Scottsbluff Star Hearld Scottsbluff, NE 2 Aug 2007 BAYARD - Ruth Marlatt Case, 93, died Tuesday, July 31, 2007 at the Chimney Rock Villa at Bayard. Her Funeral will be at 10 a.m., Monday, Aug. 6, at the Jolliffe Funeral Home in Scottsbluff with the Reverend Linda Battello officiating. Interment will be in Sunset Memorial Park at Scottsbluff. Memorials may be made to the United Methodist Church at Bayard or the Bayard Rescue Unit. Friends may call at the Jolliffe Funeral Home at Scottsbluff. Her obituary may be viewed at www.jolliffefuneralhome.com, where condolences may be left. Ruth was born March 22, 1914, in Riverdale, Neb., the daughter of Henry and Arrena (Campbell) Marlatt. At the age of three, she moved with her family to a homestead in Wyoming, two miles west of the town of Hawk Springs, where she was raised and educated. She graduated with the Class of 1932 from the Hawk Springs High School. She then took one year of post-graduate classes and then taught school for several years. Ruth was united in marriage to Carl "Casey" Case, April 7, 1937 in Torrington. They lived in Mitchell for 20 years and then moved to Windsor, Colo. where they lived for four years. In 1962 they moved to Bayard. She worked in the Campfire Girls Organization for six years and was a 4-H leader for four years. She had been active member of the United Methodist Church, had been a member of the Church Board and the United Methodist Women. She also taught the Adult Sunday School for several years. Ruth was a member of the American Legion Auxiliary at Hawk Springs for 64 years. Survivors include her son, Charles of Minatare; daughters, Evelyn (Jerry) Arndt of San Diego, Calif., Sharon (Steve) Zitterkoph of Lakewood, CA., grandchildren Todd Lewis and Carl Arndt both of San Diego, Bryan Arndt of Scottsbluff, Christy Manka and Tommy Case both of Minatare, Kirby Case of Gering, Marty Case of Gering, Jennifer Zitterkoph of Lakewood, Calif. and 11 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband Carl in 1978; an infant granddaughter; infant grandson; baby great-grandson; half-brothers, Fred and Ernest; half-sisters, Jessie Dungan and Bessie Truaz; brothers, Glen, Bryan, Loyd, Ray, Bill, Jack and Ervin; and sisters Harriet Howery, Katie Gillespie, Clara Smith and Ethel Troyer.

I have often wondered why these charts are not in a computer format, such as Family Tree Maker. While I know the handwritten charts are a treasure, I would think it would be easier for the Pleve's to use a computer generated program to enter the information. It seems it would also be easier for the person receiving the chart on a disk to enter the information onto their computer program. ...just a thought.... Elaine

I was wondering with all the Pleve Family Charts out there in "genealogy land" if anyone has actually indexed or put all the names on any type of database format like Family Tree Maker. I am sure many of you like me have a number of these charts, some of which, like for instance, the Norka Muller chart, are very large and contain hundreds of names. If you are like me I used the chart for the names and families I needed for my own research and pretty well ignored the rest. However, the more I study the charts I see more and more familiar names that I have run across in other places. I kind of feel like I am rambling on so I better quit. I hope my question makes sense even if the idea of actually doing something like this may be impractical and monumental. I would like to hear your thoughts. Thanks for your time. Glen A. Frederick

Hello Alex, 1. May I suggest that you contact Kris Ball in KS and/or Patrice miller in CA. They are village coordinators for YP and are very knowledgeable. 2. Oshkosh, WI is a "YP town", kind of a daughter colony of YP. If you can contact someone there you might learn something. Laurin Wilhelm, AHSGR vC for Pobochnoye, Schoendorf, Schoenfeld, Schoental, Neu Jagada and Strassendorf. ************************************** Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL at http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour

Loveland Reporter Herald Loveland, Colorado Publish date: 7/29/2007 *MollieDEINES* , of Loveland, passed away Saturday, July 28, 2007, at Sierra Vista Health Care Center. She was born Feb. 3, 1920, in Loveland to Conrad Bath Sr. and Mary (Gettman) Bath. She had lived in Loveland her entire life and attended the Mountain View School. Mollie was a homemaker and a lifetime member of First Congregational Church. She enjoyed crocheting, gardening, animals, and fishing. She is survived by her daughters: Karen Arnold and husband David of Meeker, Colo.; Pam Nelson and husband Stephen of Iliff, Colo.; and Debra Binegar and husband Rodney of Southerland, Neb.: her brother George Bath of Loveland and sister Lydia Winters of Wheat Ridge. She is also survived by four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, four brothers, and three sisters. A visitation will be held Thursday, Aug. 2, 2007, from 4 to 7 p.m. at Allnutt-Hunter Chapel. The funeral service will be 11 a.m. Friday at Allnutt-Hunter Chapel. Interment Loveland Burial Park. A reception will be held following the interment at the Allnutt Reception Center. Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Larimer County in care of Allnutt Funeral Service. Please view the online obituary, send condolences and sign the family guest book at www.allnutt.com.

Hello - who would know about the village of Franzosen that I could contact? Thanks, Thelma Mills -- http://www.mariental-louis.com/

Hallo Maybe somebody can help me. I'm looking for info on my grandmothers aunt and their descendents. Heinrich Machleit or Machlein married Marie Stang (my grandma's aunt) and moved with 7 sons and 2 daughters (may have had more kids) in 1924 from Yagodnaya Polyana to USA. My Grandma Lydia Stang born 1919 in YP is still alive and remembers yet to receive packages from her aunt in USA. My Grandma stayed in Russia and moved to Germany in 1989. She also recalls from a letter from USA that her aunt lost a few children during a plant explosion in a factory in USA. Unfortunately we don't have more info. Would somebody out there help to located their descendents. I did try different searches with no luck. Marie Stang must have been born between 1870-1890 Thanks Have a great day Alex Boxhorn _________________________________________________________________ News, entertainment and everything you care about at Live.com. Get it now! http://www.live.com/getstarted.aspx

Wyoming-Eagle Tribune Cheyenne, WY 1 Aug 2007 Frank A. Kaiser, 68, of Cheyenne died July 28 at the Davis Hospice Center after a battle with cancer. He was born May 6, 1939, in Chadron, Neb. He was a veteran of the United States Army and a volunteer at Cheyenne Frontier Days. Mr. Kaiser is survived by his son, Hansel "Tiny" Kaiser of Cheyenne; three sisters, Dena Lucas, Linda Rupert, both of San Jose, Calif., and Wonda Bastible of Redwood City, Calif.; and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his mother, Mebel Pahlow and his father, William N. Kaiser. A celebration of his life will be 5 p.m. Sunday at 8405 Red Fox Road in Cheyenne. Cremation has taken place at Schrader's Sunset Park Crematory. Friends may contribute in his memory to Hansel Kaiser, 2334 McCann Ave., No. 41, Cheyenne, WY 82001.

Scottsbluff Star Hearld Scottsbluff, NE 1 Aug 2007 Ruben Robert Johannes, 79, of Scottsbluff died Monday, July 30, 2007 at Regional West Medical Center in Scottsbluff. Graveside services will be held at 10 a.m., Friday, Aug. 3, at Fairview Cemetery with Pastor Richard Neugebauer officiating. The Nebraska National Guard and the United States Marine Corps will give military rites. Memorial gifts may be given to the Western Nebraska Veteran's Home. Friends may call at the funeral home between 4 to 8 p.m., Thursday, July 2. Tributes of sympathy may be left at www.dugankramer.com. Ruben was born March 23, 1928, in Mitchell to Phillip and Anna (Heinbichner) Johannes. He graduated from Sunflower High School and was a member of the state champion basketball team. He entered the U. S. Marine Corps Aug. 24, 1948 and served during the Korean Conflict. He received the Korean Service Medal, Navy Unit Commendation, Navy Distinguished Service Medal, United Nations Medal and the Korean Presidential Unit Citation. Ruben was honorably discharge April 1, 1959. He returned to Scottsbluff where he farmed for a few years. He married Nettie Sterkel May 15, 1962, in Torrington, Wyo. They moved to Omaha where he worked at the Omaha Stockyards and irrigation company before owning and managing his own janitorial service company. He retired in 1995 and returned to Scottsbluff. Ruben is survived by his stepchildren, Jack Sterkel, Pat and Rolland Friend all of Scottsbluff, Laurie Gitschell of Illinois and Janice and Reinhardt Rahmig of Gering; 17 nieces and nephews and numerous great nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, wife Nettie, brothers, Phillip, Willie, Jake, Ben, and Ed Johannes and sisters, Rose Derr and Marie Keller.

I was curious about something, maybe someone can shed a light on it. My grandparents came from YP in 1907. They had 12 children. There parents came from Germany and settled down in Russia. What i find interesting is that my aunts and uncles were short, some had jet black hair, and brown eyes. As they got older they seem to take on some Jewish features, like the nose tended to be a hook nose which i think is prominent for the Jewish person. Another thing interesting is that the skin color was a dark olive. My daughter is dark and I'm dark. So, I'm wondering if i have some Jewish genes is that possible? Connie ************************************** Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL at http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour

Hi Charles & Vera I have to agree with both of you. But would like to add my thought trough own experience. I was one of the million immigrants from Russia in Germany. Since 2000 I live in Canada. Although I went to school in Germany from 1988 grade 3-10 and plus 3 years of apprenticeship after school yet. As far as I remember we never learned anything about Germans moving to Russia between 1767 - 1860 and never anything about German colonies in Russia. I was interested a bit in history at that time and was told of our the background from my Grandparents, that Germans moved to different parts in Russia etc...long time ago. My Ancestors came mostly from Yagodnaya Polyana and Paulskaya. Many local inhabitants in Germany wouldn't really know anything about this history. Even today my cousin living in Germany says that many local "Germans" don't know the real background of the German-Russian immigrants. And Vera, you are right as well. There is lots of crime going on between those immigrants, Turkish immigrants and local German people. Have a great day Alex Boxhorn > > Message: 3> Date: Mon, 30 Jul 2007 11:02:42 -0700 (PDT)> From: Charles Parcels <volgager4440@yahoo.com>> Subject: [GV] German History> To: ger-volga@rootsweb.com> Message-ID: <512190.10316.qm@web62308.mail.re1.yahoo.com>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1> > Was wondering whether or not the history of , and plight of the Germans living in Russia from the 1700's to the 1940's is taught today in the schools in Germany ?I have spoken to 3 or 4 people from Germany fairly recently, & believe it or not, they never heard of the German colonies in Russia !! Could they be an exception to the majority ?I should have asked them this question, but didn't think of it at the time.> Charles Parcels ( Weibert aus Messer )> > > ---------------------------------> Building a website is a piece of cake. > Yahoo! Small Business gives you all the tools to get online.> > ------------------------------> > Message: 4> Date: Mon, 30 Jul 2007 21:13:08 +0200> From: "Vera Beljakova" <atacama@global.co.za>> Subject: [GV] teaching GR history in G schools> To: <ger-volga-l@rootsweb.com>> Message-ID: <000001c7d2dd$ab51d220$c769fea9@VERA80GB>> > Hi Charles,> I think you are somewhat mistaken.> There are close to 2-million GR immigrants (late-settlers)> In Germany, are called Russlandsdeutsche or Volksdeutsche,> and are not exactly German' population's favourite new> immigrants, due> to a disproportionately high crime rate among the> disaffected and poorly> integrated GR new comers into Germany.> You can read all this in the German newspapers (many have> English> language editions on the internet), on German websites,> and in the archives of both this List and the GR-Heritage> Listserv> Group. One can only hope that with time and education,> assimilation> will follow, better job opportunity in Germany which has a> very high> rate of unemployment.> > It is of course likely that the average German population> does not know> much about "colonies". All they know is that the GR> new-settlers-immigrants tend to come from Siberia and> Kazakhstan,> many speak no or broken German, are intermarried with> Russians, women> wear headscarves like old Russian village women, long> skirts and speak> Russian as a communal language at home, and eat Russian> food : Borscht,> piroshki, etc...> > It hard - on all. Of course, as everywhere in the world,> there is a> fine thin layer of the elite immigrants, high educated and> ambitious> with a string a degrees behind their name and are snapped> up by> multinational companies - esp. in the field of> engineering, IT,> mining..and such.> > Bye> Vera> > > > Was wondering whether or not the history of , and plight> of the Germans> living in Russia from the 1700's to the 1940's is taught> today in the> schools in Germany ?I have spoken to 3 or 4 people from> Germany fairly> recently, & believe it or not, they never heard of the> German colonies> in Russia !! Could they be an exception to the majority ?I> should have> asked them this question, but didn't think of it at the> time.> Charles Parcels ( Weibert aus Messer )> > > _________________________________________________________________ News, entertainment and everything you care about at Live.com. Get it now! http://www.live.com/getstarted.aspx

Billings Gazette Billings, MT 31 Jul 2007 Leo Urlacher, 75, of Billings, passed away surrounded by family at his home, early Monday morning, July 30, 2007. One of eight children born to Wilhelm and Anna Urlacher, he was raised on a farm in North Dakota, and it was during this time he met his future wife, Eleanor "Ellie" Madler. In 1951, at the age of 19, he enlisted in the Army and was sent to Fort Lewis, Wash. He received his basic training in Hawaii and then fought in Korea. After his return, he was stationed at Presidio near San Francisco and it was during this time he was involved in the atomic tests in Nevada. He was discharged in March of 1954 and married Ellie on June 1, 1954. After their wedding, Leo and his wife moved to Billings and he worked as a truck driver for Garrett Freightlines. He and Ellie raised seven children and began their own business, Precision Drilling and Blasting, of which he was very proud. After retiring, he became a blast consultant. Bowling was one of the things he enjoyed. His family was very important to him and he loved them dearly. Survivors include his wife; four sons, Jeff (Eva), Scott and Joe (Tracey) of Billings, and Mark (Robin) of Savage; three daughters, Vickie Diekemper of Billings, Tracy (Tim) Mitchell of Westport, Conn., and Faye (Jon) Carrillo of Phoenix; four brothers, Frank (Emma), Florian (Dorothy), Val (Katherine) and Edwin (Arlene); three sisters, Sally (Vince) Dolcheck, Leona (Andy) Roller and Gena (Gene) Peterman; 15 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; along with numerous nieces, nephews and cousins. A Memorial Mass will be said at 10 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 2, at St. Bernard's Catholic Church, 226 Wicks Lane, with Rite of Committal at Holy Cross Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Big Sky Hospice, the Billings Women's Shelter or VFW Post 6774. Smith Downtown Chapel is assisting with arrangements.

Casper Star Tribune Casper, WY Mark Allen Groskopf Tuesday, July 31, 2007 DOUGLAS -- Funeral services for Mark Allen Groskopf, 43, will be held 10:00 A.M. Saturday, August 4, 2007 at the Gorman Funeral Homes n Converse Chapel in Douglas, with Reverend Linda Wells of the First United Methodist Church officiating. Cremation has taken place. He died Saturday, July 21, 2007 at Presbyterian-Saint Luke's Medical Center in Denver, Colo. after a courageous battle with leukemia. Born March 11, 1964, in Torrington, he was the son of Richard Lee and Carol Jean (Pmeroy) Groskopf. In 1991 he met Leslie Weidenhamer, and together they raised three children. The role of father brought great joy to his life. His interests included fishing, hunting, and driving in the mountains. Survivors include his three children, Ashley Weidenhamer, Mitchell Groskopf, and Mari Groskopf, all of Douglas; his father of Las Cruces, N.M.; one brother, David Groskopf and his wife of Camano Island, Wash.; one sister, Rhonda "Dayleen" Harkin and her husband of Vancouver, Wash.; and numerous aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his mother. Gorman Funeral Homes n Converse Chapel of Douglas is in charge of the arrangements.

Casper Star Tribune Casper, WY Gilbert E. Weidner Tuesday, July 31, 2007 MITCHELL, Neb. --Funeral services for Gilbert E. Weidner, 76, will be held on Thursday, Aug. 2, 2007 at 2 p.m. at the Federated Church in Mitchell with Dr. Charles Richardson officiating. Burial will follow at the Mitchell Valley Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Wednesday from 1 to 7 p.m. at the mortuary. He died July 28, 2007 south of Morrill, Neb. He was born March 24, 1931 in Beulah, N.D., to Jacob and Linda (Weidner) Weidner. He grew up and worked on the family farm in North Dakota. He was a hardworking, loving man. He was respected by all who knew him. He was a member of the Federated Church, as well as the Moose Lodge; American Legion and the V.F.W. Survivors include his wife, Evelyn, of Mitchell; sons, Gill Weidner of Green River and Jack Noel of Casper; daughters, Betty (Weidner) Ortloff of Williston, N.D.; Mary (Weidner) Coley of Casper, Shirley (Weidner) Fletcher of Raton N.M.; Dawnita Schaub of Wheatland and Tammy Reed of Casper; brothers, Hilmer Weidner of Washington; Erhardt Weidner of Kalispell, Mont., and Eldor Weidner of Hazen, N.D.; 16 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, daughter, Anna Kahl, one sister, two grandsons and a great-grandson. Memorials may be directed in care of the family. Jones Mortuary of Mitchell is assisting the family with arrangements.

Casper Star Tribune Casper, WY Nancy P. Trout Tuesday, July 31, 2007 TORRINGTON -- A carry-in potluck memorial for Nancy P. Trout, 67, will be held Saturday, Aug. 11, 2007, at 4 p.m., at Potlatch Trailer Court No. 36. The public is invited to attend and share in the celebration of life. She died on July 27, 2007 at the Torrington Community Hospital. Cremation has taken place. She was born May 20, 1940 on a homestead north of Manville, the daughter of Joe and Hazel (Meeker) Eutsler. She grew up and attended school in the Manville and Lusk area. She married Clyde Trout Jr. on June 1, 1964 in Gering, Neb. They lived in Goshen County, mainly Torrington. She received her GED from Eastern Wyoming College and attended classes there for a year and a half. She loved to play cards, camp, read, do crossword puzzles, and especially enjoyed family gatherings. Survivors include her husband, Clyde, of Torrington; a son, James Trout of Cheyenne; two daughters, Penny French and her husband of Lusk and Hazel Kanzler and her husband of Powell; four brothers, Ted Eutsler of Buffalo, Dick Eutsler and Jim Eutsler, both of Osage and Bob Eutsler of Simi Valley, Calif.; three sisters, Mary Deuell of Lusk, Billie Arnold of Torrington and Betty Truman of Aloha, Ore.; nine grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, two brothers, Charlie and Tom and two sisters, Orabelle and Bertha.

Thank you Vera & Alex for taking the time to answer my question. Bliebt Gesund, Charles --------------------------------- Got a little couch potato? Check out fun summer activities for kids.

Hi Charles, I think you are somewhat mistaken. There are close to 2-million GR immigrants (late-settlers) In Germany, are called Russlandsdeutsche or Volksdeutsche, and are not exactly German' population's favourite new immigrants, due to a disproportionately high crime rate among the disaffected and poorly integrated GR new comers into Germany. You can read all this in the German newspapers (many have English language editions on the internet), on German websites, and in the archives of both this List and the GR-Heritage Listserv Group. One can only hope that with time and education, assimilation will follow, better job opportunity in Germany which has a very high rate of unemployment. It is of course likely that the average German population does not know much about "colonies". All they know is that the GR new-settlers-immigrants tend to come from Siberia and Kazakhstan, many speak no or broken German, are intermarried with Russians, women wear headscarves like old Russian village women, long skirts and speak Russian as a communal language at home, and eat Russian food : Borscht, piroshki, etc... It hard - on all. Of course, as everywhere in the world, there is a fine thin layer of the elite immigrants, high educated and ambitious with a string a degrees behind their name and are snapped up by multinational companies - esp. in the field of engineering, IT, mining..and such. Bye Vera Was wondering whether or not the history of , and plight of the Germans living in Russia from the 1700's to the 1940's is taught today in the schools in Germany ?I have spoken to 3 or 4 people from Germany fairly recently, & believe it or not, they never heard of the German colonies in Russia !! Could they be an exception to the majority ?I should have asked them this question, but didn't think of it at the time. Charles Parcels ( Weibert aus Messer ) --------------------------------- Building a website is a piece of cake. Yahoo! Small Business gives you all the tools to get online. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to GER-VOLGA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

*Herr and Jolliffe Mortuary Fort Morgan, Colorado 07-30-2007 Henry H. Reichert* (October 30, 1908 - July 30, 2007) ** <http://www.meaningfulfunerals.net/fh/obituaries/tribute.cfm?o_id=133251&fh_id=10851&s_id=83FDC73DE3F5547448C81EC633B579AF>* * <http://www.meaningfulfunerals.net/fh/condolences/home.cfm?o_id=133251&fh_id=10851&s_id=83FDC73DE3F5547448C81EC633B579AF> HENRY H. REICHERT, 98, longtime area farmer, died early Monday morning, July 30, 2007 at the East Morgan County Hospital in Brush. He was born in Dittle, Russia on Oct. 30, 1908 to Fred & Elizabeth (Reich) Reichert. The family came to the United States from Russia in 1912, settling in the Greeley area. Henry married Mary Long on Sept. 4, 1927 in Windsor. The family moved to Fort Morgan from Greeley in 1961. Reichert was a member of the Immanuel Evangelical Church in Fort Morgan. He enjoyed fishing in his spare time. He is survived by his two sons, Clyde Reichert & his wife Helen and Darrell Reichert, all of Fort Morgan; three sisters, Mary Roth, Rita Reichert, and Elsa Reichert, all of Greeley; three granddaughters, Lynn Pickering & her husband Gary of Fort Morgan, Dee Duke & her husband Gary of Strasberg, CO, and Kim Pabst & her husband Brian of Hillrose, CO. He is also survived by 9 great grandchildren and 14 great-great grandchildren. Mr. Reichert was preceded in death by his wife Mary, their infant son Wesley Dean Reichert; 6 brothers and 3 sisters. Visitation will be Thursday, Aug. 2nd from 5-8 PM at the Heer & Jolliffe Mortuary in Fort Morgan. Funeral services will be Friday, Aug. 3rd at 10:30 AM at the Immanuel Evangelical Church, 318 West 7th Ave., Fort Morgan. Interment services will follow at 2:30 PM at Sunset Memorial Gardens, 3400 West 28th Street, Greeley. Friends may make memorial gifts to Immanuel Evangelical Church. The Heer & Jolliffe Mortuary in Fort Morgan is in charge of arrangements

Billings Gazette Billings, MT 30 Jul 2007 CASCASE - John D. "Jack" Reitz, 72, of Cascade, died Saturday, July 28, 2007, at his home of natural causes. His memorial service will be held at Hillcrest Lawn Chapel on Tuesday, July 31, at 2 p.m. Schnider Funeral Home is handling arrangements. Condolences may be left for the family at www.schniderfuneralhome.com. John D. "Jack" Reitz was the beloved husband of Mary Lyn for 46 years; dearest father of Michael (Pam), Marie (Rob) Doremus, Melanie (Paul) Bjelajac, Rita (Bart) Bauer and Matthew (Dawn); adoring grandfather of eight wonderful grandchildren, Nick, Jackie, Ryan, Bailey, Erich, Garrett, Helen, Cooper; dear brother of Sister Mary Reitz and Jim (Robbie) Reitz; brother¬-in-law of Sue (Phil) Wenski, Lois (Terry) Richardson and Joan Bradac; and son-¬in-law of Evelyn Bradac. Jack was one of the last true cowboys; there "wasn't a story that couldn't be told or a horse that couldn't be rode." His skill and passion for baseball and basketball earned him the nickname "Lefty", that's still recognized 60 years later. Although a world traveler, he was happiest at Glacier National Park. Family and friends have wonderful memories of shared times outdoors on the river, fishing, hiking, picking fruit and driving "Stubbie." We are sure that heaven now has an ample supply of salt for their water conditioners, their cattle and highways, and that no heavenly lawn is cluttered with unsightly branches. Even though his lawn mower and chain saw have gone silent, we know he has not. In fact he has probably already engaged Jesus in a lively discussion on politics or religion. We'll miss you as our husband, father, and friend. Donations may be sent to Peace Hospice of Montana, 2600 15th Ave. S., Great Falls, MT 59405.

Scottsbluff Star Hearld Scottsbluff, NE 28 Jul 2007 TORRINGTON, Wyo. - Betty F. Schaffner, 91, died at Shepherd of the Valley Nursing Home in Casper, Wyo. Friday, July 27, 2007. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m., Tuesday, July 31, at the Colyer Funeral Home Chapel with Reverend Ora Dailey officiating. Burial will follow in the Valley View Cemetery. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to the United Methodist Church, the Order of Eastern Star, or a charity of the donor's choice. Visitation will be Monday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. and the casket will be closed at the service. Arrangements are under the direction of the Colyer Funeral Home and friends may send condolences to the family at www.colyerfuneralhome.com. Betty was born Sept. 15, 1915 in Alliance the daughter of Jim and Bessie (Collins) McKiney. She grew up and received her education in Nebraska graduating from Bayard High School. She married Marcus Schaffner on Oct. 22, 1932 in Harrisburg, Neb. Four boys were born to this union, Mark, Glenn, Craig, and Joe. Betty and her husband started a jewelry store in Torrington, which they owned and operated for many years. After the death of her husband she continued to run the store. She later married Homer Hood in 1978 and he died in 1992. Betty was a member of the United Methodist Church and Chapter 22 of the Order of Eastern Star in Torrington. Survivors include her sons, Mark Schaffner and his wife Barbara of Wheatland, Wyo., Glenn Schaffner of Wheatland, and Joe Schaffner and his wife Dianne of Casper; sister, Mary Helen Ahlbrant of Veteran, Wyo.; seven grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husbands; three brothers; and son Craig.