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Lucille Skinner
Memorial services for Lucille Skinner, 81, of Gillette are 2 p.m. Monday at Stevenson-Wilson Funeral Home Chapel with Robert Ball of the Community of Christ officiating. Visitation will be 3-7 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. She was mother of John Michael Skinner of Sheridan. Mrs. Skinner died Thursday, June 29, 2006, at Campbell County Memorial Hospital of natural causes. She was born Oct. 15, 1924, in Harrison, Mich., to David H. and Eva Marie (Thompson) Bailey. She attended rural schools and was a 1942 graduate of Harrison High School. She married
Leo Earl Skinner on June 7, 1942, in Harrison. She kept books for the family business. The family moved to Gillette in April 1974. Mrs. Skinner enjoyed traveling with her husband, sisters and other family members. She also enjoyed outdoor activities, gardening, jigsaw and crossword puzzles, and preparing family meals. She was preceded in death by two sisters, Irene Provoast and Marion Bond. Survivors include her husband; a daughter, Sandra Jossens, and two other sons, William and Blaine, all of Gillette; another daughter, Tracey Geer Scott of Tucson, Ariz.; a sister, Fern Ball of Roscommon, Mich.; and nine grandchildren. Memorials may be made to Wyoming Special Olympics Gillette Masters Group or a charity of the donor's choice.
Steven G. See
Steven G. See, 47, of Sheridan died Sunday, June 25, 2006, at his residence. Cremation has taken place. Family and friends will have a private gathering at a later date to scatter the ashes. Mr. See was born Oct. 7, 1958, in Pontiac, Mich. He enjoyed photographing scenery and wildlife in national parks and was a Web designer for several area businesses. Survivors include his wife, Pam; his father, Kent R.; and a brother, Stewart.
Willie Helling
Willie Helling, 73, of Sheridan died Tuesday, June 27, 2006, at Lake DeSmet of an apparent heart attack after jumping in the water to retrieve his wallet. Visitation will be 1-7 p.m. Friday at Champion Ferries Funeral Home. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home with the Rev. William Heine officiating. Burial will be in Sheridan Municipal cemetery with military rites by the American Legion and Wyoming National Guard. Memorials may be made to the "Make a Wish" Foundation in care of Tara Keep, First Federal Savings Bank, 46 W. Brundage St., Sheridan, WY 82801.
Phillip D. Smith
Phillip D. Smith, 56, of Albany, N.Y., died Sunday, June 25, 2006, on a cross-country group bicycle ride. He was the son of Margaret and the late Stephen Smith of Banner. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Saturday in Adams Funeral Home Chapel in Buffalo. Burial will be in Willow Grove cemetery with graveside rites. Memorials may be made to the Tony Kirkpatrick Foundation or Planned Parenthood in care of the funeral home.
Charles Allen McKee
Charles Allen McKee, 88, of Sheridan and Rancho Mirage, Calif., died Tuesday, June 20, 2006, at his Rancho Mirage residence. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Wednesday at Our Lady Star of the Sea in Stamford, Conn. Burial will be private. Arrangements are with FitzHenry Funeral Home Palm Desert (Calif.) Chapel. Mr. McKee was born June 1, 1918, in Newcastle, Ind., to Guy and Elizabeth (Volk) McKee. He married
Milea Markland on June 30, 1939, in Van Buren, Ind. He was chairman of Electrolux for 50 years and a veteran of the U.S. Navy from 1942-44. He was a member of the Knights of Malta and Knights of Columbus and a Horatio Alger Award winner. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Patricia, in 1973. Survivors include his wife; six sons, Robert of Palm Springs, Calif., Michael of Wyoming, John of Georgia, James and Thomas, both of Connecticut, and Joseph of Florida; a sister, Mary Lou Atkinson of Ohio; a brother, James of Arizona; 12 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Memorials may be made to Catholic Charities.
Tracy Bowers
BUFFALO - Tracy Bowers, 50, of Buffalo died Saturday, June 24, 2006, in her residence. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Thursday in Adams Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Joe Jarvis officiating. Private burial will be at a later date. Memorials may be made to The Tracy Bowers Memorial, established to help defray funeral expenses, in care of the funeral home.
Monika Robinson
Memorial services for Monika Robinson, 61, of Sheridan will be 10 a.m. Wednesday at Champion Ferries Funeral Home with the Rev. Ron Stolcis officiating. Burial will be in Quiet Rest cemetery in Story. Mrs. Robinson died Friday, June 9, 2006, at her residence. She was born Sept. 30, 1944, in Neumarkt, Germany, to Wilhelm and Maria (Pedal) Braun. She grew up and attended schools in Germany. She was a laboratory technician at Cottage Hospital in Santa Barbara, Calif. She married
Ernest Robinson Sr. on July 28, 1984, in Summerland, Calif. They moved to Sheridan in 1993. She was a member of Holy Name Catholic Church and a volunteer at Holy Name Thrift Store. She enjoyed hunting, fishing, travel and playing bingo. At one time, she made stained glass windows. She was preceded in death by her husband. Survivors include two sons, Ernest Marshall Robinson Jr. of Marshall, Mo., and Loshel Marshall Robinson III of San Luis Obipso, Calif.; two daughters, Jaime Robinson of Independence, Mo., and Sabine Schneider of Germany; and nine grandchildren.
Margaret L. Torrens
Funeral services for Margaret L. Torrens, 89, of Sheridan will be 10 a.m. Monday at First Christian Church with the Rev. Douglas Goodwin officiating. Viewing and visitation will be 6-7 p.m. Sunday at Champion Ferries Funeral Home. Burial will be in Sheridan Municipal cemetery. Mrs. Torrens died Friday, June 23, 2006, in Sheridan Manor. She was born Nov. 23, 1916, in Wilmore, Kan., to John and Erma (Fox) Wood. She grew up and graduated from high school in Wilmore. She married
Elmer Marion Torrens on Nov. 24, 1933, in Pratt, Kan. They farmed near Pratt until 1941, when they moved to Sheridan. Mrs. Torrens raised chickens, pigs and rabbits. Mr. Torrens died in 1976. Mrs. Torrens enjoyed visiting neighbors, gardening, cooking, baking and telling stories. She was a member of First Christian Church. Survivors include a son, Richard of Parkman; two daughters, Patti Gillis of Colorado Springs, Colo., and Irene Miller of Casper; a brother, Jack Wood of El Cajon, Calif.; three sisters, Gertrude Cordray and Dorothy Grooms, both of Sheridan, and Eleanor Rinker of Rialto, Calif.; nine grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; and 10 great-great-grandchildren. Memorials may be made to the American Diabetes Association in care of Brenda Torrens, Bank of the West, 2 N. Main St., Sheridan, WY 82801.
Gayle Marie (Evans) Allison
Former Sheridan resident Gayle Marie (Evans) Allison, 77, of Barrington, Ill., died Sunday, May 7, 2006. A memorial celebration and reception took place May 20 at The Garlands in Barrington. Mrs. Allison was born Sept. 15, 1928, in Hardin, Mont., to Belton W. and Ella M. (Mauksted) Evans. She later lived on Pass Creek outside Parkman. She attended Slack School through the eighth grade and graduated from Sheridan High School. She married
Charles F. Allison III 57 years ago. She was a homemaker and enjoyed gardening, sewing, quilting, genealogy and travel. She held degrees from Northwestern and Northern Illinois universities. She was preceded in death by a sister, Beryl J. (Evans) Boettcher. Survivors include her husband; two daughters, Teresa M. Klocker and Karen L. Trom; four sons, Charles F., James B., Robert J. and Thomas E.; 14 grandchildren; and one great-granddaughter. Memorials may be made to Hospice of Northeastern Illinois, 410 S. Hager Ave., Barrington, IL 60010.
George Allen Harnish
Former Sheridan resident George Allen Harnish, 84, of Buffalo died Sunday, June 18, 2006, in Sheridan VA Medical Center. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Friday in Adams Funeral Home Chapel, Buffalo, with the Rev. George Von Kaenel officiating. Visitation will be 1-9 p.m. Thursday and 8-9:30 a.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Willow Grove cemetery, Buffalo, with military rites by the American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars. Mr. Harnish was born April 2, 1922, in Boulder County, Colo., to George and Rose Harnish. The family moved to Washington when he was a child. In 1931, the family moved to Clearmont, and Mr. Harnish attended school in Ucross. He also attended Johnson County High School. He enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps three months before Pearl Harbor. He served in the South Pacific during World War II and was on the first landing on Guadalcanal. After the war, he returned to Clearmont. He married
Helen McConnell on Jan. 25, 1947, in Livingston, Mont. They lived on the Ed Fitch ranch between Gillette and Arvada for two years. Mr. Harnish drove a truck for the Bureau of Reclamation, later switching to the Bureau of Land Management dam construction division, where he was a core driller. He and his family followed dam construction across the United States before a heart attack forced him to retire. The family moved to Arizona for a couple of years before returning to Wyoming. Mr. Harnish worked at the Caribou Lodge west of Buffalo for two years, then moved to Edgerton, where he owned and operated a bowling alley for 13 years before returning to Buffalo. Mr. Harnish belonged to the VFW. He enjoyed playing golf and was an avid fisherman and bowler. He and Mrs. Harnish enjoyed traveling and spending time with their nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by a brother. Survivors include his wife; a brother, Red of Sheridan; and a sister, Louella Worthington of Sheridan. Memorials may be made to Johnson County Cancer Support Group in care of Adams Funeral Home.
Ruth M. Johnson
Committal services for former Sheridan resident Ruth M. Johnson, 93, of Gillette will be 1:30 p.m. Tuesday in Greenwood cemetery in Upton. Ms. Johnson died Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2006, in Pioneer Manor. In keeping with her wishes, she was cremated. Arrangements were with the Aldinger Funeral Home and Cremation Service of Spearfish, S.D. She was born March 7, 1912, on the family farm on Mason Creek northeast of Upton to Fred and Anne Marie (Fredrickson) Johnson. She attended the rural Mason Creek School through ninth grade and was a 1929 graduate of Upton High School. She graduated from the University of Wyoming in 1944. She moved to Sheridan and taught elementary school for 30 years. She also taught in rural schools in Weston and Crook counties and later in Osage and Gillette. She retired in 1974. She enjoyed gardening, photography and writing. She self-published a book, There's a Flea in My Tea, in 1983 about her teaching experiences. Her family bought a home in Sheridan in 1951. She and her sister sold the home in 1986 and moved to a retirement home complex in Spearfish. She was a member of Trinity Luthern Church in Sheridan and Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Spearfish. Survivors include her sister, M. Katherine Johnson of Spearfish.
Dorothy Rosabelle Lohmeier `Dottie' Jenkins
BUFFALO - Dorothy Rosabelle Lohmeier Dottie Jenkins, 69, of Buffalo died Thursday, June 8, 2006, in Johnson County Memorial Hospital. Funeral services were this morning in Adams Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Bob McHenry officiating. Burial was in Willow Grove cemetery. Memorials may be made to Leukemia Research in care of the funeral home at 351 N. Adams, Buffalo, WY 82834.
Esther Freeman
Memorial services for Esther Freeman, 95, of Sheridan will be 11 a.m. Saturday at First Presbyterian Church with the Rev. Brian Johnson officiating. Mrs. Freeman died Wednesday, June 7, 2006, in Sheridan Manor. Burial of cremains will be later in Rawlins Municipal cemetery next to her husband. Mrs. Freeman was born Dec. 19, 1910, in Alliance, Neb., to John and Esther (Brewer) Lucas. She worked many years as a sales clerk. She married
Sidney Freeman on Dec. 4, 1935, in Rawlins. She enjoyed ceramics, knitting, crocheting and especially making ladies' dress hats, according to her family. In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by a sister, Vona Parks. Survivors include a son, Leonard Hurst of Sheridan; a sister, Alpharetta Dawson of Federal Way, Wash.; four grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild. Memorials may be made to First Presbyterian Church for its music ministry in care of Karen Green, First Interstate Bank, P.O. Box 2007, Sheridan, WY 82801.
Thomas Dilts
Viewing for Thomas Dilts, 93, of Sheridan will be 1-3 p.m. Sunday at Kane Funeral Home. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Monday at the funeral home with the Rev. Ron Stolcis officiating. Burial will be in Sheridan Elks cemetery. Mr. Dilts died Wednesday, June 14, 2006, in Sheridan Memorial Hospital. He was born Aug. 27, 1912, in Anthony, Kan., to John and Anna (Mulligan) Dilts. He grew up on the family farm and worked on farms and in garages and oil fields. He moved to California in 1935 and drove a truck for President Truck Lines. He married
Almeda Thompkins on May 28, 1940, in Winnemucka, Nev. The couple moved to Kimberly, Idaho, and Mr. Dilts worked on several ranches and owned and operated a service station and grocery store. He later owned a ranch in Peekaboo, Idaho. The family moved to Sheridan in 1957. The Diltses owned and operated Sheridan Mobile Home for 21 years, until they retired. They moved to Hemet, Calif. They later traveled, spending summers in north Idaho and winters in California and Arizona. Mrs. Dilts died in June 1994. Mr. Dilts married
Geraldine Haymart on March 21, 2000, in Yuma, Ariz. They moved to Sheridan and wintered in Yuma. Mr. Dilts was a life member of Sheridan Elks Lodge 520, Good Sams Club and Holy Name Catholic Church. He enjoyed fishing, travel, and being with family and friends. He was preceded in death by four brothers and two sisters. Survivors include his wife and numerous nieces and nephews. Memorials may be made to Sheridan Elks Lodge 520 in care of Tara Keep, First Federal Savings Bank, P.O. Box 6007, Sheridan, WY 82801.
Elizabeth Ann Hawkey Stevens `Beth' Lloyd
Graveside services for Elizabeth Ann Hawkey Stevens Beth Lloyd, 90, of Sheridan will be 11 a.m. Friday in Sheridan Elks cemetery. Viewing will be 8 a.m.-4 p.m. and 6-8 p.m. Thursday at Kane Funeral Home. Mrs. Lloyd died Friday, June 9, 2006, in Sheridan Memorial Hospital. She was born Oct. 22, 1915, in Buffalo to Earl and Lexie (Fowler) Hawkey. She attended country schools taught by her mother. She graduated from high school in 1934 and began training as a nurse in 1936. She married
David Stevens in November 1937. He died in April 1949. She worked as a nurse's aide at Reynolds Nursing Home, Memorial Hospital of Sheridan County and for Dr. Carr. She married
Charles Bill Lloyd on Oct. 14, 1950, in Sheridan. He preceded her in death. They followed road construction for several years and lived in Casper and Cheyenne. They returned to Sheridan in 1955. Mrs. Lloyd was involved in PTA and Cub Scouts, worked in the lunch room at Central Middle School for three years, then was circulation clerk in the Sheridan College library from 1969 until 1978, when she retired. She enjoyed bowling and playing cards. In addition to her husbands, she was preceded in death by two brothers, George and Frank Hawkey; and three sisters, Ruth Herbert, Virginia Mueller and Louise Rabling. Survivors include two sons, Charles Chuck and Lowell; and two daughters, Janet Greene and Marilyn Collins. Memorials may be made to the Fulmer Public Library Books on Cassette program of Sheridan Elks Lodge 520 in care of Tara Keep, First Federal Savings Bank, P.O. Box 6007, or to Services for the Visually Impaired, 2161 Coffeen Ave., No. 11, Sheridan, WY 82801.
Don Medaris
BUFFALO - Former Buffalo resident Don Medaris, 67, of Stockdale, Texas, died Saturday, June 10, 2006, in Stockdale. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Monday in Adams Funeral Home Chapel. Visitation will be 1-9 p.m. Sunday and 9 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Burial with graveside rites will be in Willow Grove cemetery following the funeral. Memorials may be made to a charity of the donor's choice in care of the funeral home.
