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Donald "Don" Jacobson, 88, of Sheridan, passed away on Sunday, November 16, 2003, at Memorial Hospital of Sheridan County.
Donald was born on January 1, 1915, in Viborg, South Dakota, to Elvin and Imogene (Harris) Jacobson. He married Amy Collingwood on April 14, 1941 in Worland, Wyoming and the couple raised one son together. Donald enjoyed woodworking, skiing, hunting, fishing, the mountains, and his family.
Mr. Jacobson was preceded in death by his parents; one brother, and five sisters. Survivors include his wife Amy of Sheridan; his son Jerry of Spokane, WA; his brother Bud of Concord, CA; and one grandchild and three great-grandchildren.
Memorial services will be held at Kane Funeral Home on Wednesday, November 19, 2003 at 2:00pm with inurment to follow in the Sheridan Municipal Cemetery. Kane Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.
The family has requested that memorials be made in Donald's name to the Sheridan Senior Citizens Center, 211 Smith St. Sheridan, WY 82801.
James R. Learn, 89, of Story, WY, died Tuesday, November 8, 2003 in Memorial Hospital of Sheridan County.
Mr. Learn was born March 10, 1914 in Spokane, WA to Miles C. and Blanch P. (Wilson) Learn. He grew up and attended schools in Spokane, graduating from Rogers High School.
He served in the Navy Reserve from 1940 to 1945. During W.W. II he served as a radio operator on PB2Y-3 flying boats and participated in most of the major campaigns in the South Pacific.
Mr. Learn married Helen E. Montaque on February 27, 1942 in San Diego, CA. After the war they resided in Spokane until 1958 when they moved to Casper, WY to work with the F.A.A. as an electronic technician.
In 1961, the Learn's moved to where he continued to work for the F.A.A. in Sheridan. Upon Mr. Learn's retirement in 1979 he had a small repair business as he could fix almost anything. He also delivered mail or meals to shut-ins.
Mr. Learn was preceded in death by his parents, 1 brother, and 3 sisters.
He is survived by his Wife, Helen, of Story; 1 son, Richard W. Learn, of Vegas, NV; 1 daughter, Linda R. Billings, of Story; 6 grandchildren and 7 great grandchildren.
Memorial services for Mr. Learn will be 11:00 A.M. Friday, November 21, 2003 in the Story Women's Club with Rev. Doug Goodwin and Rev. Tim Trumbull officiating. Arrangements are with Champion Ferries Funeral Home.
Memorials in memory of Mr. Learn may be made to the Story Community Church Fund, Box 190, Story, WY 82842.
Hal Ralph MacDonald, 51, of Sheridan, WY, died Saturday, November 22, 2003 in his residence.
Mr. MacDonald was born February 16, 1952 in Rapid City, S. D. to Ralph C. and Helen (Watchorn) MacDonald. He grew up and attended schools in Casper, WY graduating from Kelley Walsh High School in 1971. He then attended Casper College for 2 years, and the University of Wyoming majoring in Parks and Recreation. Mr. MacDonald received his Bachelor of Science degree in 1974.
Mr. MacDonald went to work for Mt. Bell. He received a M.B.A. degree from the University of Phoenix. Mr. MacDonald worked for U. S. West Communications as head of research and development until 1994 when he was then self-employed.
He enjoyed woodworking, running, swimming, (was a certified lifeguard), snow –skiing, and was a member of the University of Wyoming Ski Patrol.
Mr. MacDonald was preceded in death by his grandparents.
He is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph C. MacDonald, of Edmunds, WA; 1 son, Jason MacDonald, of Aurora, CO; 1 daughter, Megan MacDonald, of Tucson, AR; and 1 brother, Glen MacDonald, of Mukilteo, WA.
A Celebration of Life for Mr. MacDonald will be 2:00 P.M. Friday, November, 28, 2003 at Champion Ferries Funeral Home. Arrangements are with Champion Ferries Funeral Home.
Memorials in memory of Mr. MacDonald may be made to the National Brain Injury Association, in care of Karen Green, 1st Interstate Bank, P. O. Box 2007, Sheridan, WY 82801, or WWW.NBIAUSA.ORG
Helen McCalla, 94, of Sheridan, passed away on Tuesday, November 25, 2003, at Memorial Hospital of Sheridan County.
Helen was born on February 22, 1909, in Sheridan, Wyoming, to T.G. and Luetta ( Smith) Scott. She graduated from Sheridan High School in 1927 and from St. Patrick’s Hospital in Missoula as a registered nurse in 1931. On August 18, 1933 she married Maurice McCalla in Deadwood, South Dakota. The couple raised a son and daughter together. Helen worked as a registered nurse at Memorial Hospital of Sheridan County for twenty five years. She was the first coordinator for hospice when it started in Sheridan in 1984, she did this for seven and a half years. Helen belonged to the Social Order of Beaucant,a member of the First Congregational Church, was the past Matron of Naomi Chapter #2, an Order of Eastern Star, and Grand Representative to the State of Washington. She enjoyed needle-work, reading, sewing, cooking, fishing, and most of all her family.
Mrs. McCalla was preceded in death by her husband in 1960; her parents; one brother; one sister; and one great-grandson. Survivors include her son, Terry McCalla of Upton, Wyoming; her daughter, Carol Ann Copp of Ranchester, Wyoming; her seven grandchildren, seventeen great-grandchildren, and one great-great granddaughter; and several nieces and nephews.
A viewing will be held at Kane Funeral Home on Friday, November 28, 2003, from 5pm until 7pm. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 pm on Saturday, November 29, 2003, at Kane Funeral Home with the Reverend Ray Clark officiating. Interment will follow at Sheridan Municipal Cemetery. Kane Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.
The family has requested that memorials be made in Helen’s name to the Whedon Cancer Foundation in care of Karen Green, First Interstate Bank, P.O. Box 2007, Sheridan, WY 82801.
Jack D. Oneyear, 64, of Sheridan,WY, died Monday, November 17, 2003 at his residence.
Mr. Oneyear was born in Sheridan, WY to Lyle Grant and Juanita M. (Pate) Oneyear. He grew up in Sheridan and attended Taylor School. During W.W. II, he lived in Edgemont, S.D.. During his teen years, he lived in Alhambra, CA, and Portland OR.
Mr. Oneyear married Faye Paulsen in Sheridan, WY December 3, 1961 and the couple was married for 41 years.
Mr. Oneyear was a sheet metal fabricator for Prill Brothers. He also worked for Mid-Continent Oil and for Harold Wimmer's Texaco in Sheridan. Mr. Oneyear was a police officer for a short period of time. He later worked for many years and Shipton's and Prill Brothers. Due to his illness, he retired in 1985.
Mr. Oneyear was a member of First Assembly of God Church in Sheridan. He loved working on old cars, fishing, golfing and bowling. He enjoyed painting and was a very accomplished artist. Mr. Oneyear was an avid sports fan loving Sheridan sports and U.W. football. But most of all Mr. Oneyear loved being with his family.
Mr. Oneyear was preceded in death by his father, and several aunts and uncles.
He is survived by his mother, Juanita Cline, of Sheridan his wife, Faye, of Sheridan; 2 daughters, Lisa Oneyear of Sheridan, WY, and Debra Golden of Gillette, WY; 1 brother Ron Oneyear, of Ranchester, WY; 1 sister, Nancy Longress, of Sheridan, WY; and 2 grandchildren.
Visitation for Mr. Oneyear will be from 9:00A.M. to 5:00P.M. and from 6:00P.M. to 8:00P.M. Thursday November 20, 2003 at Champion Ferries Funeral Home. Services will be 11:00A.M. Friday, November 21, 2003 at Champion Ferries Funeral Home with Pastor Alan Boyles officiating. Burial will be in Sheridan Municipal Cemetery. Arrangements are with Champion Ferries Funeral Home.
Memorials in memory of Mr. Oneyear may be made to the American Lung Association, in care of Karen Green, 1st Itnerstate Band, P.O. Box 2007, Sheridan, WY 82801.
Manuel S. Quintana, 94, of Sheridan, WY, died Wednesday, November 19,2003 in the Sheridan V.A. Medical Center.
Mr. Quintana was born October 12, 1909 in Walsenburg, CO to Estanislao and Secundina (Vigil) Quintana. He grew up in Walsenburg, joining the Navy during WW II. After the service, Mr. Quintana worked in various locations in CO and WY before going to work for M.D.U. as a power plant fireman.
Mr. Quintana married Beatrice Gutierrez May 24, 1941 in Douglas, WY. She died in 1973. He then married Felipe Cortez who also preceded him in death.
He was a member of Holy Name Catholic Church in Sheridan, the Knights of Columbus, Eagles, and the American Legion. Mr. Quintana enjoyed hunting, fishing, and played in the Dart Ball League into his middle 80's, Most of all, Mr. Quintana enjoyed spending time with his family.
Mr. Quintana was preceded in death by his parents, his 2 wives, and 1 daughter.
He is survived by 2 sons; Manuel Quintana, Jr. of Portland, OR and Jim Quintana, of Sheridan, WY; 2 daughters, Margaret Stone, of Denver, CO, and Mary Jo Zimmer, of Front Royal, VA; and 5 grandchildren.
Vigil services for Mr. Quintana will be 7:00 P.M. Sunday, November 23, 2003 at Champion Ferries Funeral Home. Liturgy services will be 10:00 A.M. Monday November 24, 2003 at Holy Name Catholic Church with Father Thomas Ogg as celebrant. Burial will be in the Sheridan Municipal Cemetery. Arrangements are with Champion Ferries Funeral Home.
Memorials in memory of Mr. Quintana may be made to the Habitat for Humanity of the Easter Big Horns, P.O. Box 6196, Sheridan, WY 82801.
Donna Lee Rawlings; Our dear Mom, Grandma Rawlings, Sister and Special Friend, “Donna Lee” passed away on Sunday, November 2, 2003 in Memorial Hospital.
She was born on May 26th, 1933 in Sheridan, Wyoming, the third of five daughters, to Gothard O. and Evelyn (Ely) Bylund. She attended Taylor and Central, graduating from Sheridan High School in 1951. Donna married John C. Rawlings on December 6, 1952. She was employed at First Interstate Bank for thirty years and The Perkins Foundation from 1992 until her death. Donna was a majorette for the American Legion Drum and Bugle Corps in the 1950's and a member of the Elks #520 Club and AARP. She enjoyed boating, water-skiing, snow machining in the Big Horns, growing African Violets and gardening, canning, cooking, shopping, travel, and most of all spending time with all of her family members.
Preceding her in death were her parents, her husband Johnny in 1976, and her sister, Jeanne Grey in 2002. Donna is survived by her three children; daughters, Tempe Lee Rawlings of Sheridan, and Rhonda Rae (Rawlings) Miller and her husband Colonel Christopher Miller, USAF of San Antonio, TX, and her son John Robert Rawlings of Livingston, MT; three sisters, Jenny Rollins and her husband Carl of Phoenix, AZ, Evelyn Greisser and her husband Richard of Tucson, AZ, and Mary Taliaferro of Scottsdale, AZ; four grandchildren, Chelsey and Tyler Kukuchka and Ryann and Sky Miller; and eleven nieces and nephews.
A viewing will be held on Friday, November 7, 2003 at Kane Funeral Home from 12pm until 4pm. Visitation will be held at Kane Funeral Home on Sunday, November 9, 2003 from 5:00pm until 7:00pm. Funeral services will be held on Monday, November 10, 2003 at 2:00 pm at Trinity Lutheran Church with Pastor Ron Nelson officiating. Burial will be in Elks section of Sheridan Cemetery. A luncheon will be held at the Elks club following the service. Kane Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.
The family has requested that memorials be made in Donna’s name to The American Cancer Society or the Sheridan Dog and Cat Shelter.
We will love and miss you always, Mom
Phil Bernard Reimers, 82, of Sheridan, passed away on Wednesday, November19, 2003, at Sheridan Manor surrounded by his loving family.
Phil was born on March 2, 1921, in Belle Prairie, Minnesota, to Philamon and Goldie (Kardell) Reimers. He grew up on the family farm in Laurel, Nebraska where he attended and graduated from Laurel School. He worked on the family farm until starting his own trucking business, Bernard Trucking in Laurel. He joined the Navy in 1944 and served in the Asiatic-Pacific area as well as the Philippine Liberation. Phil received the Victory Medal for World War II before his honorable discharge in 1946. He married Frances Hanson in 1946 in Wayne, Nebraska, they had six children. The two later divorced and he married Daisy D. Caskey on November 7, 1975 in Sheridan. Phil joined the CCC and worked on various projects including the Big Horn Mountains putting in power lines and working on Sibley Lake. He also worked for Miller Land & Livestock for awhile until he began employment as a master mechanic for Riley Motor Company for thirty years until his retirement in 1977 due to his health. Phil enjoyed hunting, fishing, tinkering around in the garage, and spending time with his family. He was a life member of the American Legion.
Mr. Reimers was preceded in death by his wife Daisy; his parents; his three brothers Glen, Guy, and Dean; and his grandson Steven P. Reimers. Survivors include his four sons, Rod of Sheridan, Terry of Buffalo, Russ of Billings, MT and Mike of Spring Hills, FL; his two daughters, Irene Sessions and Yvonne Reimers both of Sheridan; his stepchildren,
Bill D. Caskey and Dan D. Daniels; his two brothers, George of Crane, MT and Gene of Sheridan; his five sisters, Elsie Harmier of Sioux City, IA, Edith Berg of Gillette, WY, and Verline Canfield of Sheridan and Mary Ann Kahler of Great Falls, MT, and Jeanette Hoffman of Cody, WY; and his 23 grandchildren and numerous great-grandchildren.
A visitation will be held on Sunday, November 23, 2003 from 8:00am until 4:00pm, at Kane Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held on Monday, November 24, 2003 at First Christian Church at 2:00 pm with Reverend Doug Goodwin officiating. Interment will follow in the Sheridan Municipal Cemetery. Kane Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.
The family has requested that memorials be made in memory of Phillip Bernard Reimer’s and Steven Phillip Reimer’s name to the Ronald McDonald House or the Denver Children’s Hospital in care of Charidy ,Cowboy State Bank, P.O. Box 789, Ranchester, WY 82839.
Freda M. Monroe Surface, 97, formerly of Sheridan, died Sunday, November 23, 2003 in Canon City, CO.
Mrs. Surface was born June 10, 1906 in Sheridan, WY to Harry and Agnes (Moorehead) Pratt. She grew up and attended schools in Sheridan graduating from Sheridan High School in 1924. Following graduation, Mrs. Surface worked in the Sheridan Journal office for several years.
She married Thomas Monroe August 2, 1930. Mr. Monroe died July 15, 1959. Mrs. Surface married Ira W. (Bill) Surface November 23, 1960 in Sheridan. Mr. Surface died August 9, 1984.
Mrs. Surface started the first cafeteria at what was then known as the Northern Wyoming Community College in Stolt Hall at the Wyoming Girl’s School. In 1954, the college moved to the old hospital building on Saberton Ave. where Mrs. Surface managed the cafeteria there. In 1959, the college moved to it’s present location, and became known as Sheridan College, where Mrs. Surface managed the cafeteria until her retirement in 1964.
From 1964 through 1984, the Surface’s had good, active retirement years where they spent an extensive amount of time tying fishing flies, traveling around the country delivering the many orders that they had received for their flies, and enjoying the beautiful fishing spots that they encountered while on their travels. Mrs. Surface was also very active in the Sheridan Senior Citizen’s Center.
Mrs. Surface was a member of First Christian Church of Sheridan and the Christian Women’s Fellowship of First Christian Church.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her 2 husbands, 3 sisters, and an infant daughter.
Mrs. Surface is survived by her son, Marvin Monroe and his wife, Marilynn, of Story, WY; 1 sister, Harriet Griffith, of Sequim, WA; 2 grandchildren; 5 great grandchildren; 2 great, great grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
Services for Mrs. Surface will be 10:00 A.M. Friday, November 28, 2003 at Champion Ferries Funeral Home with the Rev. Douglas Goodwin officiating. Burial will be in the Sheridan Municipal Cemetery. Arrangements are with Champion Ferries Funeral Home.
Memorials in memory of Mrs. Surface may be made to the First Christian Church, 102 S. Connor, Sheridan, WY 82801, or the charity of the donor’s choice.
