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Nicholas Heil, 91, of Sheridan, passed away on Thursday, May 30, 2002, at his residence.
Nick was born on November 17, 1910, to Jacob and Barbara (Heidt) Heil in Harvey, North Dakota. Following his school years, on June 26, 1933, he married Johanna Marie Zacher in South Dakota, and the couple lived for some time in Eagle Butte, South Dakota. Nick served as an Army rifleman in the European Theatre during the Rhineland Ardennes Campaigns. After being wounded in Germany in 1945, he was awarded the Purple Heart, as well as the Combat Infantryman’s Badge and the EAME Ribbon with two Bronze Service Stars.
Mr. Heil liked to fish and dance, and he enjoyed spending time with his family. He was a member of Holy Name Catholic Church, the Eagles Lodge #186, and the Elks Lodge #520.
Mr. Heil was preceded in death by his wife Johanna in July of 1999, and his parents. He is survived by his daughter Dee Bordeaux and husband Jim of Sheridan, Wyoming; his two sons, Jack Heil of Sheridan, Wyoming, and Robert James Heil of Sheridan, Wyoming; his three grandchildren; his four great-grandchildren; his three brothers; his five sisters; his very special friend Naomi Malyurek; and his grandson-in-law Dave Lemons.
Vigil services will be held at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, June 6, 2002, at Kane Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, June 7. 2002, at Kane Funeral Home with Deacon Joe Kristufek officiating. Kane Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.
The family has requested that memorials be made in Nick’s name to the Dog and Cat Shelter or the Hospice of the Big Horns in care of Delphine Toner, First Interstate Bank, P.O. Box 2007, Sheridan, WY 82801.
Gilbert R. Heine age 79 of Sheridan, WY
Died Saturday, June 15, 2002, in Memorial Hospital of Sheridan County
Born March 17, 1923, in Lexington, Nebraska, to Chris and Katie (Weiland) Heine
Gilbert was baptized and confirmed in the Christian faith. He grew up and graduated high school in Lexington. He enlisted in the U. S. Army during WWII serving with the 12th Armored Division in Europe. He received a battlefield commission to 1st Lt. and was awarded the Bronze Star and Silver Star. After the service, he returned to Lexington where he married Aurella Ringenberg on August 20, 1947. He graduated from Concordia Teachers College, Seward, NE, and while in college he was the high school principal in Staplehurst, NE. After graduation, he became a school principal in Minneapolis, MN. In 1954, he returned to Lexington to farm and built an alfalfa dehydrating plant. He served as the chairman and general manager of the COOP Alfalfa Mill Dehydrating Association. In 1964, he returned to Concordia Teachers College where he served as Director of College Relations then Dean of Development and then Asst. to the President finally retiring in 1987. In retirement, he was active with the Laborers for Christ for ten years. Gilbert moved to Sheridan in 1998. He was a member of Immanuel Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod, past board member of the Nebraska Independent College Foundation and past president of the 12th Armored Division Assoc. as well as being the current Exec. Secretary. An avid bowler, he had a 231 average and also enjoyed golfing, fishing, horseback riding, four wheeling and being in the mountains
SURVIVING RELATIVES
WIFE - Aurella Heine, Sheridan
SON - Rev. William Heine & wife Melinda, Sheridan
DAUGHTER - Kathleen Hintz & husband Dennis, Topeka, KS
BROTHER - Chris Heine & wife Shirley, Cozard, NE
SISTER - Twilla Smith & husband Marvin, Cozard, NE
5 GRANDCHILDREN
1 GREAT GRANDSON
Funeral service will be 2:00pm on Tuesday (June 18th) from Immanuel Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod with Rev. Larry Veland officiating. Interment will be in Hillside Lutheran Cemetery, Lexington, Nebraska.
Memorials may benefit the Immanuel Lutheran Church - Bldg. Fund, Sheridan, WY
Laborers for Christ of the Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod
U.S. Army 12th Armored Division Museum, Abilene, Texas
Concordia University, Seward, Nebraska
All in care of Immanuel Lutheran Church, 1300 5th St., Sheridan, WY 82801
Elizabeth Shea Herbst, 21, of Sheridan, WY, died Sunday, April 7, 2002, as a result of a motorcycle accident.
Elizabeth (Beth) was born May 6, 1980, in Laramie, WY. The family moved to Torrington, WY, in 1980, where she attended Torrington and Southeast schools. In 1992, she moved to Coos Bay, Oregon, and graduated from North Bend High School in 1998. She moved to Sheridan in 1999 to attend Sheridan College. Beth was employed at Big Horn Mountain Sports in Sheridan.
Beth enjoyed all outdoor activities especially wake boarding, four-wheeling, horse back riding, mountain biking and snowboarding. Beth traveled around the country - snowboarding at Mt. Bachelor, Vail, Big Sky and Antelope Butte; surfing in Oregon, California and Hawaii.
She was gifted at art focusing on pencil and charcoal sketches, painting and watercolors. As a child, she would sit for hours, drawing horses. At the urging of her art teachers, Beth submitted a watercolor entry to the North Ben High School annual Art Show. She was awarded Best of Show. Her family will treasure her art collection.
Beth was loved by everyone she met. Her friends were so important to her; in fact, she often brought most of them home for dinner. On her 18th birthday party, her brother Andy put on a concert. The whole town heard her celebration.
Just as her life. She will be loved and missed forever.
Beth is survived by her mother Patricia L. Davis of Coos Bay, OR; father & step mother John & Sherri Herbst of Torrington, WY; sister Erin Herbst of Torrington; brothers J.R. Herbst of Portland, OR, Andrew Herbst of San Diego, CA, Brandt & Blake Herbst of Torrington, and Chris Gruen of Coos Bay, OR; grandmothers Dolly Elliott of Yuma, AZ and Della Herbst of Sheridan; grandparents Russell & Joan Shannon of Yoder, WY; numerous aunts, uncles, cousins and many friends. She was preceded in death by her maternal and paternal grandfathers.
Funeral service will be 10:00am on Friday (Apr. 12th) from Trinity Lutheran Church with the Rev.'s Ronald Nelson and Wilbur Holz officiating. Interment will be in Sheridan Municipal Cemetery. Arrangements are with Champion Ferries Funeral Home.
Memorials may benefit the Elizabeth Herbst Memorial Scholarship Fund, in care of the Sheridan College Foundation, Box 6328, Sheridan, WY 82801
Charles O. Hillberry age 86 of Sheridan, WY
Died Monday, May 27, 2002, in Memorial Hospital of Sheridan County
Born June 14, 1915, on the family ranch near Meeteetse, WY
Parents - Henry & Gertrude (Taylor) Hillberry
He grew up on the family ranch and graduated from high school in Worland, WY. He married Margaret Rea on November 11, 1956, in Powell, WY. He ranched on the Mora Ranch, Wagon Mound, NM and Pitchfork Ranch, Meeteetse, before coming to Sheridan in 1965 where he worked for the Beckton Stock Farm for 21 years until he retired in 1986. He married Dorothy Roush in 1978 in Sheridan. He was a member of First United Methodist Church, Masonic Lodge #8, Kalif Shrine, Scottish Rite and Eastern Star-Naomi Chapter #2. He enjoyed telling stories, the mountains, elk hunting, horses and his cat "Freddie".
SURVIVING RELATIVES
WIFE - Dorothy Hillberry, Sheridan
SON - Andrew Hillberry, Sheridan
DAUGHTERS - Ellen Hepp, Sheridan
Wanda Huston, Sheridan
STEP DAUGHTER - Claudia Paulsen, Billings, MT
8 GRANDCHILDREN
Viewing will be 1:00pm until 5:00pm on Wednesday (May 29th) from Champion Ferries Funeral Home.
Funeral service will be 10:00am on Thursday from First United Methodist Church with the Rev. Joseph Keys officiating. Interment will be in Sheridan Municipal Cemetery, Masonic Section. Arrangements are with Champion Ferries Funeral Home.
Memorials may benefit Kalif Shrine, Box K, Sheridan or First United Methodist Church.
Mayme R. Juroshek, 85, of Sheridan passed away on Friday, June 14, 2002, at Sheridan Manor.
Mrs. Juroshek was born on April 12, 1917, to Bert and Rose Barello in Monarch, Wyoming. Following her school years, on May 22, 1938, Mayme married John “Butch” Juroshek in Monarch, Wyoming.
Mrs. Juroshek was preceded in death by her husband Butch, her parents, and her brother James Barello. She is survived by her son John and his wife Carol of Boulder, Colorado; her grandson John E. Juroshek and her granddaughter Sandra L. Juroshek, both of Boulder, Colorado; and her sister Mary E. Bordeaux of Sheridan.
Vigil services will be held at 7:00 p.m. on Monday, June 17, 2002, at Kane Funeral Home. A Funeral Mass will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, June 18, 2002, at Holy Name Catholic Church with The Very Reverend Eugene Sullivan officiating. Kane Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.
The family has requested that memorials be made in Mayme’s name to St. Joseph’s Children’s Home in care of Delphine Toner, First Interstate Bank, P.O. Box 2007, Sheridan, WY 82801.
Mark Kobielusz, 16, of Wyarno, passed away on Sunday, June 9, 2002.
Mark was born on May 28, 1986, to George and Lorraine Kobielusz in Sheridan, Wyoming. He was raised on the family ranch Southeast of Sheridan, where he enjoyed riding motorcycles, 4-wheelers, and horses. He attended Sheridan High School, where he was a member of the Sheridan FFA and Ag Mechanics Team. Mark hunted anything from snakes to elk and enjoyed wrestling calves at all the neighborhood brandings. He spent many evenings watching old John Wayne movies, reading Louis L’Amour, and battling Red Alert on the computer. Please remember Mark for all his mischievous deeds and shenanigans. His new job fit him to a tee, the guys on the Mullinax irrigation crew were just as ornery as he was, and he even got in a few pranks pulled on Shaun. Mark looked forward to Sunday dinners at Matka’s and golfing with Nana and Grando.
Mark was preceded in death by his grandfather George Kobielusz. He is survived by his parents, George and Lorraine Kobielusz of Sheridan; his brother Shaun of Sheridan; his grandmother Lucille Kobielusz of Sheridan; his grandparents Bill and Valerie Miller of Sheridan; and many aunts, uncles, and cousins.
Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, June 12, 2002, in the Sheridan Junior High School Auditorium with The Reverend David Duprey officiating. Kane Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.
The family has requested that memorials be made in Mark’s name to the Mark Kobielusz Scholarship fund to benefit the Sheridan FFA program in care of Delphine Toner, First Interstate Bank, P.O. Box 2007, Sheridan, WY 82801.
Jerry Frank Krezelok, known as “Big K” or “Kraz” by his friends and family, died Wednesday, April 30, 2002, at age 56. He lived in Sheridan his entire life except while serving his country in Vietnam. Jerry married Nancy Etchingham on April 7, 1973, in Sheridan. He loved the Big Horn Mountains and his fishing and hunting excursions there. He was also well-known at all the Sheridan area golf courses, where he played as much as possible. He will be most remembered for his smile, laugh and great sense of humor.
Jerry is survived by his two children, Jamie Marie Krezelok of Fraser, Colorado, and Chad Justin Krezelok of Billings, Montana; his parents Frank and Enid Krezelok of Banner, Wyoming; his sister Virginia Watt and her husband Dave of Buffalo, Wyoming; and his brother John Krezelok and his wife Connie of Banner.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, May 4, 2002, at Kane Funeral Home with Deacon Joe Kristufek officiating. Kane Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.
The family has requested that memorials be made to the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation or the donor’s choice in care of Kay Roush, First Federal Savings Bank, P.O. Box 6007, Sheridan, WY 82801.
Grace E. Kuta, 75, of Sheridan, passed away on Friday, May 3, 2002, at her residence.
Grace was born on December 15, 1926, to John and Hazel (Oelsehlager) Mates in Acme, Wyoming. Her parents divorced when she was young, but her stepfather Joe Pawlus was a true father to her. Following high school graduation, she attended beauty school, graduating on February 9, 1942. On September 14, 1945, Grace married John Crawford in Hardin, Montana. They later divorced, and on August 10, 1965, she married Earl Kuta in Sheridan, Wyoming. Grace worked through her life as a beautician.
Mrs. Kuta enjoyed gardening, canning, playing Aggravation, and going to Mass with friends. She loved spending time with her children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and great-great-grandchildren, taking walks with her granddaughter, and cooking and baking, especially for others. She was a member of the VFW and Holy Name Catholic Church.
Grace was preceded in death by her husband Earl and her parents. She is survived by her daughter Margo Dexter of Sheridan, Wyoming; Bruce Dexter of Cheyenne, Wyoming; her son John Crawford and his wife Pat of Ranchester, Wyoming; her seven grandchildren, Jay Dexter, Devon Noecker, Mark Dexter, John Crawford, Warren Crawford, Cristy Crawford, and Milton Crawford; her six great-grandchildren, Tommy Dexter, Eric Dexter, Jordan Noecker, Morgan Noecker, Milton Crawford and Gracey Crawford; her three sisters Mary Ann Haner of Kansas, Jenny Gaddis of Colorado, and Betty Lacey of Sheridan, Wyoming; and her two brothers John Mates of Big Horn, Wyoming, and Frank Mates of California.
A visitation will be held from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Thursday, May 9, 2002, at Kane Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, May 10, 2002, at Kane Funeral Home with The Very Reverend Eugene Sullivan officiating. Interment will be in the Sheridan Municipal Cemetery. Kane Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.
The family has requested that memorials be made in Grace’s name to Holy Name Catholic Church in care of Delphine Toner, First Interstate Bank, P.O. Box 2007, Sheridan, WY 82801.
