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Tyler J. Hodgins
Tyler J. Hodgins, 14, foster son of Jan and Craig Wetterlund of Buffalo, died Monday, Dec. 21, 2009, in Buffalo. Visitation is 1-9 p.m. Monday at Adams Funeral Home Chapel. A celebration of life is 10 a.m. Tuesday at the new Wesleyan Church on North Main Street in Buffalo with the Rev. Bob McHenry officiating. Burial will be in Willow Grove cemetery with graveside services to follow the funeral. Memorials may benefit Bread of Life Food Pantry in care of Adams Funeral Home, 351 N. Adams Ave., Buffalo, WY 82834.
Kathryn Ann ‘Kay’ Crosby
Kathryn Ann “Kay” Crosby, 86, of Sheridan died Sunday, Dec. 20, 2009, at Westview Health Care Center. Funeral service is 11:30 a.m. Monday at St. John's Episcopal Church in Deadwood, S.D., with the Rev. Thomas Campbell officiating. Burial will be in Black Hills National cemetery in Sturgis, S.D. Born Jan. 23, 1923, in Aberdeen, S.D., to Garrett “Pat” and Anna (Strand) Ryan, she was raised in Deadwood and graduated from Deadwood High School in 1940. She began her business career in Denver at the War Office issuing gas rationing coupons. She married
Harold Crosby on March 8, 1943. Mr. Crosby served 28 years in the military, during which time the couple made their home in Germany, Kansas, Hawaii, Wyoming, California, Labrador, Nebraska, and South Dakota. Mrs. Crosby worked as executive secretary to the superintendent of schools in Goose Bay, Labrador, and as an assistant librarian at Stevens High School in Rapid City. She enjoyed tole painting and crocheting. She and her husband were members of Good Sam and enjoyed traveling the United States in their motor home. Rapid City was their home for 37 years. After her husband died, she moved to Sheridan in 2005 to be near family. She enjoyed attending her grandchildren’s sports events. She was also known as “Besta, ” a Norwegian name for grandmother. In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by a sister, Mary Jane Hardin, and a brother, John Ryan, both of Rapid City. Survivors include a son, Mike of Long Beach, Calif.; a daughter, Pat Quist of Sheridan; a brother, Larry Ryan of Deadwood; five grandchildren; two great-granddaughters; two nieces; and four nephews. Memorials may benefit Sheridan Senior Citizens Center, 211 Smith St., Sheridan, WY 82801. Arrangements are with Champion Ferries Funeral Home.
William ‘Bill’ Bremkamp
William “Bill” Bremkamp, 87, of Greenwood Village, Colo., father of James Bremkamp of Sheridan, died Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2009, at his home with his family by his side. A private family memorial is planned later. Born May 22, 1922, in Brighton, Colo., he married
Josephine Rombeck on Jan. 29, 1949, in Denver, where he started his lifelong career in the oil and gas business and raised his family. Survivors include his wife; another son, Stephen Bremkamp of Loveland, Colo.; four daughters, Susan Lang of Centennial, Colo., Carole Shank of Durango, Colo., Roxanne Sienkiewicz of Casper, and Karen Carnahan of Fort Collins, Colo.; a sister, Elizabeth Hattendorf of Brighton; 13 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Memorials may benefit The Denver Hospice, 501 S. Cherry Street, Suite 700, Denver, CO 80246-1328, or visit www.thedenverhospice.org.
Gary L. Brunke
Former Sheridan resident Gary L. Brunke, 73, died Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2009, in Colorado after a brief illness. Memorial services were at Howe Mortuary in Longmont, Colo. Ashes will be interred at Fort McPherson National cemetery in Nebraska in the spring. Born Dec. 20, 1935, in Webster County, Neb., he served in the U.S. Navy and was honorably discharged in 1963. He worked more than 20 years for Big Horn Coal in Sheridan. Survivors include his wife, Julie Brunke of Frederick, Colo.; seven children, Laura Krebsbach, Michael Brunke, Patricia Hathorne, Shawna Kulp, Barbara Leavitt, Megan Brunke, Dustin Brunke; and nine grandchildren. Memorials may benefit American Legion Post 169, Campbell, NE 68932.
Raymond Alexander McCoul
Former area resident Raymond Alexander McCoul, 73, died Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2009, at Wyoming Medical Center in Casper. Memorial service and flag presentation will be 10 a.m. Friday at Oregon Trail State cemetery in Evanston. Arrangements are with Newcomer Funeral Home in Casper. Born June 28, 1936, to Minnie (Stout) and Alexander McCoul, he was raised throughout Wyoming, as his father worked jobs from ranching to carpentry. He graduated from Sheridan High School in 1955 and enlisted in the U.S. Air Force. He married
Billie Achenbach on Oct. 14, 1972, in Sheridan. Mr. McCoul and his father built a store in Story. He later moved to Elk Mountain to work in the Arch Mineral coal mines. From 1986 to 1995 he and his wife owned Keyhole Marina and Resort. He was preceded in death by a son, Demery; and a sister, Maxine Sipe. Survivors include his wife; seven children, Barbara Hourt, Ray Allen McCoul, Trish Coulter, Shawn McCoul, Roxene Ventling, Dart Ventling and Kevin Ventling; a brother, Alexander McCoul; a sister, Unda Zitsman; and numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Donations may benefit the National Rifle Association.
Susan Ainsworth Allen
Former Sheridan resident Susan Ainsworth Allen, 58, died Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009, at Tampa General Hospital in Tampa, Fla., after battling sepsis. A memorial service is 10 a.m. Saturday at Faith Evangelical Church, 3145 Sweet Water Drive, in Billings. Born May 17, 1951, to Nancy “Ruth” and Frank Ainsworth in Logan, Utah, she settled with her family in Sheridan early in her life. She left Sheridan after high school to pursue a degree in English at the University of Wyoming. While at UW she met William “Bill” Arthur Allen. When he graduated, the couple moved to Denver and were married
Nov. 2, 1973. She was a homemaker who was active in her children’s schools, church, and social programs. In 1991 the family moved to Ghana, West Africa, where Mr. Allen took a senior management position for a gold mine. The family returned to the United States in 1997 and settled in Billings, where Mrs. Allen was active in social groups. She was diagnosed with rapid kidney failure in 1999 due to complications of diabetes and received a kidney donated by her sister Janet. Her husband died in 2003. She moved to Gainesville, Fla., in March to live with her son, Joshua. In addition to her son and sister, survivors include her mother; two daughters, Alexandra and Katherine; two sisters, Christy and Laurie; a brother, Jeff; and one granddaughter. Donations may benefit a memorial for the future education of her grandchildren.
Richard Bybee
Richard Bybee, 68, died Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2009, at his home south of Buffalo. Visitation is 1-9 p.m. Friday at Adams Funeral Home chapel. Funeral service is 2 p.m. Saturday at Big Horn Baptist Church in Buffalo with the Rev. Clay Alexander officiating. Burial will follow in Willow Grove cemetery with graveside services. Memorials may benefit Big Horn Baptist Church in care of Adams Funeral Home, 351 N. Adams Ave., Buffalo, WY 82834.
Betty Long
Betty Long, 82, of Buffalo died Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2009, at Johnson County Health Care Center in Buffalo. Funeral services are 11 a.m. Saturday at Adams Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Nancy Brooks officiating. Private burial will follow. Donations may benefit Susie Bowling Lawrence Hospice c/o Adams Funeral Home, 351 N. Adams Ave., Buffalo, WY 82834.
James L. ‘Jim’ Benepe Jr.
James L. “Jim” Benepe Jr., 82, of Sheridan died Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2009, at his residence. Cremation has taken place. Funeral services are 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church with the Rev. Kevin Jones officiating. A reception will follow at Sheridan Country Club. Born Nov. 3, 1927, in St. Paul, Minn., to James and Gladys (Bond) Benepe Sr., he graduated from high school in 1945 and served in the Navy V-5 Program from 1945-1948 in Dickinson, N.D. He graduated from Macalester College in St. Paul in 1952 and from Washington University Medical School in St. Louis in 1956. During his medical residency at the Veterans Administration hospital in St. Paul, he met Sheila Hanson. They married
in 1957 and divorced in 1976. Dr. Benepe had a career in the VA medical care system, working briefly in Palo Alto, Calif., then in Sheridan starting in 1959. He was with the VA in Northampton, Mass., from 1967-1973, then returned to Sheridan. He retired in 1987. While at Sheridan VA Medical Center, he was employed as psychologist, chief of staff, and director and chief of psychiatry. He married
Mary (Johnson) Amundson in 1989. He was active in the Army Reserve, retiring as a full colonel. He enjoyed hunting, fishing and golf and won various club championships. He also enjoyed telling jokes, cooking a good meal, classical music, and an occasional poker game. He was preceded in death by a brother, Dick, in 2000. Survivors include his wife; sons Jim Benepe III of Sheridan and Mark Benepe of Portland, Ore.; a brother, Tom; two sisters, Barbara and Portia; and one granddaughter. Memorials may benefit Sheridan Senior Citizens Center, 211 Smith St., Sheridan, WY 82801.
Laura Mae (Hopf) Stevenson
Laura Mae (Hopf) Stevenson, 36, of Sheridan died Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2009, in Sheridan. Vigil service is 6 p.m. Wednesday at Stevenson and Sons Funeral Home Chapel in Forsyth, Mont. Mass of Christian Burial is 10 a.m. Thursday at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Forsyth. Rite of committal will follow in the family lot of the McTague addition in Forsyth cemetery. Condolences may be sent to the family by visiting www.stevensonandsons.com.
Harold F. ‘Sonny’ Zentner
Harold F. “Sonny” Zentner, 60, of Buffalo died Friday, Dec. 11, 2009, in Sheridan VA Medical Center. Visitation is 1-9 p.m. today and 8-9:30 a.m. Wednesday at Adams Funeral Home Chapel. Funeral service is 10 a.m. Wednesday at the chapel with Pastor Tom Saur officiating. Burial will be in Willow Grove cemetery with the American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars in charge of military graveside rites. Memorials may benefit the VAMC Respiratory Care Unit c/o Adams Funeral Home, 351 N. Adams Ave., Buffalo, WY 82834.
Carolyn Louise Blyth
Carolyn Louise Blyth, 74, of Sheridan died Saturday, Dec. 12, 2009, in Westview Health Care Center from complications of Parkinson’s disease. A memorial service is planned in the spring. Arrangements are with Kane Funeral Home. Born Nov. 14, 1935, in Louisville, Ky., to Lyle and Stella (Bock) Burr, she married
Gary Blyth on Dec. 27, 1956, in Ogden, Iowa. She lived in New Mexico, Texas, then Sheridan for the past 32 years. She was a teacher at Highland Park Elementary School for many years. She enjoyed travel, reading and time spent with family. She was a member of the Sheridan Historical Society, American Association of University Women, and the Methodist Church. She was preceded in death by a brother, Bob Burr. Survivors include her husband; a daughter, Ann Doyle of Erie, Colo.; a son, Lance Blyth of Colorado Springs, Colo.; and two grandchildren.
DAVID "BIG DAVE" A. ELDRIDGE, SR.
MAY 2, 1950 - DECEMBER 10, 2009
Mass of Christian burial for David “Big Dave” A. Eldridge Sr. will be held at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, December 15, 2009 at St. Matthew’s Catholic Church with Father Cliff Jacobson officiating. Visitation will be held from 4:00-7:00 p.m., Monday, December 14, 2009 at St. Matthew’s Catholic Church with a rosary at 7:00 p.m. David Allen Eldridge Sr. our beloved husband, father, and grandfather passed away December 10, 2009 at his home in Gillette. David was born May 2, 1950 in Gillette, Wyoming to Wayne Eldridge and Marjorie (Hubbard) Eldridge. David was a lifelong resident of Gillette. He graduated from Campbell County High School in 1969. He joined the army on August 16, 1969, serving in Vietnam as a MP receiving the National Defense Service Medal, the Vietnam Service Medal, the Vietnam Campaign Medal, the Army Commendation Medal, and the Bronze Star Medal being honorably discharged on March 24, 1971. David married
the love of his life, Deborah K. Davila, November 26, 1971. They just recently celebrated their 38th wedding anniversary. They were blessed with three children, Desiree Eldridge, David Eldridge Jr., and Deidre (Jeremy) McInerney. David was part owner of Eldridge Excavating, Inc. until May of 2003, when David, Deb and their children formed their own business D.A. Eldridge, Inc. His interests included golfing, fishing, boating, and camping (most recently in his front yard) with his grandchildren. He enjoyed traveling with his wife, Deb, the highlight was his dream cruise to Alaska. He was an avid follower of his children and grandchildren’s sporting activities and traveled extensively throughout the state and country to watch them. He felt it was very important to support the youth of Wyoming sponsoring and coaching teams. He was a member of the American Legion Post 42, the Knights of Columbus, Elks Foundation, and Ducks Unlimited. David is survived by his wife, Deborah; children Desiree, David, and Deidre; eight grandchildren: Dylan, Demitria, Deja, Joshua, Miya, Mason, Dalton, and Paul; his mother, Marjorie McKinzie; his brother, Ed Eldridge; sister, Deanne (Doug Dinsmoore) of Gillette, Wyoming; sister, Juanita (Bart) Cook of California and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his father, Wayne Eldridge, his brother, Donald Eldridge, his father-in-law, John Davila, and his brother-in-law, Manuel Michael Davila. David was loved and respected by all who knew him. David will be greatly missed. Memorials and condolences may be sent in Big Dave’s name in care of Gillette Memorial Chapel, 210 W. 5th Street, Gillette, Wyoming 82716 or via the internet at www.gillettememorialchapel.com.
JOSEPHINE JANE DICKENS
AUGUST 10, 1926 - DECEMBER 11, 2009
Josephine Jane Dickens passed early morning Friday, Dec. 11, 2009 in Sun City, CA. She was born Aug. 10, 1926 in Kansas City, MO fifteen minutes after her twin sister, JoAnn. Her parents were William "Del" Hardin and Dorothy M. Smith of Junction City, KS. She married
Doyne "Dick" Dickens in Little Rock, AR. He died in 1990. They had one daughter, Sandra Jean. She is survived by her daughter, recently of Sun City, CA; three grandchildren: Shelley Uhrmann of Washington State, Sheila (Adrian) Chavira and Phred (Charlene) Uhrmann; three great grandchildren: Adrian, Jr, Garrick and Nicole Chavira; plus three great-great grandchildren, all of CA. Josephine attended school in Junction City, KS before moving to Little Rock at the beginning of WWII, then lived in Sheridan during the early 50's and was a beauty operator. In 1955 she moved to southern California where she went to work as a seamstress for several bathing suit manufacturers. She returned to Sheridan in 1992 and stayed until November of this year. She was an avid collector of dolls. She is also survived by her twin, JoAnn McKinney of Sheridan, brother Norman Douglas of Sun City, AZ, Darlene (David) Price of Gilbert, AZ and Connie Halsey of Phoenix, AZ, as well as her niece Faith Keahey of Sheridan.
LORENE ROSAMOND BIRKHOLZ
MARCH 5, 1921 - DECEMBER 8, 2009
Lorene Rosamond Birkholz, 88, of Wellington, KS, died Tuesday, December 8, 2009. Survivors include her daughter, Judy Reed and her husband Max of Great Bend, Kansas; son, Dick Birkholz and his wife Sandy of Sheridan, Wyoming; four grandchildren, Alicia Reed, Alexis Reed, Paul Birkholz and Denise Lecholat; three great-grandchildren, Alexina Birkholz, Susan Birkholz, Avery Lecholat and a sister, Irma Krone of Wichita, Kansas. Funeral services for Lorene were held Saturday, December 12, 2009 in Argonia, KS. A memorial has been established in her name and loving memory with the Argonia Friends Church, 202 North Pine Street, Argonia, KS 67004. For further information or to leave condolences, please visit ww.dayfuneralhome.info. Arrangements are by Day Funeral Home & Crematory, Wellington, Kansas.
Beatrice ‘Tress’ Mclean
Beatrice “Tress” Mclean, 95, of Sheridan died Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2009, in Sheridan Memorial Hospital. Funeral service is 2 p.m. Wednesday at First Christian Church with the Rev. Douglas Goodwin officiating. Burial will be in Sheridan Municipal cemetery. Arrangements are with Champion Ferries Funeral Home. Born March 26, 1914, in York, Neb., to Ralph and Goldie (Elarth) Trussell, she moved with her family to Sheridan, where it opened a bakery. She graduated from Sheridan High School in 1933 and received her teaching certificate at the University of Montana. She taught school in Big Horn County, Mont., for several years. She later moved to California, where she married
cattle rancher Robert Moller. They moved their registered Hereford cattle to a ranch near Big Horn. She enjoyed being a ranch homemaker and cook before her husband’s death in 1983. She then moved to her North Heights home in Sheridan. She was later reunited with an old friend, Kenneth Mclean. The couple were married
in Coeur D’Alene, Idaho, in 1985. Mr. Mclean died in 2000. Mrs. Mclean was a member of First Christian Church in Sheridan. She enjoyed reading, lunching with friends and family, and her cat, Queenie. In addition to her husbands, Mrs. Mclean was preceded in death by a sister, Mildred Lomax. Survivors include one brother, Bud Trussell of Boise, Idaho; one stepson; two stepdaughters; a nephew and a niece; and a great-nephew and great-niece. Memorials may benefit First Christian Church, 102 S. Connor St., Sheridan, WY 82801.
Carolyn Louise Blyth
Carolyn Louise Blyth, 74, of Sheridan died Saturday, Dec. 12, 2009, at Westview Health Care Center of complications from Parkinson’s disease. A memorial service is planned in the spring. Arrangements are with Kane Funeral Home.
MARTHAFERN "MARTY" SEXTON WRIGHT BACON
MARCH 24, 1942 - DECEMBER 11, 2009
Marthafern “Marty” Sexton Wright Bacon, 67, died December 11, 2009, at her home in Farmington, NM of complications of ovarian cancer. Cremation has taken place and services will be held in Sheridan, WY in July, 2010. Marthafern was born March 24, 1942 in Phillipi, West Virginia to Virginia Linger Wright and Dr. Eugene O. Wright. She moved to Sheridan with her parents when she was three years old. She attended Sheridan schools, graduating from Sheridan High School in 1960. She attended Sheridan College, Goucher College in Baltimore, MD and graduated from the University of Wyoming. She taught school for many years in Anchorage, AK and Deaver, WY. She married
Aldrich Kuchera Sept. 1, 1967 and was blessed with two daughters, Virginia Anne and Mandana Louise. They were divorced in 1976. She married
the love of her life, Richard Dean Bacon, on May 18, 1983 in Deaver, WY. She enjoyed doing genealogy, knitting, crocheting and sewing. She was preceded in death by her grandparents, Fern Morgan Linger and Freeman Sexton Linger, parents and her brother, Major Eugene O. Wright II. She is survived by her husband, Richard, of Farmington, NM: her daughters, Virginia (John) "Ginny" Anne Corbett, Sewickley, PA and Mandana (Mandy) Louise Kuchera, Farmington, NM; and three grandchildren, Chelsie Morgan Corbett, Connyre Anne Corbett and John Aldrich Corbett, Sewickley, PA. Memorials may be made to: The Wyoming Room, c/o Karen Woinoski, Sheridan County Fulmer Public Library, 335 West Alger, Sheridan, WY 82801. Marthafern is in the care of Desert View Funeral Home, North US Highway 491 of Shiprock, New Mexico (505) 368-4607.
