spending time with her family. Survivors include her husband; her father; two sons, William of Brighton, Colo., and James of Sheridan; two daughters, Jennifer Hobson of Auburn, Wash., and Mary Maddux of Pottsboro, Texas; two sisters, Judy Pflugrad of St. George, Utah, and Margaret Snurr of Broken Bow, Neb.; nine grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
On March 2, 2010, Mom and God agreed that it was time for her to have the peace she has wanted for several years and she joined two of the people she loved and missed the most; Dad and our sister Lin. Mom was born in Casper, Wyoming on July 6, 1919, to Josephine Doran Gerber and Charlie Gerber. Charlie left the family when Mom was 2 and Grandma married Cecil Lucas on September 12, 1923. Her brother John was born while the family was tending sheep and living in a sheep wagon. Mom spoke often of being so happy to have a baby brother to play with; Mom and Uncle Pete (a nickname that Mom gave him that stuck) remained close until his death. Mom graduated from Campbell County High School and started teaching in rural one-room schools when she was 17. It was a lonely time for her but she stuck it out and had several adventures trying to get to and from the school from the ranch houses where she boarded. Much later in life, she returned to her teaching career and taught at Wyola Elementary School for 3 years, driving the 100 mile round trip every day. Mom loved to teach, whether it was in school or with her grandchildren or great grandchildren and remained a teacher her entire life. She met and fell in love with Leonard Harris and they married in August of 1940. Our sister Lin was born before Leonard joined the army; he was killed in action on Mindanao in 1945. After the war Mom was courted by our father, Jim Berry, and they were married on July 1, 1946 in Gillette, Wyoming. Mike, Dan and John (or the three "Berry Boys" as we are proud to be called) followed and were raised in Sheridan and Clearmont before settling in Big Horn. Mom was always active in the community, especially the Big Horn Woman's Club, where she was famous for her pies. No dinner at the club was complete without a Bette Berry pie. She was also very involved in the establishment of the Big Horn City Historical Society and worked hard to maintain its' growing success. One of the hardest parts about leaving the home that she and Dad built was moving away from Big Horn and all her friends. Mom is survived by her three sons and their families: Mike and his wife Sandy, their children Andre and Gaston Barajas, Scott and Tom Berry; Dan and his wife Kay and children Courtney and Lucas and John, his wife Janet and children David, Emily and Adam. We lost our sister Lin Luedtke in 2007; her children are Susan O'Shea, husband Kevin, and Bryan Luedtke, wife Shawnee. Bette was preceded in death by her parents, husbands Leonard Harris and James P. Berry, daughter Lin Luedtke and brother John Lucas. We want to extend our thanks and gratitude to the staff at Sugarland Ridge for taking such good care of Mom for the past two years and to the nurses, CNA's and all of the others at Sheridan Memorial Hospital for the care and concern given her these past days. Special thanks to Dr. Adler for having helped Mom in the long term and to Dr. Susan Roberts for your compassion and caring during the short time you took care of her. You are all very special people and you made Mom's journey and our loss a peaceful, natural transition. Memorials can be made to the Big Horn City Historical Society or the Big Horn Woman's Club. Mom requested that no services be held, but as we tended to do growing up, we're going to fudge a bit and have a gathering at a later date when the weather is warm and the flowers are out.
Former Sheridan resident Lavon Cox, 82, died Saturday, Feb. 27, 2010, at Pioneer Manor Nursing Home in Gillette of natural causes. Cremation has taken place and a memorial service will be later. Memorials and condolences may be sent in care of Gillette Memorial Chapel, 210 W. Fifth St., Gillette, WY 82716 or via the Internet at www.gillettememorialchapel.com.
Doris Gove, 88, of Buffalo died Monday, March 1, 2010, at Johnson County Healthcare Center. Graveside funeral service is 2 p.m. Friday in Willow Grove Cemetery with the Rev. Tom Saur officiating. Memorials may benefit the Susan G. Koman Foundation c/o Adams Funeral Home, 351 N. Adams Ave., Buffalo, WY 82834.
Nikki Spencer, 48, of Buffalo died Monday, March 1, 2010, at her residence. Funeral service is 2 p.m. Saturday at Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses with Ray Cox officiating. Private burial is planned. Donations to defray funeral expenses may be made c/o Adams Funeral Home, 351 N. Adams Ave., Buffalo, WY 82834.
Robert Goodman, 81, of Sheridan died Sunday, Feb. 28, 2010, in Mesa, Ariz. Family arrangements are pending.
Edgar Erwin Nelsen, 88, of Sheridan died Monday, March 1, 2010, at Sheridan VA Medical Center. Arrangements are pending with Kane Funeral Home. Born Feb. 23, 1922, in Sidney, Neb., to Edgar and Alice Nelsen, he served in the United States Navy during World War II. He was a member of Carpenters Local 483 in San Francisco, the National Rifle Association, and the San Francisco Police Reserve. Mr. Nelsen was known as an accomplished wood craftsman and pistol shot and enjoyed Western history and riding motorcycles. With his sons, he built two homes and a garage. He was preceded in death by an infant daughter, Deanna; a brother; a sister; and eight half siblings. Survivors include two sons, Jerry Nelsen of Ranchester and Dave Nelsen of Sheridan; one daughter, Theresa Meinhardt of Great Falls, Mont.; and a sister, Lou Ella Ross of Cheyenne.
Mary Elizabeth 'Bette' Berry
Mary Elizabeth "Bette" Berry, 90, of Sheridan died Tuesday, March 2, 2010, in Sheridan Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending with Kane Funeral Home.
Jeryl A. Bomstad, 68, of Sheridan died Tuesday, March 2, 2010, at Sheridan VA Medical Center. Arrangements are pending with Champion Ferries Funeral Home.
Sunshine S. Clifford, 101, of Sheridan died Tuesday, March 2, 2010, in Sheridan Manor. Arrangements are pending with Champion Ferries Funeral Home.
Former Sheridan resident Joseph Runestad, 77, died Monday, March 1, 2010, at the Veterans Home of Wyoming in Buffalo. Funeral services are 2 p.m. Friday at Mortimore Funeral Chapel in Thermopolis with Cal Voigt officiating. Burial will follow at Monument Hill Cemetery. Born in 1933 on the family farm in Bowman County, N.D., to John H. and Olga (Vestfos) Runestad, he moved with his family to Thermopolis, where he graduated from high school. He joined the U.S. Army in 1952 and served in the Korean War. After discharge, he worked as a farm hand and carpenter in Thermopolis and Roundup, Mont. He lived in Sheridan before retiring to the Veterans Home several years ago. A Lutheran and member of Veterans of Foreign Wars, he enjoyed reading, writing and studying the Bible. He was preceded in death by three brothers, Oscar, Henry and Theodore; and a sister, Ruth Shaffer. Survivors include one brother, John Runestad of Roundup; four sisters, Mabel Bergstrazer of Little Falls, Minn., Ella Hafner of Ludlow, S.D., Olga Harvey of Thermopolis, and Lillian Andreen of Casper; and numerous nieces and nephews. Memorials may benefit Missionary Aviation Fellowship, Naples, ID 83847.
Eunice Elaine Eichstadt, 88, of Billings passed away at her home on February 28, 2010. Eunice was born October 1, 1921 to Johann and Freta Geist Kraft in Otter, Montana. She married Ferd Synhorst in 1943. After his death she later married Willis Eichstadt and they later divorced. Eunice is survived by two sisters Rose Anderson and Mary Paxton Holloway, four sisters in law, Irene, Leona, Mary and Margie, and many other family members. She is preceded in death by her parents, ten brothers and one sister. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, March 3, 2010 at Our Savior Evangelical Lutheran Church located at, 1603 St. Andrews Drive. Interment will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, March 4, at the Sheridan Municipal Cemetery, Sheridan, Wyoming. Memorial donations can be sent to Riverstone Health Hospice, P.O. Box 35033 Billings, MT 59107. Smith Downtown Chapels is in charge of arrangements.
Lydia Paredez Zickefoose, 55, of Katy, Texas went to be with her Lord and Savior on Thursday, February 25, 2010. Lydia "Lala" Zickefoose was born on July 6, 1954 in Greybull, Wyoming to Antonio and Mary Paredez. Lydia grew up in Sheridan, Wyoming, got married in Billings, Montana where she accepted Christ at the Spanish Assembly of God and worked over 10 years for GMAC. In 1991, Lydia and her family started a new adventure in Clearwater, FL where she enjoyed walking on the beach and being out of the snow. Lydia moved to Katy in 2001 to be close to her Mom and sister, Mary Ann. She attended Second Baptist Church. Lydia is survived by her devoted husband of 36 years, Robert Zickefoose of Katy, her children Amy (Steven) of Clearwater and Brett (Lynette) of Katy, her mother, Mary Chavez of Sheridan, her brothers Tony Paredez of Cody, WY and Michael Chavez of Sheridan, and sisters Kristine Adams and Lisa Hansen of Sheridan and Mary Ann Clark of Katy and numerous aunts, uncles, nephews and nieces. The joy of Lydia's life in recent years was her 3 grandchildren, Mason and Shea Schreiber and Danyka Zickefoose. Lydia loved laughing with family and friends and playing cards. She kept in close contact with all her family members. We will miss her so very much. She was strong in her faith and love of Christ, prayed over her family daily, and her hope was that her children and grandchildren will grow closer to Him. A memorial service will be held at the Bethesda Worship Center in Sheridan, WY on March 6, 2010 at 1pm. All those who knew her are invited to remember how she touched our lives.
Bernice DeLapp, 76, died Friday, Feb. 26, 2010, at Sheridan Manor. Services will be later at First Presbyterian Church. Arrangements are with Kane Funeral Home. Born July 23, 1933, in Sheridan to Frederick and Bernice Kinter, she graduated in 1951 from Sheridan High School. She married Donald R. DeLapp here on June 20, 1953. Mrs. DeLapp was preceded in death by an infant sister, Mary Janice Kinter; a sister, Barbara Schaffer; and a brother, Alfred Kinter. Survivors include her husband of Sheridan; four children, Donald Matthew DeLapp, Sheri Cisneros, Tim DeLapp and David DeLapp; seven sisters Norma Kinter of Tacoma, Wash., Evelyn Meyer of Skagway, Alaska, Georgia Manuel of Baxley, Ga., Anna Bassett of Fort Collins, Colo., Peggy Marker of Loveland, Colo., and Judy Kinter and Karen Hans of Sheridan; a brother, Chris Kinter of Cynthiana, Ky.; six grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; one aunt; three uncles; and numerous nieces and nephews. Memorials may benefit the Presbyterian Women at First Presbyterian Church, 2121 Colonial Drive, Sheridan, WY 82801.
Edwin Wayne Sampson, 82, of Galesburg, Ill., father of James Edwin Sampson of Sheridan, died Monday, Feb. 22, 2010, at his residence. At his request, cremation has taken place and no services are planned. Arrangements are with Watson Funeral Home in Galesburg. Born Aug. 11, 1927, in Hermon, Ill., to Wayne and Beulah Moore Sampson, he attended schools in London Mills, Ill. He lived many years in Galesburg and worked at Gale Products for more than 35 years. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge and served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. He was preceded in death by a sister and two half sisters. In addition to his son, survivors include two daughters, Christine Rose of Billings and Carol Sue Valadez of Rock Falls, Ill.; a sister, Eileen Sampson Nutt of New Windsor, Ill.; a half sister, Rita Irene Taylor of Sheridan; 10 grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren. Memorials may benefit the Lung Cancer Association.
Edgar Erwin Nelsen, 88, of Sheridan died Monday, March 1, 2010, at Sheridan VA Medical Center. Arrangements are pending with Kane Funeral Home.
Charlotte M. Smith, 89, of Sheridan, Wyoming passed away on February 27, 2010 at Saddle Ridge Rehabilitation Center. Charlotte was born July 15, 1920 in Sheridan, Wyoming to Roy L. Graves and Goldie M. (Fetter) Graves on her mother's 23 rd birthday. She attended schools in Big Horn and Sheridan graduating from Sheridan High School. She married Steve R. Smith in Billings, Montana on January 11, 1947. She worked as a telephone operator and at JC Penney's, but quit to be a homemaker, wife and mother. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church, joining in 1939, and holds the longest membership at the Sheridan church. Charlotte enjoyed crocheting, ceramics, textile painting, creating photo albums and was an avid coin and stamp collector. She compiled a thorough genealogy of both her and her husband's families. She belonged to the Big Horn Historical Society and was a volunteer at the Big Horn Museum. Her children fondly remember frequently coming home to the smell of freshly baked chocolate chip cookies. Her greatest pleasure was spending time with her children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband of nearly 60 years, parents, brother and infant sister. Charlotte is survived by two daughters, Cheryl and her husband Brad Smith of Fort Collins, Colorado and Nancy and husband John Elkins of Sheridan. She has seven grandchildren, Alyssa and husband Randy Jolovich, Kimberly Brown, John R. Elkins, Heather and husband Mike Jones, Selina and husband Todd Nohr, Shelley and husband Joe LaMastra, and Steven Smith. There are 15 great grandchildren, Derrick Elkins, Cole Jolovich, Kelsi Hayden, Cody Jolovich, Brandon Elkins, Courtney Jolovich, Jace Brown, Evan Wilkins, Remington Nohr, Cade Wilkins, Colt Nohr, Jay LaMastra, Ashlyn Elkins, Tawni Nohr, Lucas LaMastra and one more LaMastra on the way. She is also survived by her brother Bob Graves and special nephew Willie Graves. She enjoyed giving to her family and surprising them with her gifts. Her last thoughts were for her family's happiness. Charlotte and her family deeply appreciated the loving care given to her by the Saddle Ridge Staff.
Charlotte M. Smith, 89, of Sheridan died Saturday, Feb. 27, 2010, at Westview Health Care Center. Funeral service is 10 a.m. Tuesday at First United Methodist Church with Pastor John Elkins officiating. Arrangements are with Champion Ferries Funeral Home. Born July 15, 1920, in Sheridan to Roy and Goldie (Fetter) Graves, she attended Big Horn and Sheridan schools, graduating from Sheridan High School. She married Steve R. Smith on Jan. 11, 1947, in Billings. A homemaker, she enjoyed the country life in the couple's home on Meade Creek, especially sunrises, sunsets, and her dog, King. She was a member of First United Methodist Church and Big Horn Historical Society. She was preceded in death by her husband, a brother, and an infant sister. Survivors include two daughters, Cheryl M. Smith of Fort Collins, Colo., and Nancy Elkins of Sheridan; one brother, Bob Graves of Sheridan; seven grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren. Memorials may benefit Shrine Children's Travel Fund, P.O. Box K, Sheridan, WY 82801 or Hospice of The Big Horns, P.O. Box 391, Sheridan.
Janice K. Culver, 67, of Sheridan died Saturday, Feb. 27, 2010, at her residence. Arrangements are pending with Champion Ferries Funeral Home.
Bernice De Lapp, 76, of Sheridan died Friday, Feb. 26, 2010, at Sheridan Manor. Arrangements are pending with Kane Funeral Home.
David G. Hawkins, 66, of Buffalo died Saturday, Feb. 13, 2010, at his residence. Funeral services are 10 a.m. Friday at Adams Funeral Home Chapel with Tim O'Grady officiating. Private burial is in Hayward, Wis. Memorials may benefit the Wounded Warrior Project, c/o Adams Funeral Home, 351 N. Adams Ave., Buffalo, WY 82834.
Michael J. Gazur of Ranchester, WY passed away February 24, 2010, at the V. A. Medical Center in Sheridan, WY after a brief illness. All who knew Michael will miss his proud, forceful, fiercely independent, yet generous, loving, and cheery approach to life. Michael was born on August 9, 1912 in Kooi, Wyoming to Anna (Kawulok) and Thomas Andy Gazur, recent immigrants from Eastern Europe. Michael's father was employed on ranches in the Sheridan area, so the family moved from place to place. Michael rode horseback to school, but ultimately he replaced the horses with his prized Model A Ford. He graduated from Ranchester High School in May, 1931, where he was a member of the Rustler football and basketball teams. As a young man, Michael worked in the meatpacking business, principally in the employ of George Legerski. World War II changed everything for him. He was inducted into the United States Army, and was deployed to the Pacific in the 35 th Infantry Medical Detachment. Michael was a combat medical corpsman and saw front line action throughout the Pacific. He received two Purple Hearts and a citation for his service on Guadalcanal. His body carried shrapnel from wounds (one was the consequence of shelling by Japanese tanks), and pieces of that metal would fester sores and be expelled from his body from time to time. His war experiences influenced the rest of his life. Following the War, Michael returned to the Ranchester area and resumed employment as a butcher. In July 28, 1949 he married Anna Louise Cable. Before the marriage, they designed, and he built, their residence in Ranchester. Michael was skilled in many of the building trades, a value that he passed on to his two sons, Roger and Wayne. In 1958, Michael began working at the V. A. Medical Center in Sheridan. Prior to that time, he had served as the Fire Chief for the Tongue River Fire Protection District, so it was natural that he ultimately joined the V. A. Fire Department. He absolutely loved the work and served as a crew chief. Always striving to improve what he saw, he received several awards for his innovations at the V. A. Medical Center. Michael was also active in Town of Ranchester affairs, and served as a Town councilman for many years. After retiring from the V. A., Michael and his wife devoted their time to farming, fishing and hunting, and family. In his seventies, he tried golf with his son Wayne and grandson Joel. On his first outing, without any instruction, he routinely drove the ball 200+ yards. In his words, "This is simple - it is just like driving nails." His wife, Anna Louise, passed away in 1990. In spite of that great loss, Michael continued to carry on, and lived independently until the very last years of his life, when he moved in the fall of 2007 to the Mountain View Living Center at the V. A. Medical Center. His family deeply appreciates the loving care that he received there. In addition to his wife, Michael was preceded in death by his four siblings (George, Helen, Joe and Mary). He is survived by his two sons and their wives: Roger C. Gazur (Mary Kay) of Beulah, North Dakota, and Wayne M. Gazur (Maija) of Boulder, Colorado. He is also survived by four step-grandchildren, Joel and Lija Fisher, Kurt and Brian Frank, as well as three step-great-grandchildren and many nieces and nephews. His two sons have never had any heroes other than their father. Viewing will be from 10:00am until 2:00pm on Sunday, Feb. 28 th at Champion Ferries Funeral Home. Funeral service will be at 2:00pm on Monday at Champion Ferries Funeral Home with the Rev. Douglas Goodwin officiating. Cremation will follow the service. The family requests that any memorials be of the donor's choice, but with particular emphasis on support of veterans and their families.
Helen F. Downing, 92, of Sheridan, died Saturday, Feb. 20, 2010, in Westview Health Care Center. Committal service is 2 p.m. March 12 in Sheridan Municipal Cemetery with the Rev. Rob Spaulding officiating. A memorial service will be 11 a.m. May 29 at Our Lady of the Pines Catholic Church in Story with Spaulding and the Rev. Don Derryberry officiating. Arrangements are with Champion Ferries Funeral Home. Born March 31, 1917, in Montgomery, Ala., to Clarence F. and MacDena A. (Smith) Davidson, she grew up and attended schools in Monett, Mo., and graduated from Monett High School in 1936. She attended college at Southwest Missouri State Teacher's College in Springfield, Mo. She married Darrel E. Downing on Nov. 16, 1947, in Springfield and worked as an air traffic controller for the Civil Aeronautics Administration (later the Federal Aviation Administration) until the birth of her daughter. The couple moved to Sheridan, where Mrs. Downing worked as a secretary, bookkeeper, and Sheridan College registrar. She was a member of First Presbyterian Church of Sheridan, Bighorn Audubon Society, and Nature Conservancy. An avid bird-watcher, in 1990 she published "Birds of North-Central Wyoming," a book still in circulation. She was preceded in death by her husband, two sisters, and one brother. Survivors include one daughter, Ariel A. Downing of Sheridan; two nieces; and three nephews. Memorials may benefit Nature Conservancy, Big Horn Audubon Society, or a charity of the donor's choice.
Michael J. Gazur, 97, of Ranchester died Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2010, at Sheridan VA Medical Center after a brief illness, according to family. Viewing will be 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday at Champion Ferries Funeral Home. Funeral service is 2 p.m. Monday at Champion Ferries Funeral Home with the Rev. Douglas Goodwin officiating. Cremation will follow. The family requests that memorials be of the donor's choice with emphasis on support of veterans and their families.
Margaret "Peggy" Hellier Howell, 100, died Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2010, in Sheridan Manor. Private burial of cremains will be in Worland Cemetery. Arrangements are with Champion Ferries Funeral Home. Born Margaret Whitney Hellier in Rockland, Maine, to E.J. Hellier and Eva Gay Whitney Hellier, she received a bachelor's degree in classical studies from Wheaton College in Norton, Mass., in 1931. She taught Latin and Greek in Maine high schools. She married John Creighton in 1936 in Rockland. They had one daughter in 1940. The couple moved to Denver when Mr. Creighton was diagnosed with tuberculosis. He died in 1943. In Denver, she met John Ashby Howell of Worland. They married in 1947 in Sheridan and had two daughters. Mrs. Howell worked for short periods as a florist, at Sarkisian's in Denver, and as a volunteer for the American Red Cross. The couple spent summers in Story and winters in Scottsdale, Ariz., while making their home in Denver. Mr. Howell died in 2000. Mrs. Howell enjoyed traveling to Europe, to coastal Maine and throughout the United States. She also enjoyed her gardens, books, art, nature and having tea with others. She was preceded in death by one sister and one brother in addition to her husbands. Survivors include three daughters, Clare Howell of Brunswick, Maine, Catherine Howell of Denver, and Elizabeth Howell of Sheridan; one grandson; and four nieces. Memorials may benefit Green House Living for Sheridan, P.O. Box 444, Sheridan, WY 82801; Denver Botanic Gardens, 9-9 York St., Denver, CO 80206; or Rockland Library, 80 Union St., Rockland, ME 04841.
Sheridan native Susan "Tudy" Martha Legerski, 82, died Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2010, at Shepherd of the Valley Nursing Home in Casper. Graveside service is 1 p.m. Friday at Sheridan Municipal Cemetery with a reception to follow at Best Western Sheridan Center. Viewing is 3-6 p.m. Thursday at Bustard's Funeral Home in Casper with remembrance sharing to follow from 3-10 p.m. at the home of Ray and Vicki Legerski, 249 Indian Paintbrush in Paradise Valley, Casper. Born near Sheridan on Sept. 8, 1927, she married Rudy R. Legerski here on Nov. 10, 1946. They moved to Casper shortly after to start their family and Mr. Legerski's career with Standard Oil Refinery. She was a housewife and worked in the Casper College Student Union for many years. A member of Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church, she enjoyed cooking, reading and family gatherings. She embraced her Polish heritage and the spirit of polka music and dance. She was preceded in death by her husband; four brothers, Louie, Paul, Joe and Henry; and three sisters, Ann Lavin, Helen Cook and Elizabeth Haratyk. Survivors include three children, Myra DeWitt of Casper, James R. Legerski of Bismarck, N.D., and R. Raymond Legerski of Casper; a sister, Marianne Reisch of Utah; nine grandchildren; and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins. In lieu of flowers, donations may benefit Shepherd of the Valley Care Center, 60 Magnolia, Casper, WY 82604.
Joseph Owen Esterl, 79, of Sheridan died Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2010, in Sheridan Memorial Hospital. Viewing will be 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday at Champion Ferries Funeral Home. Graveside service is 2 p.m. Friday in Mount Hope Cemetery, Big Horn, with the Rev. Ronald Stolcis officiating. Born at home in New York City on Feb. 6, 1931, to Joseph and Mary (McConnell) Esterl, he grew up in New York City and attended Saint Mary's School and Flushing High School. He served briefly in the U.S. Navy in the late 1940s. He worked several years with his father in the early to mid-1950s on the New York Central/Twentieth Century Limited railroad line among other jobs. Mr. Esterl moved to Buffalo in the 1970s and later to Sheridan. He lived in various VA health care facilities since the 1980s, never married and had no children. He was preceded in death by two sisters. Survivors include several nieces, nephews and cousins in New York.
Michael J. Gazur, 97, of Sheridan died Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2010, at Sheridan VA Medical Center. Arrangements are pending with Champion Ferries Funeral Home.
Joanna Stewart, 28, of Worland died Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2010, at Sheridan Manor. Arrangements are pending with Champion Ferries Funeral Home.
Marjorie G. Moomey, 93, of Sheridan died Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2010, in Westview Heath Care Center. Services are 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Rhoad Funeral Home in Sargent, Neb. Arrangements are with Kane Funeral Home. Born March 25, 1916, in Loup City, Neb., to George Berdell Wilkie and Minnie May Shipley, she married Walter N. Moomey in 1941. Mrs. Moomey was preceded in death by her husband and a son, Kenneth Moomey. Survivors include four children, Doug Moomey of Sheridan, Dave Moomey of Enders, Neb., Andi Bockhahn of Bozeman, Mont., and Karen White of York, Neb.
Jean Toller-McDonald, 66, of Sheridan died Sunday, Feb. 21, 2010, at Sheridan Memorial Hospital. A memorial Service is 11 a.m. Saturday at the Rock Church (inside First Congregational Church) with Pastor Mike Garneau officiating. A reception will follow at the church. Arrangements are with Kane Funeral Home. Born Sept. 4, 1943, in Lincoln, Neb., to Barbara and Lester Campbell, she married Bill McDonald on June 16, 1999, in Sheridan. She was a human services provider and worked with the developmentally disabled at Rehabilitation Enterprises of North Eastern Wyoming, Easter Seals, and in the public school system. In Lincoln, she was employed with Vital Services and Res-Care. She enjoyed being a housewife, mother and grandmother, the mountains and cooking. Her favorite saying was, "This too will pass." Survivors include her husband; three children, Tammy McDougall and Tracy Porter of Sheridan and Shawn Helmstadter of Lincoln; four siblings, John Campbell, Jim Campbell and Leslie Applegarth, all of Lincoln, and Bill Campbell of Texas; nine grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Gary L. Plachek, 58, of Sheridan died Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2010, at his residence. Graveside services are 2 p.m. Friday at Sheridan Municipal Cemetery with a reception to follow at the Beaver Creek Saloon. Arrangements are with Kane Funeral Home. Born Sept. 26, 1951, to Louis Henry Plachek and Della Mae Sneath in Sheridan, he enjoyed cards, fishing, social gatherings and dartball. He was a fan of the New York Yankees and John Wayne. He could speak Polish and Spanish in addition to English. Mr. Plachek enjoyed making Polish whiskey from an old country recipe and was involved with the Sheridan Dartball Association and The Bohingi Boys. He was preceded in death by his parents and wife, Claudia Kay Gifford. In lieu of flowers, memorials may benefit Sheridan Dog & Cat Shelter, 84 East Ridge Road, Sheridan, WY 82801.
Rose E. Stone, 82, of Sheridan died Sunday, Feb. 21, 2010, in Sheridan Manor. At her request, no services are planned. Arrangements are with Champion Ferries Funeral Home. Born Dec. 6, 1927, in Sheridan to Thomas D. and Lulu (Cotton) Stroup, she grew up and attended schools in Sheridan. She married Francis W. Stone on June 6, 1947. Mrs. Stone was a clerk in various stores in Sheridan. She enjoyed bowling and crafts and was a member of the National Rifle Association and Cloud Peak Bowling Association. She was preceded in death by eight brothers and sisters. Survivors include her husband of Sheridan; one son, Keith F. Stone of Memphis, Tenn.; two grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
Henry E. Sickler Sr., 84, of Sheridan died Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2010, at Sheridan Manor. Graveside service are 1 p.m. Friday at Sheridan Municipal Cemetery with Lisa Gill officiating. Arrangements are with Champion Ferries Funeral Home. Mr. Sickler was born April 10, 1925, in Sheridan to Henry and Bessie (Ackerly) Sickler. He married Patricia McKelvey on Dec. 11, 1945, in Hardin, Mont. After attending Sheridan High School, he moved to California and worked as a shipyard welder. He moved back to Sheridan, where he was a mechanic for various automobile shops, worked for The Sheridan Flour Mill for many years, moved houses, and was a projectionist at the WYO Theater. He enjoyed fishing, panning for gold, having family stop by for a cup of coffee, sharing his knowledge and stories with everyone, and especially spending time with his grandchildren, taking them hunting for the first time, or helping them catch fish. He was preceded in death by his wife; two infant sons, Bobby and Johnny; two brothers, George and Miles; and one sister, Dorothy Jacobs. Survivors include two sons, Henry Jr. of Sheridan and Eddy of Buffalo; three daughters, Mollie Kluver of Henderson, Nev., and Bessie Moore and Pandy Sears, both of Sheridan; 12 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.
Former Sheridan resident Kathy Lou Buskohl, 61, died Friday, Feb. 19, 2010, at Laramie Care Center in Laramie after a battle with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (Lou Gehrig's disease). A memorial service is 3 p.m. Saturday at the American Legion in Laramie. Born April 14, 1948, in Boulder, Colo., to Paul and Anne Fladung, she grew up near Ault, Colo., and graduated from Highland High School in 1966. She married George Meredith in June 1969 and lived in Sheridan, where they raised a daughter. She was active in Daughters of the Nile and First Congregational Church. After her divorce from Mr. Meredith in 1988, she married Richard Buskohl on Aug. 6, 1989. She enjoyed travel and spending time with family. Mr. Buskohl died in 1999. She moved to Colorado to be near family members. She was preceded in death by two brothers, Bobbie and Eddie Fladung, and a great-granddaughter. Survivors include a daughter, Jana Schott of Laramie; three stepchildren, Mary Buskohl of Orange Park, Fla., Christl Buskohl of Riverton, and Richard Buskohl of Germany; three sisters, Harriett Gardner of Cheyenne, Roseanne Friedman of Woodland, Texas, and Mary Timejardine of Ault; two brothers, James Fladung of Casper and Tom Fladung of Ault; 10 grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and numerous cousins, nieces and nephews. Memorials may benefit the Kathy Buskohl Memorial Fund c/o ACPE Federal Credit Union, 2835 Grand Ave., Laramie, WY 82070. Contact family through the Facebook account of Kathy_Buskohl88@yahoo.com.
Joseph Esterl, 79, of Sheridan died Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2010, in Sheridan Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending with Champion Ferries Funeral Home.
Lauretta Nelson, 89, of Buffalo died Sunday, Feb. 21, 2010, at Amie Holt Care Center in Buffalo. Visitation is 1-9 p.m. today at Adams Funeral Home Chapel in Buffalo. Funeral services are 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Luke's Lutheran Church in Buffalo with the Rev. John Orwig officiating. Private burial will be later. Memorials may benefit Buffalo Senior Center c/o Adams Funeral Home, 351 N. Adams Ave., Buffalo, WY 82834.
Marjorie G. Moomey, 93, of Sheridan died Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2010, at Westview Heath Care Center. Arrangements are pending with Kane Funeral Home.
Gary L. Plachek, 58, of Sheridan died Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2010, at his residence. Graveside services are 2 p.m. Friday at Sheridan Municipal Cemetery with a reception to follow at the Beaver Creek Saloon, 112 N. Main St. In lieu of flowers, memorials may benefit Sheridan Dog & Cat Shelter, 84 East Ridge Road, Sheridan, WY 82801. Arrangements are with Kane Funeral Home.
No Obituaries reported.
Rose E. Stone, 82, of Sheridan died Sunday, Feb. 21, 2010, in Sheridan Manor. Arrangements are pending with Champion Ferries Funeral Home.
Helen F. Downing, 92, of Sheridan died Saturday, Feb. 20,. 2010, in Westview Health Care Center. Arrangements are pending with Champion Ferries Funeral Home.
Jean L. Toller-McDonald, 66, of Sheridan died Sunday, Feb. 21, 2010, at Sheridan Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending with Kane Funeral Home.
Dayton native Teresa Lynn Anderson, 40, died Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2010, at her home in Warrensburg, Mo. Cremation has taken place. Memorial service is 2 p.m., March 11, at First Christian Church in Sheridan. Born July 16, 1969, to Melvyn and Patricia Anderson of Dayton, she attended Tongue River schools. She enjoyed the mountains, horseback riding, animals, reading and spending time with family and friends. Survivors include her parents Melvyn Anderson of Hudson; Patricia and Tom Schwerr of Washington, Utah; former husband William Schaffer of Warrensburg; children Andrew Blakeman of Sheridan, Felecia King of West Jordon, Utah, and Heather Gould of Sheridan; sisters Tami Keller of Rockledge, Fla., and Tonya Crunk of Washington, Utah; stepchildren Savannah, Stephanie and Nicholas Schaffer; three nephews, three nieces; and one great-niece.
Peggie "Maude" Arlayne Pierce, 72, of Sheridan, died Thursday, Feb. 18, 2010, at Sheridan Memorial Hospital. Services are 10 a.m. Monday at Kane Funeral Home with the Rev. Doug Goodwin officiating. There will be a family gathering immediately following the service at 515 Canby St. in Sheridan. She was born Dec. 13, 1937, in Natchez, Mississippi. Her father was Russ McGuyre. She married Jerry Ray Pierce in 1968 and later divorced. She enjoyed reading, cooking, puzzles, outdoors, playing cards and time spent with family, children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Preceding her in death was a son, Donald Ricky Helkenn. Survivors include children Terry S. Pierce of Billings, Michael D. Johnson of Houston, Texas, and H. Scott Pierce of Sheridan; brother Bud McGuyre; sister Colleen McGuyre; thirteen grandchildren; and thirteen great-grandchildren. In lieu of flowers, memorials may benefit the Sheridan County Fulmer Public Library, 335 W. Alger Ave., Sheridan WY 82801.
Irene Rose Kuncheff, 86, of Sheridan, died Friday, Feb. 19, 2010, at her home. Visitation will be 6-7 p.m. Monday with Rosary at 7 p.m. at Kane Funeral Home. Funeral Mass is 10 a.m. Tuesday at Holy Name Catholic Church with Father Ron Stolcis officiating. Burial will follow at the Sheridan Elks Memorial Cemetery. Born Feb. 26, 1923, in Hudson, she was the daughter of Austrian immigrants Assunta and Ezekiel Bonella. She was the first college graduate in her family. She worked first as an aircraft designer during World War II and later as a civil engineer for the Bureau of Reclamation in Riverton and Rock Springs. Mrs. Kuncheff retired from engineering to become a homemaker. Survivors include her husband of 52 years, Johnny Kuncheff; three daughters, Nancy Kuncheff of Reno Nev., Mary Barnhart of Parker, Colo., and Patricia Tobi of Sheridan; sister Bruna Garrett of Seattle; and five grandsons.
David C. Gleason, 50, of Sheridan died Sunday, Feb. 14, 2010, at his residence. At his request, no services are planned. Arrangements are with Champion Ferries Funeral Home. Born Dec. 9, 1959, in Sheridan to James I. and Darlene E. (Hayden) Gleason, he attended schools here. He worked for Tucker's Office Products for more than 30 years and was most recently employed by The Sheridan Press. He enjoyed boating, working on cars, four-wheeling, and spending time in the mountains. He was preceded in death by his parents and one sister. Survivors include two brothers, Dale Gleason of Sheridan and Doug Gleason of Mayville, N.D.; four nephews; two nieces; one great-niece; and many cousins.
Karen Marie Reinholt, 51, of Sheridan died Friday, February 12, 2010, at her residence. At her request, no services are planned. Arrangements are with Champion Ferries Funeral Home. Born July 17, 1958, in Terre Haute, Ind., to Clinton E. and Pauline Elizabeth (Jones) Horsley, she grew up outside Ranchester and attended school in Dayton. She was employed as a pipe layer for Shell Oil and managed a liquor store. She married Steven D. Reinholt in Worland on April 27, 1997. She enjoyed rock hunting and collecting antiques and coins. Mrs. Reinholt was preceded in death by her parents and one brother. Survivors include three brothers, Clint Horsley, Larry Lindsey, and Jerry Lindsey, all of Sheridan.
Peggie A. Pierce, 72, of Sheridan died Thursday, Feb. 18, 2010, in Sheridan Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending with Kane Funeral Home.
Irene Kuncheff, 86, of Sheridan died Friday, Feb. 19, 2010, at her residence. Visitation is 6-7 p.m. Monday at Kane Funeral Home with Christian wake service at 7 p.m. Funeral Mass is 10 a.m. Tuesday at Holy Name Catholic Church with the Rev. Ron Stolcis officiating. Burial will be in Sheridan Municipal Cemetery.
David C. Gleason, 50, of Sheridan died Sunday, Feb. 14, 2010, at his residence. Arrangements are pending with Champion Ferries Funeral Home.
Former Sheridan resident Jack G. Adams, 71, died Thursday, Feb. 11, 2010, at Utah Valley Regional Medical Center in Provo, Utah. Funeral services were Monday at Walker Mortuary in Spanish Fork, Utah. Burial was in Spanish Fork City Cemetery. He was born June 29, 1938, in Fredrich, Okla., to Fritz Waters Adams and Bonita Bernice Griffin Adams. He retired from Amoco Oil. He enjoyed spending time with his family, being outdoors and tending his roses. He was known as a man of integrity with a contagious laugh. Survivors include his wife, Verlo Jean Mooney Adams; a brother, Ken Adams; a sister, Karan Waldock; a daughter, Shaunna; nine grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Starla Adams-Parrish. Condolences may be sent to the family at www.walkerfamilymortuary.com.
Karen Reinholt, 51, of Sheridan died Friday, Feb. 12, 2010, at her residence. Arrangements are pending with Champion Ferries Funeral Home.
William Desarro, 89, of Billings died Saturday, Feb. 13, 2010, at Sheridan VA Medical Center. Arrangements are pending with Champion Ferries Funeral Home.
Henry E. Sickler, 84, of Sheridan died Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2010, in Sheridan Manor.
Arrangements are pending with Champion Ferries Funeral Home.
JoAnn Jean McKinney, 83, of Sheridan, WY, died Saturday, February 13, 2010 at Westview Health Care Center. Mrs. McKinney was born August 10, 1926 in
Kansas City, MO, the first of twins. Her parents were William Delbert Hardin and Dorothy Marie Smith. She was raised in Junction City, KS. She moved to Sheridan from Little Rock, AR in 1948 and married Warren "Mac" McKinney. He died in 1988. Mrs. McKinney worked for Superior Laundry and Dry Cleaners form the late 1940s to the mid
1970s. Her hobbies were sewing, gardening, doll houses and her animals. She was preceded in death by her son, Norman McKinney in 2004, and her twin sister, Josephine Dickens, December 11, 2009. Mrs. McKinney is survived by her daughter, Faith Keahey,
(Robert); and four grandchildren, Elizabeth DeGolyer, (William), of Springville, UT, Cal, Brook, (Megan), and Tony Garretson, all of Sheridan, WY; 11 great grandchildren; and 4 great, great grandchildren. She is also survived by two sisters, Darline Price, (David), Connie Halsey, and one brother, Norman Douglas, (Joyce), all of Phoenix, AZ. At Mrs. McKinney's request, no services are planned. Arrangements are with Champion Ferries Funeral Home. Memorials in memory of Mrs. McKinney may be made to the
Sheridan Animal Shelter, 84 E. Ridge Road, Sheridan, WY. 82801
Josephine Bremkamp, 86, of Greenwood Village, Colo., mother of James Bremkamp of Sheridan, died Friday, Feb. 5, 2010, according to family. Born Aug. 6, 1923, in Newport, Wash., she married William Bremkamp of Brighton, Colo., on Jan. 29, 1949, in Denver. He died in December. Survivors include five other children, Stephen Bremkamp of Loveland, Colo., Susan Lang of Centennial, Colo., Carole Shank of Durango, Colo., Roxanne Sienkiewicz of Casper, and Karen Carnahan of Fort Collins, Colo.; 13 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. A private memorial will be later. In lieu of flowers, memorials may benefit The Denver Hospice, 501 S. Cherry Street, Suite 700, Denver, CO 80246-1328 or visit thedenverhospice.org.
Suzanne Consigny Coffeen, 84, of Sheridan died Saturday, Feb. 13, 2010, at Sheridan Manor. A memorial service will be later. Arrangements are with Kane Funeral Home. Born in Sedan, France, on Nov. 23, 1925, to Leon Consigny and Marie Charlotte Consigny, she married Herbert Coffeen in Sedan in 1945. Following World War II, they made their home in Sheridan. Mrs. Coffeen worked at Sheridan Manor 28 years as a caregiver. She enjoyed gardening, cooking French cuisine, and being a grandmother. She was preceded in death by her husband and three children (a son, Marc, in 2007, and two infants). Survivors include three children, Michael Coffeen and Patricia Shokrian, both of Sheridan, and Mary Carley of Lake City, Fla.; nine grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
Phyllis A. Fluegel, 83, of Sheridan died Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2010, at Sheridan Manor. Funeral Mass will be celebrated 10 a.m. Thursday in Beresford, S.D., at St. Teresa's Catholic Church. Memorials may benefit Holy Name Catholic School, 121 S. Connor St., Sheridan, WY 82801. Born July 23, 1926, in Aberdeen, S.D., to Jessie Martini Larkin and E.G. Larkin, she grew up in Beresford and after graduation attended Miss Wood's School of Teaching in Minneapolis, where she earned an elementary teaching certificate. Her first job took her to Madison, S.D., to teach kindergarten. Friends introduced her to Robert Fluegel, and they were married Dec. 28, 1948, in Beresford. They later moved to Sioux Falls, S.D., where they raised their two children. Mrs. Fluegel was active in her children's lives volunteering in their schools and was a member of Catholic Daughters, the Little Flower Altar Society, and Little Flower Church. After Mr. Fluegel's retirement in 1984, the couple moved to Sunland Village in Mesa, Ariz. She loved the warm weather and enjoyed her years as a "snowbird." While in Arizona she was a literacy volunteer, a preschool teacher, and member of Holy Cross Church. She also enjoyed many types of crafts, needlework, reading, and riding her bike. Due to poor health, she moved to Sheridan in December 2000 to be closer to her daughter. Her husband and a sister, Dorothy, preceded her in death. Survivors include a daughter, Judy Steele of Ranchester; a son Bob Fluegel, of Rockton, Ill.; a brother, Grant Larkin; a sister, Nancy Binnie; and three grandchildren. Local arrangements are with Kane Funeral Home.
Suzanne G. Coffeen, 84, of Sheridan died Saturday, Feb. 13, 2010, at Sheridan Manor. Arrangements are pending with Kane Funeral Home.
The following notice is being published again due to the omission of one name.
Former Lodge Grass, Mont., resident Walter Green, Jr., 77, father of Jan Harzke, Jon Green and Jared Green of Sheridan and Julane Tabbert of Billings, died Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010, at his Stanton, Mich., residence. Cremation has taken place. Services are later.
Betty G. Snyder, 81, passed away in Casper, WY at the Central Wyoming Hospice & Transitions Chapman Home on Tuesday, February 9, 2010. Betty was born in Beatrice, Nebraska on October 12th, 1928 to Thomas M. & Agatha Lucille (Collier) Griffin. Betty moved to Sheridan, WY in 1929 with her family where she grew up and attended Sheridan Schools. She graduated from Sheridan High School in 1946. She enlisted in the U.S.A.F. and served from Oct, 1950 to Dec, 1951 in the 3700 WAF Sq. Lackland AFB San Antonio, TX where she was promoted to the rank of Sgt. Betty married Jake S. Snyder on September 15, 1956 in Casper, WY. She began her career as a stenographer with the CPA firm Raab, Roush, and Gaymon in 1957. Because of her organizational abilities, she did not remain a stenographer for long. She remained with the company through many transitions and name changes and retired from McGladrey and Pullen as Office Administrator in 1993 after 35 years of dedicated service. She was preceded in death by her parents; a sister, Lois Eloise Bourke; a brother, Richard D. Griffin; and her husband of 23 years, Jake S. Snyder. Survivors include three nephews; James J. Bourke II of Woodbridge, VA., Ronald D. Bourke of Hastings, NB and Michael W. Bourke of Sheridan, WY. She is also survived by a special friend, Deb King of Casper, WY. She enjoyed visiting her family and friends and was an active member of First Christian Church. She had a beautiful soprano voice and sang in the choir all of her life and later sang with The Meadowlarks through the Casper Senior Center. In recent years Betty enjoyed living at Garden Square and all the activities that she participated in there. Her greatest pleasure was reading with the children at Sagewood Elementary. Betty will be missed and fondly remembered by her family, friends and all who knew her as a kind and generous woman. Funeral services will be provided by Bustards Funeral Home, Casper, WY. A Memorial Service will be held at the First Christian Church in Casper, WY on Tuesday, February 16, 2010. Viewing will be in the sanctuary from 3:00 - 3:45 p.m. with services at 4:00 p.m. followed by a brief reception. The Rev. Cynthia Dobson McBride, Lead Pastor, will preside. Cremation will follow. Burial will be in the Municipal Cemetery (Elks Lodge Section) in Sheridan, Wyoming. Memorials may benefit First Christian Church or Central Wyoming Hospice.
Former Lodge Grass, Mont., resident Walter O. Green, Jr., 77, father of Jan Harzke, Jon Green and Jared Green of Sheridan, died Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010, at his Stanton, Mich., residence. Cremation has taken place. Services are later.
Mildred D. Rohrbach, 90, of Sheridan died Friday, Feb. 5, 2010, in Sheridan Manor.
At her request, no services are planned. Arrangements are with Champion Ferries Funeral Hone. Born Jan. 28, 1920, in California, Mo., to C. Pete and Mellie (Gamble) Hill, she moved with her family to Ulm when she was a small girl. She attended Ulm school.
She married Edward Rohrbach in 1947 in Hardin, Mont. Mrs. Rohrbach was a hair stylist in Missouri, and in Sheridan she worked as a printing assistant for Quick Printing and as a waitress. She was also employed as a licensed practical nurse at Sheridan Memorial Hospital and with Dr. Fred Araas. She retired in the 1960s. She was a member of the Eagles Aerie 186 Auxiliary. Mrs. Rohrbach sold Avon products and enjoyed fishing, travel, gardening, and spending time in the couple's mobile home at Burgess Junction.
She was preceded in death by three brothers. Survivors include her husband of Sheridan; a daughter, Veryleta Skates of Denver; one grandson; and two great-grandsons. Memorials may benefit Sheridan Dog & Cat Shelter, 84 East Ridge Road, Sheridan, WY 82801
Sheridan County native Walter Edward Upton, 86, died Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2010, at Mesilla Valley Hospice in Las Cruces, N.M., after a long battle with Alzheimer's disease, according to family. A memorial service was Jan. 29 at Assisted Living Center of the Good Samaritan Retirement Village in Las Cruces. Arrangements were with Getz Funeral Home in Las Cruces. Born Oct. 19, 1923, in Kleenburn, he graduated from Sheridan High School in 1942 and was vice president of his class. He served as a Navy pilot during World War II, completing initial training in Monmouth, Ill., and receiving his wings at the Naval Air Station in Corpus Christi, Texas. He served at two air bases in Florida. When the war ended in 1945, he returned to Sheridan, marrying Jo Elaine Howard in 1947. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting from Northwestern University, Evanston, Ill., in 1949, later completing a certified public accounting degree through Northwestern's night school in Chicago. He was an accountancy manager with Montgomery Ward starting in 1949. He moved several times with the company, living in Oakland, Calif., for several years and returning to the company's home offices in Chicago until retirement in 1982. He moved in 1983 to Las Cruces, where he opened a consulting firm that he managed until his second retirement in 1993. He enjoyed golf and was especially proud of his two holes-in-one at Picacho Hills County Club Golf Course in Las Cruces. Survivors include his wife; a son, Gregg Andrew Upton; a daughter, Kristine Lynn Diamond; and a grandson.
No obituaries reported.
Phyllis A. Fluegel, 83, of Sheridan died Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2010, at Sheridan Manor. Arrangements are pending with Kane Funeral Home.
Elizabeth (Lizzie) Kuzara, 52, of Sheridan died at her home on Sunday, February 7th, 2010. Lizzie exuded an infectious enthusiasm for life. She always approached each day with a sense of wonder. A well traveled student of nature and history, Lizzie spent most of her life in Wyoming. Her passion for life, love for her family and sincerity in friendship will be sorely missed by all who knew her. In lieu of flowers, an educational trust fund for Lizzie's children has been set up at First Interstate Bank, 4 S. Main, Sheridan WY 82801. Donations are being accepted and appreciated. Lizzie is survived by her children Alexander Jacob and Dea Elysia; her husband Don Kollekowski and a large extended family. A private gathering is being held at a later date.
Gertrude Geneve Sloan, 90, of Sheridan formerly of Oneida, Ill., died Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2010, at Sheridan Manor. Visitation is 10-11 a.m. Saturday at Hurd-Hendricks Funeral Home and Crematory in Oneida. Funeral service will follow with burial in Oneida Cemetery. Local arrangements are with Champion Ferries Funeral Home. Born Aug. 18, 1919, in Woodhull, Ill., to Ralph F. and Helen C. Bloomberg) Kapple, she was raised and educated in Woodhull. She married Arlo Haywood Sloan on Aug. 7, 1937, in Davenport, Iowa. He died in 1960. She was member of Woodhull Lutheran Church. A housewife and mother, she enjoyed cooking, helping others and family gatherings. In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by three sons, two brothers, one sister, and a granddaughter. Survivors include a daughter, Mary Anne Meece of Sheridan; two sons, Arlo Arkelle Sloan of Osco, Ill., and Richard James of Creve Coeur, Ill.; eight grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; one step-grandchild; and two step-great-grandchildren. Memorials may benefit St. Jude's Children's Hospital. Online condolences may be made at www.hurd-hendricksfuneralhome.com.
Brian Cox, 47, of Buffalo died Thursday, Jan. 28, 2010, in his home. Funeral services are 10 a.m. Wednesday at Adams Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Pete Johnson officiating. Private burial will be later. In lieu of flowers, memorials may benefit Bighorn Institute, c/o Adams Funeral Home, 351 N. Adams Ave., Buffalo WY 82834.
Elizabeth Kuzara, 52, of Sheridan died Sunday, Feb. 7, 2010. Arrangements are with Kane Funeral Home.
June Ebenhahn, 101, of Sheridan died Friday, Feb. 5, 2010, at Sugarland Ridge. Per her request, no services are planned. Arrangements are with Kane Funeral Home. Born May 11, 1908, in Omemee, N.D., to Jessie (Paff) Batie and Adam Batie, she married Leon Carl Ebenhahn at the University of North Dakota. She taught school in Huntley and Torrington and at Mercer Island in Washington. She enjoyed reading, crossword puzzles and conversing with others and believed in being "dressed very well" every day. Survivors include a daughter, Jean Shanor; two grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
June Ebenhahn, 101, of Sheridan, died Friday, Feb. 5, 2010, at her residence. Arrangements are pending with Kane Funeral Home.
Charles L. "Chick" Galey, 87, of Big Horn died Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2010, in Sheridan VA Medical Center. A private memorial gathering will be later. Arrangements are with Champion Ferries Funeral Home. Born Jan. 21, 1923, in Philadelphia to William T. and Mary (Lord) Galey, his paternal grandparents were immigrants from Aberfoyle, Scotland. As a young man he spent time in Jackson and attended boarding school at Hotchkiss in Connecticut. A veteran of World War II, he served in the Army Air Corps on numerous Pacific Islands. After the war, he completed a bachelor's degree in history at Princeton University. He married Frances "Frickie" Mifflin on Oct. 18, 1956, in Philadelphia. After briefly living in Jackson, he moved to the Sheridan area, where he remained for the rest of his life. He enjoyed the outdoors, reading, spending time with close friends, music, drinking, and his dogs. He was preceded in death by his wife; a brother, Bill Galey; and two sisters, Jan Andress and Polly Wilson. Survivors include two children, Elizabeth "Miff" Koltiska of Sheridan and Francis "Frank" Galey of Laramie; and two grandchildren. Memorials may benefit Sheridan Dog & Cat Shelter, 84 East Ridge Road, or Sheridan Senior Citizens Center, 211 Smith St., Sheridan, WY 82801.
Sheridan native Darryl L. Dockstader, 56, died Friday, Jan. 22, 2010, in Grand Junction, Colo., of pancreatic cancer, according to family. He was buried Monday in Veterans Memorial Cemetery of Western Colorado in Grand Junction with military rites by the Colorado Patriot Guard. Arrangements were with Martin Mortuary of Grand Junction. Born May 22, 1953, he attended schools in Sheridan, graduating from Sheridan High School in 1973. He worked for various employers in this area including Big Horn Coal, Sheridan County sheriff's office, YMCA, and in electronics maintenance and repair. He moved to Colorado, where he continued work in electronics maintenance in Grand Junction and Parachute, most recently for five years with West Star Aviation in Grand Junction. He was a U.S. Navy veteran. He was preceded in death by his mother, Raetta Dockstader, in 1966; a sister, Sheryl, in 1969; and his father, Vern, in 1976. Survivors include two brothers, Elmer Vehnekamp of North Manchester, Ind., and Billy Vehnekamp of Mandeville, La.
Charles L. "Chick" Galey, 87, of Big Horn died Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2010, in Sheridan VA Medical Center. A private memorial gathering will be later. Arrangements are with Champion Ferries Funeral Home. Memorials may benefit the Dog & Cat Shelter, 84 East Ridge Road, or Sheridan Senior Citizens Center, 211 Smith St., Sheridan, WY 82801.
Elaine (ne: Prill) Langhorne Phillips was born in Bradford, PA on October 18, 1915 and died in Delray Beach, FL on January 23, 2010. Her father, Harry Morgenstern Prill, died in Anaheim, CA in 1987. Her mother, Olive Beatrice Prill, died in Anaheim, CA in 1971. Following her marriage to Ben Cutler, Elaine moved to New York City where she enjoyed a very successful career as an independent fashion designer for Bloomingdales and other upscale Manhattan boutiques. She was also an active member of the Women's Republican Club. In 1952, while in New York City, she married John Langhorne and lived at Sutton Place for many years. The couple subsequently retired to Coral Gables, FL where they remained until John's death from cancer in 1985. Elaine married Elwin "Bill" Phillips Jr. at his winter home in Miami, FL on December 15, 1991. They moved permanently to Banner, WY in 1995 until Bill's death on November 24, 1998. Elaine subsequently returned to Florida and has lived at 100 Edgewater Drive, Coral Gables, FL, and thereafter at the Assisted Living and Extended Care facility in Abbey Delray, South, since that time. Elaine is survived by her nephew, Richard Prill of San Clemente, CA; step-children John Langhorne, Jr. of Stuart, FL; Edmund Gay Langhorne of Georgetown, SC; Rossiter Waters Langhorne of Banner, WY; Richard Morrison Lanhorne of Coral Gables, FL; Elwin (Win) Phillips and James (Jim) Phillips, both of Banner, WY. Elaine will be missed and fondly remembered by her family, step-children and all who knew her, as a kind and generous woman. A memorial service will be held in Stuart, FL and Sheridan, WY; details to follow.
Darlene Jean Roswadovski, 71, of Sheridan died Saturday, Jan. 30, 2010, in Billings. Funeral service is 10 a.m. Thursday at Kane Funeral Home with the Rev. Rob Spaulding officiating. Burial is in Sheridan Municipal Cemetery with a reception for friends and family to follow at 1910 Sparrow Hawk Road. Born July 23, 1938, in Oak Creek, Colo., to James and Adeline Sobotka, she married William Roswadovski on July 23, 1955, in Sheridan. She enjoyed crocheting, flowers, camping, looking for wildlife, and spoiling her dogs. She was preceded in death by a brother, Leslie Sobotka. Survivors include her husband; three children, Debra Pasco of Sheridan, Cher Marble of Tucson, Ariz., and Robert Roswadovski of Gillette; two brothers, Jim Sobotka and Donald Sobotka; three sisters, Barbara Bettcher, Marlene Latoush and Shirley Spoden; and eight grandchildren.
Longtime professional retriever trainer and avid hunter, D.L. Walters, passed away on January 28, 2010 at the age of 82. D.L. was born in Council Bluffs, Iowa on August 24, 1927 as the only child of Cliff and Nancy Walters. The love of hunting and retrievers began in the Walters family with D.L.'s father, and their Chesapeake Bay retriever named Topps. Having been raised in the business of training retrievers, D.L. chose to enter the family business following in his mother's footsteps, as Nancy had established herself as a well respected dog trainer and industry pioneer. During his active years as a professional trainer, D.L. produced forty-six Field Champions, and many more of the dogs he trained went on to become Amateur Field Champions. D.L. had many accomplishments in his career, among them were: winning two National Field Trial Stakes; winning the Country Life Trophy for Derby dogs, and seeing a client win the Amateur National Field Championship Stake with a dog he had trained. In 1996, D.L. was inducted into the Field Trial Hall of Fame, an organization for which he remained an active supporter until his death. In 1948, D.L. married Mary Loraine Scott, and before their divorce in 1967, they had three children: Leslie Ann Nano (married Robert), Scott Alan Walters (married Diane), and Kelly A. Walters (married Kara), all of the Omaha-Council Bluffs metropolitan area. D.L. has seven grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. While in Council Bluffs, D.L. was a member of Masonic Lodge #259. He married Ann Astelle Fowler in 1968 and they settled in LaCygne, Kansas. Together they edited the book "Charles Morgan on Retrievers", for one of D.L.'s mentors in the business and later they co-authored "Training Retrievers to Handle" which memorialized his own training methods. Both books enjoyed much success within the world of retrievers. Ann passed away in 1998. In 2001 he married long time acquaintance and fellow dog trainer, Barbara Butler Stevens, and after years of splitting time between residences in Wyoming and Kansas, they finally settled in Sheridan. Together they shared a love of dogs, and a passion for the outdoors. Funeral services will be held at 11:00am, Thursday, February 4, 2010 at the Methodist Church in LaCygne Kansas with Pastor January Kiefer officiating. Reception at D.L.'s former residence immediately following the ceremony. Local memorial services in Sheridan to announced at a later date. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Retriever Hall of Fame, c/o Gary Lockee, P.O. Box 774, Grand Junction, Tennessee 38039. Kane Funeral Home has been entrusted with arrangements.
Sheridan native Michael S. Patterson, 60, of Berthoud, Colo., died Thursday, Jan. 28, 2010, at Longmont United Hospital in Colorado. No services are planned. Cremation is with Ahlberg Funeral Chapel and Crematory in Longmont. Born April 14, 1949, in Sheridan to Edward and Virginia (Wood) Patterson, he married Rena' Laubach on Sept. 15, 1972, in Wolf Point, Mont. They couple moved to Berthoud in 1974. Mr. Patterson was a superintendent for Swinerton Builders of Denver. He enjoyed team roping, hunting and fishing and was a member of the National Rifle Association. A sister, Kathy Saccomano, preceded him in death. Survivors include his wife; a son, Shane Patterson of Louisville, Colo.; and two grandchildren. Memorials may benefit National Jewish Research and Medical Center, c/o Ahlberg Funeral Chapel, 326 Terry St., Longmont, CO 80501. Share condolences at www.ahlbergfuneralchapel.com.
M.J. Christensen, 83, of Buffalo died Friday, Jan. 29, 2010, at Johnson County Healthcare Center in Buffalo. Private burial is in Willow Grove Cemetery. Memorials may benefit the cemetery, c/o Adams Funeral Home, 351 N. Adams Ave., Buffalo, WY 82834.
Jim Harris, 61, of Buffalo died Saturday, Jan. 30, 2010, at his home. Visitation is 1-9 p.m. Thursday and 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday at Adams Funeral Home Chapel in Buffalo. Funeral service is 2:30 p.m. Friday at the chapel. Burial will be private. Memorials may benefit St. Francis Animal Shelter, c/o Adams Funeral Home, 351 N. Adams Ave., Buffalo, WY 82834.
Darlene Roswadovski, 71, of Sheridan died Saturday, Jan. 30, 2010, in Billings. Arrangements are pending with Kane Funeral Home.