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William A. “Bill” Day
KATY, Texas — William A. “Bill” Day, 63, of Katy, Texas, formerly of Worland, died January 26, 2005 in Texas.
He was born Nov. 3, 1941 in Cutbank, Mont., to William and Cora Day. Bill was raised at Cutbank and moved to Worland in 1956. He attended high school in Worland, where he was a member of the Class of 1960. While in school he was active in varsity athletics, including basketball, track and football.
Bill married Lynda Collins in July of 1959 at Fairfield, Calif. Following their marriage the couple lived at Casper until moving to Texas in 1963. The family lived at Katy, Texas since 1976.
After high school Bill pursued a career in information technology and in credit service industries. He worked for many years for the CSC Credit Service, Computer Science Corporation and for Grumman Technical Services.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
Bill is survived by his wife, Lynda Day of Katy, Texas; daughters, Lynn Day of Nashville, Tenn., and Teresa Day of Houston, Texas; brothers, Jim (Carol) Day of Fillmore, Calif., and Rick (Barbara) Day of Houston, Texas; sister, Mary Anne (Marv) Himlin of Palmdale, Calif.; and father-in-law, Lyle Collins of Houston, Texas.
A funeral service was held Monday, Jan. 31 at the Klein Funeral Chapel in Tomball, Texas.
Memorials may be made to the Texas Wildlife Rehabilitation Coalition at 595 Wycliffe – Houston, TX 77079.
Reba Elma Northway
THERMOPOLIS — Reba Elma Northway, 78, passed away unexpectedly March 12, 2005.
She was born Sept. 15, 1926 in Glendive, Mont., to Verl and Gladys (Sutton) Reed. She graduated from high school in 1942.
She married John J. Boese in 1945 in Bloomfield, Montana. The couple and their family moved to Thermopolis in 1962 where Reba was employed as a bookkeeper for many businesses. The couple later divorced.
She married Laurence “Larry” Northway Dec. 31, 1975 in Worland.
Reba was an accountant at the Hot Springs County Senior Citizens Center, and upon retiring in 1999 she became a foster grandmother at Ralph Witters Elementary. She worked with second-graders until the time of her death.
She was a member of the Eagles BPO Does, VFW Auxiliary and was affiliated with the First Baptist Church. Her foremost interest was her family. She enjoyed arts and crafts, fishing, hunting, camping, gardening and traveling.
In addition to her parents, Reba was preceded in death by her former first husband in 1978, husband, Larry, in 1997 and one brother.
She is survived by four sons, Ronald (Petra) Boese of Marketbergel, Germany, Norman (Vicky) Boese of Page, Ariz., Kenneth (Wendy) Boese of Casper and Gerald Boese of Denver, Colo.; daughter, Sandra Dee Boese of Gillette; sisters, Vivian Allen of Kennewick, Wash., and Joan Will of Sedro Wooley, Wash.; 11 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday, March 16, 2 p.m. at Mortimore Funeral Home with Pastor David Taylor of Church of God in Casper officiating.
Mortimore Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.
Marguerite E. Read
WORLAND — Longtime Worland resident Marguerite E. Read, 99, died at her home in Worland March 12, 2005.
She was born July 17, 1905 in Kansas City, Mo., to Clarence Edward and Eva (Husted) Smith.
She moved to Wyoming with her family when she was five years old. The family lived at Basin and then Thermopolis where her father was an electrical engineer. She graduated from Hot Springs County High School in 1922 and then went to work as a telephone operator in Thermopolis.
Marguerite married Lyle L. Read May 14, 1934 at Roundup, Montana. Following their marriage, the couple made their home in Worland, where she and her husband was a pharmacist and owned Read’s Drug Store from 1928 until retiring in 1967. Marguerite was the bookkeeper at the drug store. Lyle died in 1978.
Marguerite was a homemaker who enjoyed sewing in her earlier years of marriage and later did crewel needlework and crocheted afghans. She had considerable artistic talent, and despite no formal training became an accomplished oil painter. Marguerite was a Denver Broncos fan and enjoyed watching the football games with Marv Wake. She also cherished the companionship of her miniature poodles.
For the past four years, Marguerite needed round-the-clock assistance in her home, and it was compassionately provided by Marilyn Hall, Lillian Dillinger and Sophia Gomez.
Marguerite is survived by her daughters, Sonya J. Read of Denver, Colo., and Sonya’s best friend, Sylvia Lewis, whom Marguerite thought of as a second daughter. She also thought of Marv Wake as the son she never had. She is also survived by her caregivers of 12 years, including Yvonne Stuckey, Virginia Basse, Sandee Wake and Marlene Moore.
Services will be held Tuesday, March 15 at 11 a.m. at the First Presbyterian Church in Worland with Reverend Sherry Stottler officiating. Burial will follow at Riverview Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Worland. A visitation for family and friends was held Monday evening at the Veile Mortuary.
Memorials may be made to the New Hope Humane Society at P.O. Box 1704, Worland, WY 82401 or to a charity of the donor’s choice.
Veile Mortuary is in charge of the arrangements.
Alvin Ray Williams
CASPER — Alvin Ray Williams, 90, of Casper, formerly of Ten Sleep, died March 10, 2005 at the Wyoming Medical Center.
He was born July 11, 1914 in Big Trails to William Hart and Julia Annis (Brown) Williams. He was schooled at Mountain School, Red Bank, Nowood and Ten Sleep. He graduated from Ten Sleep High School and worked at ranch work, broke horses, sheared sheep and trapped coyotes until entering the service.
He joined the Army during World War II on Jan. 7, 1942 and served overseas in England, North Africa and Italy. He was wounded in Italy and was awarded the Purple Heart. He was honorably discharged Dec. 14, 1944 and returned to Ten Sleep.
He married Lillian Earley in Casper on July 14, 1945. They made their home in Ten Sleep. He did ranch work for Harry and Dutch Mills, worked for the Soil Conservation and was partners with his brother, Carl, in Dirt Construction.
He purchased Red Horse Service Station and operated it until selling and moving to Casper in 1955, where he worked for Two Bar Ranch for 8 years. After that he worked for Clear Creek Ranch at Lost Cabin and Pine Mountain Ranch in Casper. He then sold his cows and did ranch work and heavy machinery work for Pratt Ranch until he semi-retired in 1995.
He loved riding and working with cattle, rodeos and football. He was a member of the VFW Post 9405 in Ten Sleep and served a term as commander. He was instrumental in starting the Ten Sleep Rodeo while a member of the VFW.
He was preceded in death by his parents and brothers, William L. “Bill,” Carl M. and Lyle L. Williams.
He is survived by his wife of 59 years, Lillian; two sons, William R. Williams of Thermopolis and Kevin B. Williams of Casper; and three grandsons, Nathan, Jason and Cameron Williams.
A memorial service will be held at a later date. Memorials may be made to the charity of the donor’s choice.
Newcomer Family Funeral Home & Crematory is in charge of the arrangements.
Earnest Eugene Sherman
WORLAND — Earnest Eugene Sherman, 93, died March 29, 2005 at Worland Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center.
He was born May 7, 1911 in Thermopolis to Frank and Estella (Whipple) Sherman. He attended the grade school on Sunnyside Lane outside of Thermopolis and high school at Hot Springs County High.
He married Natalie G. Haynes on Sept. 30, 1929 in Thermopolis.
Earnest worked with the Civil Conservation Corp for two years. He then began working in oil fields around Thermopolis. In 1938 they moved to Montana to continue oil field work. In 1953 he was transferred back to Thermopolis where he worked at the Black Mountain oil fields as a field superintendent until he retired in 1975.
He was a member of the Elks and Eagles clubs. He enjoyed hunting, fishing and gardening.
Earnest was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers; three sisters; a daughter, Marilyn (Wally) Bradley; a granddaughter, Peggy, and a grandson, Boyd.
He is survived by his wife, Natalie Sherman; son, Lyle “Bud” E. (Sharon) Sherman of Worland; two daughters, Betty Lou (Jerry) Stender of Chinook, Mont., and Norma J. (Lloyd) Hueth of Kalama, Wash.; 13 grandchildren, 36 great-grandchildren and 21 great-great-grandchildren.
Cremation has taken place, and memorial services will be held at a later date.
Mortimore Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
Joan Mabel Wilson
WORLAND — Joan Mabel Wilson, 76, of Worland, died August 27, 2005 at the Worland Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center.
She was born Dec. 31, 1928 in Jordan, Mont., to Chester F. and Mabel (Norman) Wilson. She graduated from Jordan High School in 1946.
Joan continued to live in Jordan with her parents until the time of her mother’s death in 1986. She then moved to Hettinger, N.D., where she resided with her brother, Kenneth, and his family. In 1998 she came to Worland where she became a resident of the Worland Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center.
Joan was an avid reader. She loved reading scriptures and committed many of them to memory. She could always be found attending the home’s activities and offering service to other residents. She always found something good in everyone.
Joan was preceded in death by her parents and brothers, Norman L. and Kenneth C. Wilson.
She is survived by her nieces, Pat (Harold) Schaeffer of Worland and Sharon June (Wayne) Welk, nephew, Norman (Sharon Kay) Wilson and several great nieces and nephews.
A memorial service will be held Sept. 2 at 10:30 a.m. at the Bryant Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Mike Brush officiating.
Burial of the cremains will take place in Jordan, Mont., at a later date.
Bryant Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
Noel Francis Collins
THERMOPOLIS — Noel Francis Collins, 86, died Monday, Dec. 26 at Hot Springs County Memorial Hospital in Thermopolis.
Mr. Collins was born March 20, 1919 at the family residence on Owl Creek to Walter and Verna (Miller) Collins.
He attended grade school at Middleton School and graduated from Thermopolis High School.
On Oct. 17, 1938 Noel married Mildred Irene Purvis in Casper.
Following their marriage, they moved to Grand Island, Neb. where Noel became an apprentice carpenter.
In 1940, they returned to Wyoming working on ranches in Hot Springs and Washakie County. He was a clerk for Washakie Trading Post for two years, then returned to ranch work.
In 1948, he was employed by Empire Oil Company at Hamilton Dome, but returned to carpentry in 1950 working for George Burnap and Charles M. Smith.
While working for Louis B. Welch Construction, he helped build the Montgomery wing of the Wyoming Pioneer Home and also the present Community Federated Church.
Mr. Collins started R&C Construction with Roy Rosenthal.
They worked on houses and poured bases for many of the microwave towers around Wyoming.
Noel became head custodian for Hot Springs County High School and the County Courthouse retiring in 1993.
He served on the board of directors for Hot Springs County Senior Citizen Center for 24 years. A member of Community Federated Church, he served on the church board for several years.
He was a fifty-seven year member and Past Master of Malta Lodge #17 AF&AM.
Also, he was a Past High Priest of Mount Herman Chapter #12, Past Grand High Priest of the Royal Arch Masons of Wyoming, Past Commander of Lebanon Commandery #11, Past Illustrious Master of Zabud Council #6 Cryptic Masons, Past Patron Vesper Chapter #19 Order of the Eastern Star, Past Associate Bethel Guardian of Bethel #14 Jobs Daughters, Past Grand Junior Custodian of the Wyoming Grand Council for Jobs Daughters, member of the Lander Valley Scottish Rite of Freemasonry, Kalif Shrine Temple, Thermopolis Lions Club and Fraternal Order of Eagles.
His interests included hunting, fishing, playing cards and watching sports on T.V.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Mildred; parents; and brothers, Larry and Dean Collins. Survivors include his son, Rev. Jerry (Bev) Collins of Harlowton, Mont.; daughters, Linda (Chuck) Free of Thermopolis and Lois (Jim) Quintana of Powell; three grandchildren; one step-grandchild, five great grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
Memorial services will be held Friday, Jan. 6 10:30 a.m. at Mortimore Funeral Home. Inurnment will follow at Monument Hill Cemetery.
Memorials may be made to the Hot Springs County Senior Citizens Center.
Melvin Henry Christler
THERMOPOLIS — Melvin Henry Christler, age 87, longtime resident of Wyoming and aviation pioneer, died Dec. 26, 2005 after struggling with a long-term illness.
Melvin was born on Jan.21. 1918 to Lockwood G. and Hattie Connoly Christler in North Battleford Saskatchewan, Canada. His parents moved the family to Monroe, Mich. when Mel was an infant.
In his words, “Mom told me that my interest in flying began while I was still in the womb. One day Mom and Dad were traveling in a horse drawn buggy when an airplane flew over and spooked the horses. She felt me jump with excitement!”
After building many little toy planes, he built a plane that he could sit in and “fly” in at age 11. When Mel was 13 years old his family moved to Wyoming and bought the Castle Rock Ranch up South Fork above Cody.
He achieved his dream when he soloed in a Taylor J-2 Cub. A year later, he purchased a Piper Cub. Little did he know the affect this plane would have on his life!
Mel and his brother Walt met the loves of their lives one afternoon, when they persuaded Frances Brummond and Lorraine Fenex to wash the plane for an airplane ride.
Mel and Frances were married Jan. 18, 1940. This union lasted 53 years and resulted in 6 children, 21 grandchildren, 28 great grandchildren, and 1 great grandchild.
He built his time in an OX5 Eagle Rock , receiving his Commercial License and Instructors Rating from the CAA in the mid 30’s. During 1941, he instructed in the Civilian Pilot Training program, then for 2 1/2 years trained Army cadets in Stearmans.
Next came a stint in the Air Transport Command including a year of flying modified B24 gasoline tankers over the Hump between China, Burma and India.
Shortly after the war, Mel returned to northern Wyoming, opening a fixed base operation in Greybull, using J3 and Stearman sprayers.
He was one of the first to introduce large aircraft in aerial application and fire fighting efforts, starting with a Douglas B-18 in 1950 and later adding 4 engine Consolidated PB4Y2s. Selling his business in 1961, Mel moved to Thermopolis.
There he operated the first corporate jet aircraft in Wyoming, a Jet Commander for Empire State Oil.
Melvin and Frances owned and operated three businesses: Big Horn Flying Service, Christler and Avery Aviation, Christler Flying Service.
They preformed aerial application, fish planting, slurry bombing, US Forest Service smoke jumping, and flight instruction. He pioneered aerial pipeline patrol, which was previously done on foot.
For several years, Mel was an FAA designee examiner and was also appointed to the State Aeronautics Commission. Melvin was inducted into the Wyoming Aviation Hall of Fame in 1999.
He married Carol Watson of Hallsville, Texas in 1994.
Melvin is preceded in death by his wife Frances in 1993, five brothers, Elmer, Harold, Harry, Elbert, and Walter Christler and one sister, Olive. He is survived by his sister Betty Schultz, Cody, wife Carol Watson, Hallsville, Texas, sons: Lockie Christler, Enumclaw, Wash., Stephen Christler, Loveland, Colo., Tony Christler and Robert Christler, both of Sherwood, Ore., daughters: Carolyn L. Christler, Soldotna, Alaska., Sylvia Lippincott, Thermopolis, 21 grandchildren, 28 great grandchildren, 1 great great grandchild.
Memorial service will be held at 3:00pm on Dec. 30, 2005 at Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, Thermopolis, Wyo.
Donations may be sent to Kalif Shrine Center, PO Box K, Sheridan, WY 82801.
