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Inez I. Senff
Inez I. Senff, 94, of Sheridan died Thursday, Oct. 13, 2005, in Sheridan Memorial Hospital. Visitation will be 2-4 p.m. Sunday at Champion Ferries Funeral Home. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Monday at the funeral home with the Revs. Ken Doolin and Steven Anderson officiating. Burial will be in Sheridan Municipal cemetery. Mrs. Senff was born Sept. 7, 1911, on Dry Creek west of Sheridan to Charles Milo and Icy Eva (Sears) Roberts. She grew up and attended a school that her father started on the family's property on Dry Creek. She married
Francis H. Senff on Aug. 30, 1941, in the parsonage of First Baptist Church in Sheridan. The couple moved to their home near Big Horn on Dec. 22, 1941. Mrs. Senff was a cook, nanny and housekeeper for many years for families in the Sheridan and Big Horn areas, including the Fairs, Moncrieffes and Coles. She also was a cook and custodian at Big Horn School for many years until the early 1960s, when she retired. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Sheridan and taught Sunday school and the "Wee Angels" class for many years. She enjoyed taxidermy, sewing, cooking, canning, gardening, growing flowers and listening to her chickens "sing, " according to her family. She also enjoyed being with her family and attended Grace Baptist Church during the last few years. She was preceded in death by her husband, a sister and three brothers. Survivors include a son, Arthur of Sheridan; five daughters, Loretta Owen and Patricia Cherni, both of Sheridan, Carol Peck of Las Vegas, Wanda Lieneman of Gillette and Phyllis Lenz of Billings; nine grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Memorials may be made to Franklin Graham's "Samaritan's Purse" Fund in care of Karen Green, First Interstate Bank, P.O. Box 2007, Sheridan, WY 82801.
Karen Kay Antons
Funeral services for Karen Kay Antons, 62, of Sheridan will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Bethesda Worship Center with the Rev. Scott Lee officiating. Visitation is until 4 p.m. today at Kane Funeral Home. Burial will be 2 p.m. Monday in Riverside cemetery in Cody. Mrs. Antons died Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2005, in Sheridan Memorial Hospital. She was born Aug. 20, 1943, in Loveland, Colo., to Carl and Henrietta "Edith" (Bernhardt) Lebsack. She was a graduate of Loveland High School. She married
Ronald Antons on April 11, 1964, in Loveland. The Antons built a home in Cody and a cabin in the Big Horn Mountains. Mrs. Antons enjoyed oil painting, gardening and fishing. She was a Cody Cupboard volunteer, a Christian and a member of the 700 Club. She was preceded in death by a son, Gregory, and two brothers. Survivors include her husband; three daughters, Ronalee Salveson of Sheridan, Julie Larson of Cheyenne and Debbie Crawford of Gillette; six sisters; two brothers; and five grandchildren. Memorials may be made to Cody Cupboard Food Bank in care of Karen Green, First Interstate Bank, P.O. Box 2007, Sheridan, WY 82801.
Gordon W. Freese
A memorial service for Gordon Wayne Freese, 57, of Clearmont will be 2 p.m. Sunday in the Arvada-Clearmont High School gymnasium with the Rev. Marty Rostad officiating. Arrangements are with Champion Ferries Funeral Home. Mr. Freese died Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2005, at his residence. He was born March 26, 1948, in Sheridan to William Merrill and Myrtle (Gillaspey) Freese. He grew up and attended grade school in Story. He was a 1966 graduate of Sheridan High School. He worked for Miles Texaco in Gillette, then worked for Boyd's Supermarket in Gillette as a box boy. He moved to Buffalo and worked for Buckingham Lumber Co. He married
Lottie Ross on April 10, 1969, in the Methodist Church in Buffalo. He went to work April 1, 1970, as track laborer for Burlington Northern Railroad. The family lived in the Arvada area before moving to Clearmont in 1975. Mr. Freese retired from the railroad in 2003. An avid hunter and outdoorsman, he enjoyed camping, fishing and spending time with his friends and family. He was a former member of the Clearmont Jaycees, a hunter-safety instructor and a member of the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation. He was preceded in death by his parents, a sister and a brother. Survivors include his wife; two sons, William Wayne of Buffalo and Gordon Wayne of Casper; a daughter, Renea Louise of Casper; a brother, William Allen of New Mexico; four sisters, Shirley Dowda of Washington state, Gene Lusty of Nampa, Idaho, Irene Styles of Omaha, Neb., and Beverly Morgan of Glenrock; a foster son, Ken Korp of Chicago; three grandchildren; and one foster grandson. Memorials may be made to the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation or the Wyoming Game & Fish Hunter Safety Program in care of Karen Green, First Interstate Bank, P.O. Box 2007, Sheridan, WY 82801.
Henry Willard `Will' Bell
Funeral services for Henry Willard Will Bell, 64, of Sheridan will be 3 p.m. Saturday at Kane Funeral Home. A reception will follow at Big Horn Mountain Eagles Aerie 4169. Mr. Bell died Sunday, Oct. 9, 2005, in Sheridan Memorial Hospital. He was born Oct. 4, 1941, in Sheridan to Elmer Henry and Inez Rachel (Beckelshymer) Bell. He attended Sheridan schools and was a member of Big Horn Mountain Eagles. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, metal-detecting and spending time with family and friends. He went on poker runs on his Harley-Davidson motorcycle and played pool Friday nights with his daughters. He married
Donna Mae (Olson) Turk on Feb. 21, 1961. They divorced. He moved to Washington state in 1966, then to Alaska and worked on transport freighters. He returned to Sheridan after retiring. He was preceded in death by a brother, Bruce. Survivors include three daughters, Kris Melneck of Sheridan, Lori Bertrand of Billings and Lorna Tucker of Sheridan; a brother, Jim Bell of Colorado; three sisters, Carol Mathis of Colorado, Jewel Greer of Kentucky and Violet Hoven of Sheridan; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Memorials may be made to the Organ Donor Foundation.
Karen Kay Antons
Karen Kay Antons, 62, of Sheridan died Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2005, in Sheridan Memorial Hospital. Visitation will be 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Friday at Kane Funeral Home. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Bethesda Worship Center with the Rev. Scott Lee officiating. Burial will be 2 p.m. Monday in Riverside cemetery in Cody. Memorials may be made to Cody Cupboard Food Bank in care of Karen Green, First Interstate Bank, P.O. Box 2007, Sheridan, WY 82801.
Pamela Ann Pionkoski
Pamela Ann Pionkoski, 53, of Buffalo died Saturday, Oct. 8, 2005, in Johnson County Health Care Center of cancer. She was sister of Randy Warnick of Sheridan. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Saturday in Adams Funeral Home Chapel, Buffalo, with Mrs. Pionkoski's friend Luana Mikus officiating. A private family burial will follow the services. Mrs. Pionkoski was born March 3, 1952, in Milbank, S.D., to Wilbur and Dee Warnick. The family moved to Rapid City when she was a child, and she attended school there until her junior year, when the family moved to Fort Collins, Colo. She was a 1971 graduate of Fort Collins High School. She attended Colorado State University for one year. She married
Thomas Spiller. They made their home in Las Vegas, N.M., and Mrs. Pionkoski started a career in banking. She and Mr. Spiller were divorced in 1976. She moved to Albuquerque, N.M., in 1982 and took a job with Sunwest Bank. She married
Tom Pionkoski on May 19, 1990, in Las Vegas, Nev. They lived in Albuquerque until 1999, when they retired. They moved to Arvada in 1999, then to Buffalo in 2000. Mrs. Pionkoski was a member of Civitan, a community-service group; Arvada Women's Club; Johnson County Health Care Center Auxiliary; and Buffalo Quilting Gals, where she was past president. Survivors include her husband; a son, Jason Spiller of Denver; a stepson, Daniel Pionkoski of Las Vegas, Nev.; a stepdaughter, Julie Marie Koontz of Las Lunas, N.M.; her parents of Buffalo; a second brother, Dave Warnick of Longmont, Colo.; a sister, Jan Warnick of Monte Vista, Colo.; and two grandchildren. Memorials may be made to Johnson County Library in care of the funeral home.
Clara L. Patterson
Sheridan-native Clara Lee (Owen) Patterson, 75, Kirby, Mont., died Monday, Oct. 10, 2005, in Big Horn County Hospital, Hardin, Mont. Services are 1 p.m. Friday at Champion Ferries Funeral Home, the Rev. Douglas Goodwin officiating. Born March 14, 1930, in Sheridan, she grew up on ranches near Kirby, Mont., and attended country schools. She married
Joe H. Patterson, and they ranched in the Douglas area and also on Wolfe Creek near Ranchester. Mrs. Patterson moved to Fort Smith, Mont., where she ran a grocery store, and then to the Hosford Ranch. She also cooked at the Diamond Cross Ranch before retiring to Kirby, Mont. Known as a skilled horsewoman, she enjoyed the outdoors, beadwork, working with longhorn cattle, arrowhead hunting, and spending time with her family and pets. A daughter and a brother preceded her in death. Survivors include her mother, Clara P. Owen, Ranchester; a son, James Walt Patterson, on the Powder River between Buffalo and Gillette; a daughter, Kerri Paddock, Douglas; two sisters, Ginger Mitchell, Bighorn, Mont., and Mary Lou Wasserburger, Gillette; and three grandchildren. Memorials may benefit donors' choice in care of Karen Green, First Interstate Bank, P.O. Box 2007, Sheridan, WY 82801.
Karen Smith-Mortenson
Karen Smith-Mortenson, 65, Buffalo, died Sunday, Oct. 9, 2005, at her home after a long illness. Services are 10 a.m. Friday at Adams Funeral Home, Buffalo, with Pastor John Orwig officiating. Burial will be in Willow Grove cemetery, Buffalo. Memorials may benefit Susie Bowling Lawrence Hospice or St. Luke's Lutheran Church in care of Adams Funeral Home, 351 N. Adams, Buffalo, WY 82834.
Roberta L. Gaskell
Roberta Bobbie Louise Gaskell, 91, died Saturday, Oct. 8, 2005, at Laramie Care Center after a long illness. She was mother of Bob Dee of Sheridan. Graveside services were this morning at Green Hill cemetery with arrangements by Rocky Mountain Funeral Home, Laramie. Born Sept. 9, 1914, in Hanna to Robert and Marguerite (Woods) Molyneux, she married
Percy Gaskell in 1932 in Hanna. They moved in 1954 to Laramie, where Mrs. Gaskell worked many years as a waitress, retiring in 1976. She was known for her feisty, independent spirit. She was preceded in death by her husband; three sisters, Nellie, Inez, and Daisy; a brother, Albert; and a grandson. Survivors include a second son, Kenn Gaskell, Riverton; a daughter, RoJean Payne, Laramie; five grandchildren; and four great-granddaughters. Memorials may benefit donors' choice.
Catherine M. Wetli
Catherine M. Wetli, 89, of Toledo, Ohio, died Sunday, Oct. 9, 2005, at Swan Creek Retirement Village. She was mother of Susan Feck of Story. Rosary will be recited at 7 p.m. today at Eggleston Meinert Pavley Funeral Home in Oregon, Ohio. Visitation will be in St. Patrick's of Heatherdowns Catholic Church on Wednesday from 9:30 a.m. until Mass of Christian Burial at 10:30 am. Interment will follow in Resurrection cemetery. Born Nov. 25, 1915, in Toledo to John and Mary C. (Comte) Naumann, she graduated from St. Ursula. On Oct. 19, 1940, she married
Lawrence Hans Wetli, who died May 4, 2004. She was a longtime member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church and a member of St. Patrick's of Heatherdowns. Mrs. Wetli was known as a fantastic cook, a person who shared her needlework skills making clothing for many, and an avid bridge player. Survivors include two other children, Sister Mary (Cathy) Lawrence, Sisters of Notre Dame, and Dick Wetli; five grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by three brothers, Harold, Larry, Jack Naumann, and three sisters, Jane Naumann, Mary Rita Blanchong, and Beatrice Healy. Memorials may benefit Sisters of Notre Dame, Hospice of Northwest Ohio, or Swan Creek Retirement Village.
Ethel Marie MacDonald
Ethel Marie MacDonald, 82, of Sheridan died Thursday, Oct. 6, 2005, in Sheridan Manor. Cremation has taken place. A private funeral service will be later. Arrangements are with Kane Funeral Home. Mrs. MacDonald was born Dec. 24, 1922, in Jersey City, N.J., to Frederick and Ethel (Meyers) Carl. She married
Edward Francis MacDonald Sr. on Nov. 8, 1944, in Bennettsville, S.C., where he was stationed in the Army. They made their home in Clifton, N.J., until spring 1989, when they moved to Sheridan. Mrs. MacDonald enjoyed knitting, sewing, crocheting and plastic crafts and being with family and friends. She was a member of Holy Name Catholic Church. She was preceded in death by her husband; a son, Peter Michael; and two brothers, Frederick and Raymond Carl. Survivors include four daughters, Edwina Hoffer and Evelyn Legerski, both of Sheridan, Ethel Bendick of Cream Ridge, N.J., and Estelle Jacobus of Knoxville, Tenn.; a son, Edward Jr. of Clifton; 10 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Memorials may be made to Sheridan Senior Citizens Center.
Alva Hoblit
Alva Hoblit, 69, of Sheridan died Friday, Oct. 7, 2005, in Sheridan VA Medical Center after a sudden illness. Graveside services will be 11 a.m. Tuesday in Willow Grove cemetery in Buffalo with Tom Saur officiating. Arrangements are with Adams Funeral Home of Buffalo. Mr. Hoblit was born Sept. 12, 1936, in Buffalo. He was a rodeo performer and carpenter. He was a patient at Sheridan VAMC for 26 years. He served in the U.S. Army from 1960-63. He married
LeaNac Bills. They divorced. He was preceded in death by three children, Patrick, Tracy and Stacy. Survivors include a brother, Dale Christianson of Casper; and a sister, Cindy Grinstead of Douglas. Memorials may be made to Shriner's Children's Hospital Travel Fund in care of the funeral home.
Ruth Evelyn (Bush) Garrison
Former Dayton resident Ruth Evelyn (Bush) Garrison, 74, of Cody died Sunday, Oct. 9, 2005, at her residence. No memorial is planned, according to her family. She was born Oct. 21, 1930. Survivors include a daughter, Jean of Laramie; a son, G. Mark of Cody; and two grandchildren. Donations be sent in her memory to Spirit Mountain Hospice, 707 Sheridan Ave., Cody, WY 82414.
Joseph C. Dudrey
Joseph C. Dudrey, 83, of Sheridan died Sunday, Oct. 9, 2005, in Sheridan Memorial Hospital. Memorial services will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Champion Ferries Funeral Home with the Rev. Ron Nelson officiating. Inurnment of cremains will be in Black Hills National cemetery. Memorials may be made to Sheridan American Legion baseball in care of Karen Green, First Interstate Bank.
Margery Loucks Masters
Margery Loucks Masters, 95, of Ranchester died Thursday, Oct. 6, 2005, in Sheridan Memorial Hospital. A memorial service will be conducted as part of the regular services Sunday at Dayton Community Church. Visitation will be 6-8 p.m. Monday at Kane Funeral Home. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Tuesday at the First Presbyterian Church with the Rev. Dennis Goodin officiating. Burial will be in Sheridan Municipal cemetery.
Alice S. Bates
Funeral services for former Sheridan resident Alice S. Bates, 98, of Gillette will be 2 p.m. Monday in Stevenson-Wilson Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Joel Wright of First Presbyterian Church officiating. Visitation will be one hour before the service. Burial will be in Mount Pisgah cemetery. Mrs. Bates died Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2005, in Pioneer Manor in Gillette of natural causes. She was born Nov. 12, 1906, in Rancho, Texas, to Scott and Mildred (Littleton) New. The family lived in Texas and Oklahoma before moving to Gillette in March 1917 to homestead on Wild Horse Creek. Mrs. Bates attended school in Gillette. She married
George W. Bates on Oct. 10, 1926, in Gillette. They lived the next several years in Gillette and Sheridan. She worked as a cook in several cafes, including the Cozy Lunch and Husky Truck Stop. The family moved from Sheridan but returned in 1974 and raised dairy cows, calves, chickens and a large garden each year. Mrs. Bates canned, churned butter, crocheted, embroidered and quilted. She lived in Sheridan for a year after Mr. Bates died, then moved back to Squaw Valley Apartments in Gillette in June 1990. She moved to Pioneer Manor in February 1999. In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by three brothers, three sisters, a granddaughter, a grandson and one great-grandson. Survivors include four sons, Don of Gillette, James of Hamilton, Wash., Richard of Casper and Scott of Lead, S.D.; two sisters, Blanche Willard and Laverne Cook, both of Gillette; a brother, Edward New of Sun City, Calif.; 22 grandchildren; several great-grandchildren; and several great-great grandchildren. Memorials may benefit Pioneer Manor in care of Stevenson-Wilson Funeral Home, 210 W. Fifth St., Gillette, WY 82716
Ethel M. MacDonald
Ethel Marie MacDonald, 82, of Sheridan died Thursday, Oct. 6, 2005, in Sheridan Manor. Cremation has taken place. A private funeral service will be later. Arrangements are with Kane Funeral Home. Mrs. MacDonald was born Dec. 24, 1922, in Jersey City, N.J., to Frederick and Ethel (Meyers) Carl. She married
Edward Francis MacDonald Sr. on Nov. 8, 1944, in Bennettsville, S.C., where he was stationed in the Army. They made their home in Clifton, N.J., until spring 1989, when they moved to Sheridan. Mrs. MacDonald enjoyed knitting, sewing, crocheting, plastic crafts, and being with family and friends. She was a member of Holy Name Catholic Church. She was preceded in death by her husband; a son, Peter Michael; and two brothers, Frederick and Raymond Carl. Survivors include four daughters, Edwina Hoffer and Evelyn Legerski, both of Sheridan, Ethel Bendick of Cream Ridge, N.J., and Estelle Jacobus of Knoxville, Tenn.; a son, Edward Jr. of Clifton; 10 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Memorials may be made to Sheridan Senior Citizens Center.
