Casper Star Tribune Casper, WY 12 Sep 2007 Larry Dean Wilhelm CASPER -- Funeral services for Larry Dean Wilhelm, 65, will be held at 2 p.m., Friday, Sept. 14, 2007, at Highland Park Community Church with Mike Propp officiating. Those planning to attend are asked to wear brown and gold as they honor a real Wyoming Cowboy. Interment will follow at Oregon Trail State Veterans Cemetery with full military honors accorded by the Natrona County United Veterans Council and the Wyoming Army National Guard. A reception will follow at the Casper Country Club. Visitation is from 1 to 7 p.m., Thursday at Bustard's Funeral Home. He died Sept. 10, 2007, at his home in Casper after a long illness. He was born Aug. 29, 1942, in Wheatland, to John and Katherine (Fox) Wilhelm. He attended Wheatland schools and graduated in 1960. Shortly after graduation, he enlisted in the U.S. Army and served 18 months in Germany. He was very proud of the time he served and continued his patriotism by supporting the troops. He moved to Greeley, Colo., after his enlistment and began working for State Farm Insurance in July 1963. He had a successful career with State Farm and opened his own agency in March 1972 in Greeley. He was promoted to agency manager in Casper in 1976 and returned to an agency in Casper in February 1991. He married Pamela Galloway during his time in Greeley. They had two children, Heather and Scott, and later divorced. He married Reida Schwamb of Casper. One of the highlights of his later years were his grandsons. He was an avid supporter of University of Wyoming sports, the Cowboy Joe Club and the T-Bird Booster Club. He coached Midget Football, helped to create and coached in the Casper Youth Soccer League and was involved in many community activities, including the Chamber of Commerce Sports & Attractions Committee, Rotary, March of Dimes and the American Cancer Society Relay for Life. Survivors include his wife of Casper, daughter, Heather Anderson and her husband; son, Scott Wilhelm, all of Fort Collins, Colo.; stepson, Shawn Boyles and his wife of Casper; three grandsons, three brothers, John Wilhelm of Wheatland, Ron Wilhelm of Torrington and Marvin Wilhelm of Denver; and three sisters, Dorothy Schmidt of Greeley, Colo., Ernestine Shepard of Bakersfield, Calif., and Viola Voight of Wheatland. He was preceded in death by his parents and two brothers, Leo Wilhelm and Harvey Wilhelm. Memorials may be made to the Cowboy Joe Club, in care of the University of Wyoming Foundation, Dept. 3414, 1000 E. University Ave., Laramie, 82071; or to the T-Bird Booster Club, in care of the Casper College Foundation, 125 College Dr., Casper, 82601. Bustard's Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.