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Burial monument, Mount Pisgah Cemetery, Gillette, WY

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Paulette Parks
April 1, 1941 - August 21, 2006
Funeral services for lifetime Campbell County resident Paulette Parks will be held on Friday, August 25, 2006 at 10:00 am at the Stevenson -Wilson Funeral Home in Gillette, with Pastor Peggy Brown of the First Presbyterian Church officiating. Interment will follow in the Mt. Pisgah Cemetery.Mrs. Parks died Monday, August 21, 2006 at the Campbell County Memorial Hospital of natural causes.Susan Paulette was born April 1, 1941 in Gillette, Wyoming the daughter of Paul and Alene (Horton) Norfolk. Known to her family and friends as Paulette, she received her elementary education in rural country schools. After high school Paulette competed in area rodeos, barrel racing. She enjoyed many family vacations as a child and teenager, sharing those memories with her own children made that known. She graduated from Campbell County High School in 1959. Upon graduation Paulette married William Parks III on August 28, 1960 in Gillette. The couple made their home on the W.P. Parks Sr. ranch for their first year of marriage and then lived on Horse Creek on the Norfolk ranch until the couple went into business in 1966 with Bill Parks Jr., where they ranched on Olmstead Road. In 1972 they purchased a home in town for the family to reside in while the boys were attending school. Paulette was a very good cook after years of experimenting with recipes of all kinds, she ultimately ended up making the world's best goulash.Paulette enjoyed camping and fishing in the Bighorns and rafting on the Powder, Big Horn, Tongue and Blackfoot Rivers. Paulette would use this hobby not only as family time but as an opportunity to spark an interest in science and nature to her boys as well. She believed in education and was a charter graduate of the Gillette Campus.Paulette was a cowgirl through and through she worked cattle on horseback, just in the past few years she began to utilizing the four wheeler. She became a moderator on two different agricultural web sites; this allowed her to prompt discussions with fellow ranchers about ranching, family and life. Paulette was a property rights advocate with all the mineral growth going on in Campbell County. Paulette will be remembered most for living her life the way she wanted too. She instilled this belief and work ethic in her sons that if you want the job done correctly you need to do it yourself. This is a reflection of her attention to detail and how meticulous she was about most things.Paulette will be missed by her 2 sons: William Paul Parks IV of Gillette and Peter Parks of Vancouver, Washington; 4 grandchildren: Megan L. Record, Justin K. Parks, Kendall R. Parks and Zane W. Parks; 4 step-grandchildren: Trenton McDowell, Daniel McDowell, Oryn Watson and Cassie Watson; sister, Marsha "Bambi" Pownall of Gillette. She was preceded in death by her parents, Paul and "Billie" Norfolk; and brothers: Dean and Joe Norfolk.Memorials in Paulette's name are suggested to benefit the Gillette College Foundation.
- Casper Star-Tribune, 24 Aug 2006

  

 

 

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Burial marker, Rosehill Cemetery, Eaton Rapids, MI

 

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Burial marker, Rosehill Cemetery, Eaton Rapids, MI

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Military Service Plaque, Concord Cemetery, Garner, IA

 

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Military Service Plaque, Concord Cemetery, Garner, IA

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Virginia Ziesmer died on Sunday, June 1, 2014. She was born and attended school in Seattle before moving to Tacoma, Portland, and settling in Medford to raise her family with her husband, Lee. While Lee served in the Army, Virginia worked as a clerk for the sheriff�s office, earning a deputy badge. She revisited her secretarial skills with the dietitian�s office at the Veterans Domiciliary in White City in order to help put her kids through college. She was a proud member of the National Association of Retired Federal Employees after many years of public service. She was an outstanding crafter, crocheting afghans, knitting or making the occasional needlepoint or cross stitch. Her work was enjoyed by her family, friends, 7 grandkids, and 6 great-grandkids. Virginia was preceded in death by her parents, Henry and Vivian Myhrwell, and husband, Leland J. Ziesmer. Survivors include her brother, Randolph Myhrwell of Medford; sons, Donald Ziesmer of LaCenter, Neal Ziesmer of Albany and Norm Ziesmer of Bend. Virginia was the leader of the Bend branch of the Ziesmer clan for the past 12 years. She insisted in going all out in the kitchen when family visited. From chili bean casserole to roasted stuffed turkey she made every meal a special event. Because of that, memorial contributions should be made to your local Meals- on-Wheels organization to help those who don�t have the family support she enjoyed giving throughout her life. Virginia will be returned to her husband�s side at his birthplace of Garner, Iowa. A celebration of life will be held 10:00 a.m. Sunday, July 27 at Hollinshead Park & Barn, 1235 NE Jones Rd., in Bend.
- The Bend Bulletin, 21 Jun 2014

 

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Burial monument, Riverview Cememtery, St Joseph, MI

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Robert H. McCowen of Sun City, AZ, formerly of Kalamazoo died on December 23, 2010. Bob�s family includes his wife Vivian; two sons: Bob (Sue) McCowen, of Clark Lake; Tom (Rose) McCowen, of GA; four grandsons: Steve McCowen, of Vicksburg; Jeff (Melanie) McCowen, of VA; Rob (Traci) McCowen, of Kalamazoo; and Carl McCowen, of CO; four great-grandchildren: Mackenzie, Joey, Stephen and Nicholas; one brother, Dale (Marlys) McCowen, of FL; and one brother-in-law John Smith of St. Joseph. A memorial service will be held on Friday July 8th at 11 a.m. at the Life Story Funeral Home, 5975 Lover Lanes, Portage (344-5600. Please visit Bob�s memory page at www.lifestorynet.com, where you can sign his memory book online before coming to the funeral home or make a memorial donation to the Kalamazoo Promise, Kairos Dwelling and/or charity of choice.
- Life Story Funeral Homes

 

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Burial monument, Riverview Cememtery, St Joseph, MI

 

Burial monument, Acacia Park Cemetery, Beverly Hills, Oakland, MI

Burial monument, Acacia Park Cemetery, Beverly Hills, Oakland, MI

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NELSON,OLIVE H., December 26, 1998, age 80. Beloved wife of Roland. Loving mother of Linda (James) Little and Gail (Donald) McCrate. Grandmother of Michael (Kelly) Buckley, Daniel Buckley and Kerry LeMasters. Great grandmother of Devon and Brianne. Loving sister of Robert Near. Funeral arrangements by Harry J. Will Trust 100 Funeral Home, Livonia. Donations to Visiting Nurse Assoc. of Hospice of Southeast Michigan. No flowers and no visitation. Interment at Acacia Park.

Burial monument, St Michaels Cemetery, Kalida, OH

Burial monument, St Michaels Cemetery, Kalida, OH

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KALIDA - James J. Knueven, 85, of Kalida died at 5:06 p.m. Tuesday, April 28, 2015 at St. Rita's Medical Center, Lima. He was born December 12, 1929 in Kalida to the late Lewis and Amelia (Morman) Knueven. On October 23, 1954 he married Helen Horstman who survives in Kalida.
Also surviving are 3 daughters: Deb Kruse, Karen (Duane) Schroeder and Janet (Tom) Janka all of Kalida; 9 grandchildren: Adam Kruse, Amber (Dave) Farler, Austin (Jenna) Kruse, Lindsay (Brian) Rieman, Dustin (Dannielle) Schroeder, Dane Schroeder, Kari (Adam) Roberts, Rob Janka, and Lauren Janka; 9 great-grandchildren: Brynlee Farler, Noah Farler, Braylon Rieman, Caden Rieman, Westin Rieman, Finn Rieman, Ty Schroeder, Levi Schroeder, and Drew Schroeder; a brother: Aloysius Knueven of Kalida; a sister-in-law: Lucille Knueven of Glandorf; and his dogs: Sadie and Junior. He was preceded in death by a brother: Eugene Knueven and 2 sisters: Josephine Kaufman and Mary Agnes Recker.
Jim was a lifelong farmer. He was a grain operator for Fort Jennings Equity and was a partner in H & M Machine. He was a member of St. Michael's Catholic Church, Kalida, its Holy Name Society, and the Kalida Knights of Columbus.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, May 2, 2015 at St. Michael's Catholic Church, Kalida with Fr. Mark Hoying officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Visitation will be from 2 to 8 p.m. on Friday at LOVE-HEITMEYER FUNERAL HOME, Jackson Township where there will be a K of C rosary at 7 p.m. Memorials may be made to St. Jude's Hospital or to a charity of the donor's choice.
- Love-Heitmeyer Funeral Home

 

 
Left: Claire with her sister Allison McCrate-Mitchell. Right: Claire with her father David McCrate.

 
Allison with her husband Alex Mitchell.

 
Linda with her daughter Claire McCrate.

Burial monument, Brookside Cemetery, Tecumseh, MI

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McCRATE (LACNY), LINDA ANN - Of Onsted, won her heavenly battle against cancer on Saturday, March 26, 2011 surrounded by her family. Born on July 12, 1962, Linda was the wife of David McCrate and is now the Guardian Angel and heavenly protector of her daughters, Claire Exelby McCrate and Alison Mari McCrate; her parents, Frances and Clarence Lacny of Onsted; sisters, Susan Polan of Milford and Mary (Mark) Deming of Tecumseh; brothers, John Lacny of Plymouth, MI and Jim (Kari) Lacny of Zeeland, MI; and several nieces, nephews and cousins she loved dearly. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, March 31, 2011 at St. Elizabeth Catholic Church in Tecumseh with Father Tom Wasilewski officiating. Burial will be in Brookside Cemetery.
- Jackson Citizen Patriot, March 29, 2011

   

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