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Gordon E. `Baba' Shipman
Gordon E. Baba Shipman, 91, of Sheridan died Sunday, Sept. 25, 2005, at his residence. A private committal service is planned. Arrangements are with Champion Ferries Funeral Home. Mr. Shipman was born June 8, 1914, in Osseo, Wis., to Harry and Effie Mae (Miller) Shipman. He grew up and attended schools in Wisconsin. He married
Arlene Gunnderson on Dec. 7, 1934, in Eau Claire, Wis. She died in 1968. He moved to Wyoming in the early 1940s and worked as a radio announcer in Casper. He was the first announcer in Wyoming to report the death of Franklin Roosevelt. Mr. Shipman owned and operated several businesses including real estate, a liquor store, and a chicken farm. He married
Mia Hale in 1970 in Casper. She died in 1986. Mr. Shipman moved to Story in the early 1970s. He managed Bi-Rite Liquor and operated Wyoming Real Estate. He owned and operated TLC Greenhouse for many years. He married
Betty Stroup in 1988 in Hamilton, Mont. They lived in Sheridan until her death in 2002, when Mr. Shipman moved to Montana. He returned to Sheridan in 2004 to be near a grandson. In addition to his wives, he was preceded in death by a daughter, Joann Milender; two brothers, Max and Bert; and two sisters. Survivors include two daughters, Maxine Vering of Sun City, Ariz., and Patty Krasovich of Hamilton; six grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Frances Stall Husdale
Memorial services for former Sheridan County resident Frances Stall Husdale, 73, will be 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Peter's Episcopal Church with the Rev. Kevin Jones officiating. Arrangements are with Champion Ferries Funeral Home. Mrs. Husdale died Monday, Sept. 19, 2005, in Custer, S.D., after a long illness. A full obituary was published in the Sept. 21 Sheridan Press. Memorials may be made to Sheridan County Fulmer Public Library.
Eric Charles St. Cyr
Former Sheridan resident Eric Charles St. Cyr, 35, of Belleville, Mich., died Sunday, Sept. 25, 2005, near his home. A memorial service will be 1 p.m. Thursday at David C. Brown Funeral Home with the Rev. Ben Maton officiating. Cremation has taken place. Mr. St. Cyr was born July 6, 1970. He was a 1988 graduate of Belleville and founder of Neighborhood Helping Hand, doing interior and exterior repair, lawn maintenance and landscaping. He enjoyed writing poetry, latch-hooking and the company of his dog, Dakota. Survivors include his father, Clifford Charles of Belleville; his mother, Kathy Vicchy of Powell; nine siblings, Sandra, Adrienne De Mond and Nicole Davenport, all of Belleville, Michelle Towler of Ypsilanti, Mich., Jill Vicchy of Mesa, Ariz., Kim Vicchy of Ketchikan, Alaska, Wendy Smith of Powell, Robin Vicchy of Laramie, and Michael Vicchy of Littleton, Colo.; and his lifelong friend, Michael Sturtz.
Beverly M. Kwallek
Graveside services for Beverly M. Kwallek, 76, of Sheridan will be 10 a.m. Wednesday in Dayton cemetery with the Rev. Douglas Goodwin officiating. Arrangements are with Kane Funeral Home. Mrs. Kwallek died Sunday, Sept. 25, 2005, in Sheridan Memorial Hospital. Cremation has taken place. She was born Sept. 29, 1928, to Robert and Lorena (Dunning) Brookins. She married
Earl Kwallek on Dec. 6, 1947, in Lovell. She enjoyed crafts, knitting, picnics in the mountains, attending family sporting events and spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband and a sister, Barbara Spencer. Survivors include three sons, Robert of Jackson, Dan of Phoenix and Rich of Gillette; two daughters, Deb of Gillette and Karen Parker of Marshallville, Ga.; 11 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Memorials may be made to Whedon Cancer Foundation in care of Karen Green, First Interstate Bank, P.O. Box 2007, Sheridan, WY 82801.
Ibrahim Robert P. Montgomery
A memorial service for Ibrahim Robert P. Montgomery, 68, of Sheridan will be 2 p.m. Monday at Champion Ferries Funeral Home with the Rev. Don Derryberry officiating. Mr. Montgomery died Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2005, in Sheridan Manor. Cremation has taken place. He was born Jan. 21, 1937, in Denver to Eugene and Elma (Powell) Montgomery. He was a 1954 graduate of Denver East High School and a 1958 graduate of the University of Denver. He joined the Peace Corps and served in Africa for two years. He remained in Africa for another six years and married
Ina Coumare there. He returned to Denver and taught American government and social studies at George Washington High School and coached basketball. He retired from teaching in 1994. He moved to Sheridan in 1997 and helped coach basketball at Sheridan College with Bruce Hoffman. He enjoyed basketball, fishing, reading, studying African culture, playing Scrabble and spending time with friends and family. Survivors include two sons, Sadat of Lewisville, Texas, and Ibrahim of Chicago; three daughters, Djenebou Montgomery, Mariamou Sims and Kadiatou Petridis, all of Chicago; and five grandchildren. Memorials may be made to the American Lung Association in care of Karen Green, First Interstate Bank, P.O. Box 2007, Sheridan, WY 82801.
Margaret A. Gammon
Funeral services for Sheridan County native Margaret A. Gammon, 75, of Buffalo will be 10 a.m. Tuesday in Adams Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. John Meyer officiating. Visitation will be 1-10 p.m. Monday and 8-9:30 a.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Willow Grove cemetery with graveside services. Mrs. Gammon died Thursday, Sept. 22, 2005, at her residence. She was born April 15, 1930, in Sheridan to Santiago and Ethel Michelena of Arvada. She grew up on the family ranch on Powder River south of Arvada and was a 1948 graduate of Johnson County High School. She attended Stephens College in Columbia, Mo., for one year and later attended the University of Wyoming for a year. She married
John P. Gammon on June 29, 1949, in Arvada. They lived at the TA Ranch, then in Laramie while attending UW. They returned to the TA Ranch until 1951, when Mr. Gammon joined the Marines. They lived in Quantico, Va., and Camp Lejeune, N.C., while he was in the service. They returned to the TA until spring 1979, when the ranch was sold. Mrs. Gammon worked at the Central Garage and Johnson County Co-op. The Gammons lived in Buffalo and wintered in Arizona until her death. Survivors include her husband; a son, John, and daughter, Marie Miller, both of Buffalo; a sister, Candida Kuhn of Buffalo; five grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Memorials may be made to Bread of Life Food Pantry in care of the funeral home.
Jackie Ann (Obermueller) Harmon
Funeral services for former Sheridan resident Jackie Ann (Obermueller) Harmon, 46, of Chehalis, Wash., will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Immanuel Lutheran Church with the Rev. William Heine officiating. Burial will be in Sheridan Municipal cemetery. Arrangements are with Kane Funeral Home. Mrs. Harmon died Friday, Sept. 9, 2005, after a year and a half of battling cancer. She was born Aug. 5, 1959, in Lincoln, Kan., to Reinold and Martha Obermueller. She attended grade school in Westfall, Kan. The family moved to Greeley, Colo., where she attended middle school, then moved to Sheridan, where she graduated from high school in 1977. She married
Ron Harmon on Dec. 15, 1978. They moved to Yakima, Wash., in 1979. Mrs. Harmon worked for Metal Benders as a bookkeeper starting in 1992, then kept books for CMV Fabrication (now FAB Tech) before moving to Chehalis in 1998. She worked at Industrial Fabrication and Testing as a controller until her death. She enjoyed her family, her friends and her work. Her father died in 1982. Survivors include her husband and children, Nicholas, Neil, Newton, Nathan and Nicole, all of Chehalis; stepchildren Sherina Eissler of Billings, Debra Hibbert of Cheyenne and Kenneth Harmon of Sheridan; her mother of Sheridan; and her brothers and sisters, Darla Lotz of Park City, Mont., Peggy Landis of York, Pa., Candy Morris of Woodstock, Ga., and Brian Obermueller of Sheridan. Memorials may be made to Immanuel Lutheran Church, 1300 W. Fifth St., Sheridan, WY 82801.
Frances Stall Husdale
Frances Stall Husdale, 73, a longtime school teacher in the Sheridan area, died Monday, Sept. 19, 2005, in a nursing home in Custer, S.D., after a long illness. She had lived the last five years in South Dakota. Funeral services will be at St. Peter's Episcopal Church at a time to be announced, according to her family. Mrs. Husdale was born July 12, 1932, in Port Chester, N.Y., to Sidney J. and Helen Read Stalling. The family moved to Big Horn in 1942. She was a 1950 graduate of Big Horn High School. She received a degree in elementary education in 1957 from the University of Wyoming and her master's degree in curriculum and instruction in 1991. She taught elementary school in Sheridan for many years. She married
Air Force Lt. Col. Cameron Husdale in July 1958 at Myrtle Beach, S.C., where he was stationed. The family lived in Las Vegas, Japan and South Carolina while he was in the service. He retired in 1969, and they lived along Tongue River near Ranchester for 16 years. Mr. Husdale died in 1985, and Mrs. Husdale moved into Sheridan. She was an avid Bronco fan. She and her sister-in-law, the late Marge Stall, traveled for several years. She met Clint Gregory of Hot Springs, S.D., in 1999, and in 2001, she moved to Hot Springs to be with him. They traveled in the United States and abroad. Her master's thesis at UW became the book, The Little Blue School, about a rural one-room schoolhouse north of Sheridan. The book is credited with helping spur restoration of the school. She later wrote a history of St. John's Parish in Centreville, Va. She was a member of St. Peter's Episcopal Church in Sheridan and St. Luke's Episcopal Church in Hot Springs. She belonged to the Travelers Club of Hot Springs, PEO Chapter M in Hot Springs and Sheridan Book Club. She was preceded in death by a brother, Sidney J. Stall Jr. Survivors include two sons, John of Warrenton, Va., and Gregory of Magna, Utah; a brother, Bill Stall of Sacramento, Calif.; and two grandchildren.
Ralph D. Cross
Memorial services for Ralph D. Cross, 68, of Sheridan will be 10 a.m. Thursday at Champion Ferries Funeral Home with the Rev. Bob Miller officiating. Mr. Cross died Friday, Sept. 16, 2005, at his residence. He was born June 7, 1937, in Scottsbluff, Neb., to Harvey and Coral (Nighswonger) Cross. He grew up in Nebraska and ranched in Banner County, Neb., for several years. He married
Sandra Christman on Feb. 11, 1966, in Wyoming. They lived in several states, including Montana, before settling in Sheridan in 1997. He was preceded in death by two brothers. Survivors include his wife; two sons, Tim of Phoenix and Justin of Olympia, Wash.; a daughter, Shelley Edwards of Cody; four sisters, Irene Coen, Betty Hacker and Janice Wynne, all of Harrisburg, Neb., and Janie Necessary of Damascus, Va.; and eight grandchildren.
Eva Martha (Knighten) Garland
Eva Martha (Knighten) Garland, 68, of Buffalo died Monday, Sept. 19, 2005, at her residence. She was stepmother of Bill Garland and sister of Martha Mack and Beth Cook, all of Sheridan. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Saturday in Adams Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Dana Lohse officiating. Visiting hours will be 1-9 p.m. Friday in the funeral home chapel. Burial will be in Willow Grove cemetery with graveside services. Mrs. Garland was born Oct. 5, 1936, in Edgerton to Dallas and Martha Knighten. She attended Billie Creek Elementary School and schools in Buffalo before her family moved to Kaycee. She was a 1954 graduate of Kaycee High School and studied accounting at Casper College. She moved back to Kaycee in 1957 and purchased the Feed Rack Hotel and Cafe. The Feed Rack burned down in 1963. She built another cafe in Kaycee, which she operated for two years. She married
Cecil Walkin in 1957. She married
Walt Howard in 1965; they were divorced. Mrs. Garland moved to Sheridan. She married
Tub Garland on March 3, 1989, and they lived in Buffalo. Mrs. Garland opened Eva's Place Cafe in Buffalo in 1989 and operated it for two years. She later worked at various places in Buffalo as a cook until 1999, when she retired. She volunteered at Buffalo Senior Center. She was preceded in death by a son, Sonny Howard; three brothers; and one sister. In addition to her sisters and stepson, survivors include her husband; a daughter, Glory Walkin of Casper; two stepsons, Kelly of Thayne and George of Bremmerton, Wash.; a stepdaughter, Chris Vasco of Buffalo; three brothers, Earl Knighten of Thermopolis, David Knighten of Orem, Utah, and Jim Knighten of Glen Allen, Alaska; eight grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Memorials may be made to Buffalo Senior Center in care of the funeral home.
Jackie Ann (Obermueller) Harmon
Former Sheridan resident Jackie Ann (Obermueller) Harmon of Chelalis, Wash., died Friday, Sept. 9, 2005, after a one and one-half year battle with cancer. Services will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Immanuel Lutheran Church with the Rev. William Heine officiating. Burial will be in Sheridan Municipal cemetery. Arrangements are with Kane Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to Immanuel Lutheran Church, 1300 W. Fifth St., Sheridan, WY 82801.
Joeie Kay (Klotz) Emerick
Joeie Kay (Klotz) Emerick, 64, of Sheridan died Friday, Sept. 16, 2005, at her residence after a battle with brain cancer. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at Hope Lutheran Church, 1911 U.S. Highway 87 East in Billings. Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Gardens. Visitation begins at 1 p.m. today at Cremation or Funeral Gallery in Billings and will continue there from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday. Mrs. Emerick was born April 26, 1941, in Billings to Joseph and Kathleen (Wright) Klotz. She attended school in Lockwood, Mont., and graduated from Billings Senior High School. She married
Leroy Fuzzy Emerick on Jan. 9, 1960. They moved to Sheridan in 2003 following retirement. Survivors include her husband; two sons, Scott of Billings and Shaun of Shepherd, Mont.; a daughter, Sharla Duncan of Sheridan; her mother of Billings; two brothers, Dick Klotz of Billings and Ben Klotz of Townsend, Mont.; two sisters, Cathy Shelly of Cincinnati and Cindy Robertson of Whitehall, Mont.; and six grandchildren. Memorials may be made to Hope Lutheran Church in Billings or Immanuel Lutheran Church, 1300 W. Fifth St. in Sheridan.
Scott A. Haglund
Memorial services for Scott A. Haglund, 33, of Sheridan will be 10 a.m. Saturday at Holy Name Catholic Church with the Rev. Ronald Stolcis officiating. A reception will follow in Holy Name Parish Hall. Arrangements are with Champion Ferries Funeral Home. Mr. Haglund died Thursday, Sept. 8, 2005, in the Big Horn Mountains. He was born Sept. 17, 1971, in Denver to Ron and Virginia (Woslager) Haglund. The family moved to Sheridan when he was a child. He was a 1991 graduate of Sheridan High School and a 1994 graduate of the Denver Institute of Technology, where he received an outstanding student award. He was a delivery driver for United Parcel Service. He married
Lisa Huber on Jan. 8, 1997, in Sheridan. A member of Big Horn Mountain Eagles, he enjoyed darts, fishing, hunting, camping, water sports and being outdoors. He was preceded in death by a grandmother, Betty Woslager, and his stepfather, Sam Nishoff. Survivors include his wife; three sons, Kaleb, Jacob and Dominic Grosso, all of Sheridan; his father of Buffalo; his mother, Virginia Nishoff of Sheridan; a brother, Shawn of Sheridan; a sister, Tanya of Rapid City; a stepbrother, Scott Nishoff of Shanghai, China; and his grandfather John Woslager of Sheridan.
Russell E. `Rusty' Elliott
A Celebration of Life for Russell E. Rusty Elliott, 90, of Sheridan will be 2 p.m. Saturday at First Christian Church with the Rev. Douglas Goodwin officiating. Arrangements are with Champion Ferries Funeral Home. Mr. Elliott died Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2005, in Sheridan Memorial Hospital. At his request, cremation has taken place. He was born June 18, 1915, in Paris, Ill., to Fred and Clara (Barkley) Elliott. The family, including Mr. Elliott's grandparents, moved to Gillette and homesteaded in 1917. Mr. Elliott attended schools in the Gillette area and high school in Midwest. He moved to Sheridan in 1940 to work for the CX and Sheridan Heights ranches. He married
Sheridan native Darlene Sayles on Aug. 15, 1943, in Hardin, Mont. He went to work for United Geophysical Co. in 1947, then in 1949 as an operator at Acme Power Plant for Montana-Dakota Utilities Co. He retired after 28 years. He maintained an active woodworking shop after retirement, and he enjoyed making and playing dulcimers. He also enjoyed working in his garden, live theater and entertaining schoolchildren and groups with his dulcimers. He was a member of First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) and sang in the church choir. He also sang with the Sheridanaires. He worked for several years as church custodian. He was a 55-year member of the Brotherhood of Electrical Workers No. 646 in Sheridan. He was preceded in death by a brother, two stepbrothers and a half sister. Survivors include his wife; a daughter, Judy G. Huhman of Enid, Okla.; a stepbrother, Paul Hite of Longview, Wash.; and four grandsons. Memorials may be made to the First Christian Church Window Project, 102 S. Connor St., or Sheridan Senior Citizens Center, 211 Smith St.
Phyllis L. Wyatt
Services for Phyllis L. Wyatt, 83, of Sheridan will be 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Peter's Episcopal Church with the Rev. David Duprey officiating. Arrangements are with Kane Funeral Home. Mrs. Wyatt died Sunday, Sept. 11, 2005, at her son's residence. She was born June 28, 1922, in Sheridan to Orville and Helen Dot (Davis) Dana. She was a graduate of Sheridan High School and attended Woodbury College in Los Angeles, where she majored in art and interior decorating. She married
Charles James Wyatt Sr. on Sept. 14, 1944, in Los Angeles and worked 30 years as a Mountain Bell Telephone Co. operator. As an artist, she received many awards, including Congressional Awards that allowed her art to be hung in the Senate and House buildings in Washington, D.C., and Cheyenne. She and Mr. Wyatt owned Paintbrush & Palette from 1974-81, then operated Co-op Gallery 348 from 1987-90. Mrs. Wyatt was a member of St. Peter's Episcopal Church and the church's Altar Guild, Telephone Pioneers of America, Alpha Iota National Sorority, Beta Sigma Phi Sorority, Second Marine Division Association, Wyoming Art Association and Sheridan Artists Guild, where she served two years as president. A signature member of the Wyoming Water Color Association, she enjoyed snowmobiling and travel. She was preceded in death by her husband and three brothers, Wayne, Lowren and Eugene Dana. Survivors include two sons, Jim Jr. and Michael, both of Sheridan; seven grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
Donn T. Davies
Former Dayton rancher Donn T. Davies, 89, of El Prado, N.M., died Saturday, Sept. 10, 2005. Arrangements are with Rivera-Hanlon Funeral Home in Taos, N.M. He ranched in Dayton from 1957 to 1970. In 1992, he received the Chester A. Reynolds Award at the National Cowboy Hall of Fame in Oklahoma City. In 2004, he was inducted into the Culver Military Academy Horsemanship Hall of Fame in Indiana. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Anne Donston of Dayton. Survivors include his wife, Henny; four children, Maria Scott of Mill Valley, Calif., Donn of Taos, Charles of Rio Rancho, N.M., and Susie Tate of Cimarron, N.M.; nine grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Memorials may be made to Maverick Rodeo Club Maverick Construction Fund in care of Steve Rick, P.O. Box 581 Cimarron, NM 87714.
