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Lillian Carr
Lillian Carr, 92, of Kaycee died Monday, Jan. 11, 2010, at Johnson County Healthcare Center in Buffalo. Visitation is 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday at Adams Funeral Home Chapel. Vigil service and rosary will follow. Mass of Christian Burial is 10 a.m. Monday at Harold Jarrard Park Building in Kaycee with the Rev. Pete Johnson as celebrant. Private burial is planned in Kaycee cemetery. Memorials may benefit Hoofprints of the Past Museum, c/o Adams Funeral Home, 351 N. Adams Ave., Buffalo, WY 82834.
Zenith Kagie
Zenith Kagie, 87, of Buffalo died Monday, Jan. 11, 2010, at Amie Holt Care Center in Buffalo. Visitation is 1-9 p.m. Friday at Adams Funeral Home Chapel. Funeral services are 2 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home with Pastor Zack Brewer officiating. Private burial is in Willow Grove cemetery in Buffalo. Memorials may benefit Bread of Life Food Pantry in care of the funeral home.
JOHN EDWARD McNELLIS
FEBRUARY 11, 1927 - JANUARY 10, 2010
Graveside services for former prominent Saratoga businessman, John Edward McNellis, will be held Saturday morning at 10:00 am, January 16, 2010 at the Saratoga cemetery in Saratoga, Wyoming. A luncheon will follow in the Saratoga room at the Hotel Wolf at 11.30 a.m. A chapel service will be held Friday, January 15, 2010 at 10:00 a.m. at Bustards Funeral Home, 12 and Cy Street, Casper, Wyoming. He was born an only child to James (Bud) and Goldie McNellis on February 11, 1927 in Denver, Colorado. Mr. McNellis died peacefully at his home surrounded by his daughters and other loved ones. During World War II, he served his country for three years in the United States Navy. He then moved back to Rawlins, Wyoming and married
Pearl Pudge on August 31, 1947 at the Presbyterian Church in Saratoga, Wyoming. They moved to Denver, Colorado where he attended the Barnes Business School. After earning his degree, they moved back to Saratoga where he apprenticed at the Saratoga State Bank under the guidance of Mr. Fred Healy. He became president-owner of the bank on August 6, 1956. After many years, he sold the bank and continued doing business at his Platte Valley real estate and insurance company until he retired. He became a snowbird living half the year in Arizona and half the year in Wyoming. He was actively involved in the community. He was instrumental in getting the Saratoga swimming pool in place, the Sandy Beach Ski area at the Saratoga Lake, and took an active roll in the Ryan Park Ski Area. There wasn’t a weekend he went skiing that he didn’t have a full vehicle of kids he hauled to the mountain and back. He belonged to several clubs such as Shriners, the Saratoga Lions Club, Masons, Elks, American Legion, Odd Fellows, served as protem mayor for a short time, and was a member of the Saratoga Town Council. His hobbies included bowling, water and snow skiing, golf, camping out and taking jeep rides through the mountains, playing cards, watching a good baseball game, but most especially spending time with his family and friends. He very much enjoyed his annual trips to Yellowstone National Park to watch the wildlife and enjoy the peaceful scenery. He is survived by his four daughters: Linda (Eddie) Steelman of Billings, Montana, Karen Brinkman of Sheridan, Wyoming, Teddy (Bob) Ladmirault of Sheridan, Wyoming, and Paula (Paul) Dahlke of Casper, Wyoming. He has eleven grandchildren and twenty-seven great grandchildren that he very much loved and enjoyed. In lieu of flowers, Mr. McNellis has requested that you donate to the Central Wyoming Hospice and Transitions, 319 S. Wilson, Casper, Wyoming 82601.
John F. Maurer
John F. Maurer, 58, of Sheridan died Thursday, Jan. 7, 2010, at his sister’s home in Ranchester. Memorial service is 2 p.m. Saturday at Big Horn Mountain Eagles 4169 with aerie officers officiating. Arrangements are with Champion Ferries Funeral Home. Born Dec. 20, 1951, in Minot, N.D., to Harold and Ora (Howie) Maurer, he moved with his family to Sheridan in 1953, graduating from Sheridan High School in 1971. He worked for Holly/Imperial Sugar for 25 years, then Big Horn Sanitation for 10 years. Mr. Maurer enjoyed hunting, fishing, dartball, pitching horseshoes, taking wildlife photos, and spending time with family and friends. He was a member of Big Horn Mountain Eagles 4169, Moose Lodge and the National Horseshoe Pitching Association. He was preceded in death by his parents and two sisters, Janet Richards and Hazel Rotolo. His longtime companion was Deb Hale. Survivors include two sons, Michael and Clifford of Sheridan; a daughter, Melissa Adsit of Sheridan; a brother, James Maurer of Sheridan; two sisters, Connie Mairs of Wasilla, Alaska, and Helen Deutsch of Ranchester; six grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. Memorials may benefit Big Horn Mountain Eagles 4169 Children's Fund, 1760 Commercial Ave., Sheridan, WY 82801, or Hospice of the Big Horns, 1401 W. Fifth St., Sheridan.
Karen Martin-Kocurek
Karen Martin-Kocurek, 56, died Sunday, Jan. 10, 2010, at Johnson County Healthcare Center in Buffalo. Visitation is 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Thursday at Adams Funeral Home Chapel in Buffalo. Vigil service and celebration of life are 7 p.m. Thursday at Buffalo High School auditorium with the Rev. Pete Johnson officiating. Rosary will be recited 9:30 a.m. Friday at St. John the Baptist Church in Buffalo followed by Mass of Christian burial at 10 a.m. at the church. Burial is in Willow Grove cemetery in Buffalo.
Marjorie Ruth Golder
Sheridan resident Marjorie Ruth Golder, 72, died here Sunday, Jan. 3, 2010. Funeral service is 2 p.m. today at Daly-Leach Memorial Chapel in Hamilton, Mont., with Pastor Larry Belknap officiating. Burial will follow at Riverview cemetery. Local arrangements were with Champion-Ferries Funeral Home. Born May 4, 1937, in Bellefountaine, Ohio, to Lucille Downing Marshall and Charles A. Golder, she moved with her family to Hamilton in 1954 and graduated from Hamilton High School in 1957. She spent summers working for Intermountain Lumber assembling strawberry flats, picking strawberries and raspberries, and baby-sitting for families in Hamilton. She also worked at the Coffee Cup in Hamilton. She spent a short time in the U.S. Air Force, lived in Lubbock, Texas, and attended nursing college in Abilene, Texas, graduating as a registered nurse. She moved to Waco, Texas, to work for the Waco VA Medical Center. In 1982, she transferred to the Sheridan VA Medical Center, retiring in 1998. She was preceded in death by a sister, Ginny Golder. Survivors include three brothers Sam Golder, Karl Short, and Hank Marshall; and a sister, Peggy (Marshall) Summers.
Carl Waugh
Carl Waugh, 91, of Buffalo died Friday, Jan. 8, 2010, at Johnson County Healthcare Center in Buffalo. Visitation is 1-9 p.m. Friday at Adams Funeral Home Chapel. Funeral services are 10 a.m. Saturday at New Wesleyan Church in Buffalo. Burial is in Willow Grove cemetery with military rites by American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars. Memorials may benefit New Wesleyan Church, c/o Adams Funeral Home, 351 N. Adams Ave., Buffalo, WY 82834.
Velma F. Dunsdon
Velma F. Dunsdon, 92, died Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2010, at Sheridan Manor. Burial will be in Tabor, Iowa, with arrangements by Kane Funeral Home. Born May 7, 1917, in Henderson, Iowa, to Horace C. and Stella I. (Baldozier) Winslow, she married
G. Lyle Dunsdon in Tabor on March 4, 1936. They moved to Dayton in the 1940s. Her hobbies included sewing, embroidering and cooking. She was a member of Dayton Community Church. She was preceded in death by her husband and a granddaughter. Survivors include a daughter, Lyla Stout of Sheridan; three grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and five great-great-grandchildren.
Gregory A. Humphrey
Gregory A. Humphrey, 92, of Dayton died Monday, Jan. 4, 2010, in Sheridan Memorial Hospital. Private services will be later with arrangements by Champion Ferries Funeral Home. Born Aug. 18, 1917, in Highland Park, Mich., to Robert and Gladys (Daniels) Humphrey, he grew up and graduated from high school in the Detroit area. He was employed in the mechanical engineering field all his working life. He was a member of the Bloomfield Township volunteer fire department in Michigan for 32 years and was a Civil War re-enactor for 20 years. Mr. Humphrey married
Sharon Daniels in July 1984 in Bloomfield. The couple moved to Dayton in 1985, and he operated Humphrey’s Blacksmith Shop for seven years. He is survived by his wife.
OLIN RUSSELL REASONER
AUGUST 1, 1925 - JANUARY 2, 2010
Olin Russell Reasoner, son of Floyd Reasoner and Gladys (Long) Reasoner was born August 1, 1925 near Hopeville, Iowa and passed from this life January 2, 2010 at Greater Regional Medical Center in Creston, Iowa at 84 years of age. Olin grew up around the Hopeville area. At age 18, he was attending Thayer Consolidated High School when he was drafted and served in the US Army during WWII. He was presented the Purple Heart Ribbon and Medal for wounds received in action, Ribbon and two Bronze Service Stars, World War II Victory Ribbon and Medal, American Campaign Medal, Prisoner of War Ribbon and Medal for 1944 Rhineland and Ardennes Battles. After the war, he started farming and retired from farming March 14, 2003 at age 78. He was united in marriage to LaViece Emma Chew Fletcher on January 14, 1967. LaViece passed away on March 9, 2002; they were married
for 35 years. Olin’s greatest passion was farming, but he loved every chance he had spending time with family. Olin was a member of William-Lochrie Post #405 American Legion in Murray, Veterans of Foreign Wars of the USA Post #8882 in Afton, life member of AM VETS in Osceola, life member of American Ex Prisoners of War, life member of Disabled American Veterans in Des Moines, and Fraternal Order of the Eagles Aerie #1398 in Creston. Those relatives who preceded Olin in death were his parents; wife, LaViece; and brothers, Bob Reasoner and Dale Reasoner. He leaves to cherish his memory: daughter, Barbara Updike and husband Troy of Murray; grandchildren, Tina (Scott) Dougherty of Bentonville, AR, Brian (Shari) Updike of Bella Vista, AR; great grandchildren, Kylar & Payton Dougherty of Bentonville, AR and Brice and Brady Updike of Bella Vista, AR; brothers, Keith (Donna) Reasoner of Hamilton, VA, L.W. “John” Reasoner of Sheridan, WY, Don (Deloris) Reasoner of Osceola; sister, Avis James of Osceola; several nieces and nephews; other relatives and friends. Funeral services will be held at Hopeville United Methodist Church, Friday, January 8, 2010 at 11:00 A.M. with Pastor Dwayne Henrichs officiating. Visitation will open at noon on Thursday at Kale Funeral Home in Osceola. Family will be present 6:00-8:00 Thursday evening. Interment will follow in the Hopeville cemetery, Hopeville, Iowa. Contributions may be made to the Hopeville United Methodist Church.
‘Holly’ Davidson
Hollis L. “Holly” Davidson, 82, died Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2010, in his Sheridan home surrounded by his family. Memorial service is 1 p.m. Saturday at Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses with Jeremy Mason officiating. A luncheon reception will follow at the Sheridan Senior Center. Arrangements are with Champion Ferries Funeral Home. Born Sept. 6, 1927, in Sheridan to Lambert and Florence (Achenbach) Davidson, he grew up and graduated from high school here. He enlisted in the U.S. Army and served in Korea. After the service he returned to Sheridan, where he married
LaVurne Cox on Dec. 25, 1948. He worked as a machinist for Holly Sugar, Sheridan Iron Works, Kennedy Auto, Skarr Motor and Valley Motor Supply, retiring in 1983. He enjoyed fishing, hunting, wood- and metalworking, restoring antique cars, and fabricating items for family and friends. Survivors include his wife; two sons, Bruce and Dan of Sheridan; a daughter, Connie Turley of Sheridan; a brother, Norris Davidson of Story; nine grandchildren; and one great-granddaughter. Memorials may benefit Hospice of the Big Horns or Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses.
Richard James Taberna
Richard James Taberna, 62, of Big Horn died Monday, Jan. 4, 2010, at his home. Memorial service is 10 a.m. Friday at Holy Name Catholic Church with the Rev. Ron Stolcis officiating. Arrangements are with Kane Funeral Home. Born Sept. 20, 1947, in Sheridan to Joseph and Joan Taberna, he attended Holy Name Catholic School, graduated from Sheridan High School, and attended Sheridan College and Montana State University in Missoula, where he was a member of the ski team. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, playing music, downhill skiing, riding horses, ranch work, attending music festivals, and time spent with friends and family. He was a member of the original international cast of “Up With People” and played in bands professionally for many years. He was a personal representative and venue manager for Canadian singer Ian Tyson. Mr. Taberna was a volunteer fireman with the Big Horn Fire Department for 22 years, a ski instructor for 35 years, and a member of the Professional Ski Instructors of America. Survivors include his wife, Paula; a son, Joseph Paul Taberna of Big Horn; two daughters, Magdalena Rose Taberna and Margaret Lee Taberna, both of Big Horn; a half sister, Jackie Green; and three stepsisters, Cinder Destefano and Shannon Dahl of Sheridan and Jerry Lee Hershrud of Columbus, Mont. Memorials may benefit the Wyoming Wilderness Association, P.O. Box 6588, Sheridan, WY 82801; Big Horn Fire District, P.O. Box 362, Big Horn, WY 82833; or Holy Name School, 121 S. Connor St., Sheridan.
Brian Benner
Brian Benner, 22, died Monday, Jan. 4, 2010, in his Buffalo home. Visitation is 1-9 p.m. Saturday and 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Sunday at Adams Funeral Home Chapel in Buffalo. Funeral services are 2 p.m. Sunday at the chapel with the Rev. Dee Lundberg officiating. Private burial will follow in Willow Grove cemetery. Memorials may benefit Johnson County Library in care of Adams Funeral Home, 351 N. Adams Ave., Buffalo, WY 82834.
Leonie Clemence Major
Leonie Clemence Major, 67, of Dayton died Sunday, Jan. 3, 2010, at Wyoming Medical Center in Casper. Visitation and Christian wake service are 6 p.m. today with rosary at 7 p.m. at Kane Funeral Home. Funeral service is 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Edmund’s Church in Ranchester with the Rev. Ron Stolcis officiating. A luncheon reception will follow at Tongue River Valley Community Center in Dayton. Born July 5, 1942, in Springfield, Mass., to Norman and Marie Major, she served in the U.S. Navy and worked in finance for the Department of Civil Service, retiring after 32 years of government employment. She enjoyed photography, “fixing things, ” nature, travel, planting trees, yard work, and animals, especially her cats. She was a volunteer at San Benito Monastery in Dayton and the Sheridan Senior Center. She was preceded in death by six brothers, Laurent Major, Norman Major, Robert Major, Ronald Major, Roy Major and Gerald Major. Survivors include two sisters, Pierrette Bryant of Mansfield, Conn., and Suzanne Major of Willimantic, Conn. Memorials may benefit San Benito Monastery, P.O. Box 510, Dayton, WY 82836.
DIXIE L. HOLMES
MARCH 22, 1935 - DECEMBER 26, 2009
Dixie L. Holmes, 74, of Sheridan, passed away at her residence on Saturday, December 26, 2009. Dixie was born on March 22, 1935 in Havre, MT, to Richard H. “Dick” and Isabelle R. (Achenbach) Ellis. She graduated from Sheridan High School in 1953, and married
George B. “Sonny” Holmes on October 10, 1953 at the Methodist Church in Sheridan, WY. Before moving to Sheridan in 1977, Dixie lived at the family ranch, Rancholme Cattle Co. in Decker, MT. For a brief time from 2000 to June 2003, she lived in Arizona. Sonny and Dixie had two children, Michele Denise “Shelly” Holmes and Mark Dennis Holmes. Dixie enjoyed being a full-time wife, mother, grandma and great-grandma. She liked dancing, playing cards, video poker machines, rodeos, fishing, traveling, and telling good jokes. She especially enjoyed going to Las Vegas with Sonny and gambling (especially winning Royals on poker machines). Dixie also loved visiting with people and getting to know about them and their families. She was also a member of the Elks BPO Does. Dixie was preceded in death by her eighteen year old son, Mark Holmes (1973), father “Dick” Ellis (1978), Step father, Ray Olson (1992); husband, “Sonny” Holmes (2002) and mother Isabelle Olson (2003). Dixie is survived by her daughter: Michele D. “Shelly” Holmes of Cave Creek, AZ; brother, Rick (Lola) Ellis of Cave Creek, AZ; aunt Margie Rogers of Sheridan, Wyoming; grandsons Mark (Abby) Moreland, of Decker, MT and Justin (Nicole) Moreland of Story, WY; great-grandchildren Austin, Caden and Alanah Moreland of Decker, MT and Damien Moreland of Story, WY; nieces, Debbie Miller of Spanish Fork, UT and Shana (Joe) McClinton of Colorado Springs, CO; nephew, Shawn (Kathy) Ellis of Las Vegas, NV; great-nieces and nephews, Hunter Byrd, Ryan Miller, Robbie Miller and Remington, Sterling and Windham Ellis. A viewing will be held 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, January 7, 2010 at Kane Funeral Home. A celebration of Dixie’s life will be held at Kane Funeral Home on Friday, January 8, 2010 at 2:00 p.m. with a reception following at the Elks Club. She will be interred at the Sheridan Elks cemetery between Sonny and Mark! Since this is a celebration and not a mourning, please feel free to wear bright colors-black is optional! In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to Elks Youth Rodeo, P.O. Box 624, Sheridan, WY 82801 or Hospice of the Big Horns, 1401 W. 5th Street, Sheridan, WY 82801. Kane Funeral Home has been entrusted with the arrangements.
Mary Amschel McEwan
Sheridan native Mary Amschel McEwan, 87, died Monday, Dec. 21, 2009, in Hemet, Calif. Funeral services were Dec. 30 at Inland Memorial Harford Chapel in Hemet. Private burial is planned. Born June 6, 1922, in Sheridan, she graduated from Sheridan High School and was nominated Queen of the Sheridan, Wyoming Rodeo in 1941. She married
U.S. Army Air Corps 1st Lt. James Edward Amschel on April 15, 1942. After he attended law school in Laramie, the couple moved with their two sons to Jackson, where another son was born. They moved to Hemet in 1959. She was a legal secretary and was active in the Ramona Pageant Association and Family Service Association in Hemet. Mr. Amschel died in 1977. She married
retired Wyoming Supreme Court Justice Leonard McEwan in 1988, and they made her home in Story. Mr. McEwan died in 2008. Survivors include three sons, Edward T. Amschel, Peter Amschel and Stephen Amschel; a brother, Thomas K. Hurst of Sheridan; a sister, Barbara McConnell of Colorado Springs, Colo.; 10 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Memorials may benefit the Ramona Pageant Association or Family Service Association.
Ann ‘Millie’ Wantulok
Ann “Millie” Wantulok, 92, of Wyarno died Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2009, in Westview Health Care Center. Funeral service are 11 a.m. Tuesday at Champion Ferries Funeral Home with the Rev. Ronald Stolcis officiating. Interment will be in Sheridan Municipal cemetery. Born July 17, 1917, in Acme to Adam and Regina (Blaha) Boyko, she grew up in this area and graduated from Sheridan High School. She worked at the Bones Brothers Dude Ranch near Birney, Mont., when she was a teenager. She married
Paul M. Wantulok on Nov. 23, 1941, in Acme, where she raised their children, her animals and gardened. They moved to Wyarno in 1956, where she helped with ranch work and raising her grandchildren. Mrs. Wantulok enjoyed having a porch full of family and friends for a Sunday meal and the back yard full of friends and relatives in the summer. An avid seamstress, she took a tailoring class to design quilts and other crafts. She was active in the Wyarno community as a clerk in School District 35, an election judge in the Wyarno precinct, and a member of the Ulm Hilltoppers women's group. She was preceded in death by her husband in 1987; a daughter, Johanna; her sister; and her brother. Survivors include two daughters, Gina Twohy of Sheridan and Nancy Herdt of Wyarno; four grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. Memorials may benefit the Dog and Cat Shelter, 84 East Ridge Road, Sheridan, or Shrine Crippled Children's Fund, Box K, Sheridan, WY 82801.
