Cremated and a headstone will be placed in the Miller Creek cemetery.
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MARY STEIGER GARMAN OBITUARY
Mary Steiger Garman, 86, of Sundance, Wyoming, passed away December 15, 2018, at the Rapid City Hospital.
Mary was born in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, on June 14, 1932, to Carl E. and Ruth Storms Steiger. She graduated from Ferry Hall in 1950, Pine Manor Junior College in 1952, the University of Wisconsin in 1954 and her greatest accomplishment was graduating from the University of Wyoming with her Juris Doctor in 1987.
She was married to Neal A. Garman August 5, 1955. To this union four children were born; they later divorced.
Mary opened a private law practice in Sundance in 1988 and retired in 2004. Mary was very involved in the history of Crook County, writing a booklet on the Sundance Kid and known as a resource for local facts.
She served as Justice of the Peace from 1978-1981 and City Judge for Sundance, Moorcroft and Upton, as well as being very active in the Republican Party and serving on many county and state boards and commissions. Mary had many hobbies including reading, traveling, gardening and a deep love for dogs and horses. Her greatest pride was her children and grandchildren.
Survivors include one daughter, Christina “Tina” (Steve) Wood; three sons, Jeffrey (Jackie Kary) Garman, Wayne (Dixie) Garman and Ross (Pamela) Garman, all of Sundance; grandchildren, Lacey Garman, Jeremy (Cassie) Garman, Lyndee (Mike) Miller, Anna (Zac) Valentine, Clay Wood, Cody Wood, Taylor Garman, Kyle (Taylor) Wood, Jaycee Garman, Tessa Garman and Peggy Sue Garman; great- grandchildren, Jaelynn McIntosh, Kassidy Brey, Lori and Faya Garman, Hadlee and Brinlee Wood and Paige and Ellie Valentine; sisters-in-law, Pat Steiger, Martha (Carl) Reimer and Eileen Garman; along with many nieces and nephews.
Mary was preceded in death by her parents; brothers, Donald Steiger and William Steiger; sisters, Connie Dempsey and Ann Haberstroh.
A celebration of her life will be held Saturday, January 19, 2019 at 1 p.m. at the Crook County School District Administration Building (old Elementary Gym) in Sundance.
A memorial has been established to the Crook County Historical Society. Obituary added with permission of Tina Wood.
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Mary Garman, wrote the following poem in February 1950 while she was going to Pine Manor College...a two year college at the time outside of Boston. She wrote this when she was 17 after spending 10 summers on her family’s JH Ranch at Hulett, Wyoming.
WYOMING SOUNDS
Water - rushing water, as it swirls over a rapid;
The music you sense as water moves slowly downstream,
The gentle falling of water as it trickles over a beaver dam,
The lordly challenge of a bull heard at twilight,
The forlorn bawling of a calf when it has lost its mother.
The drumming of hoofbeats on a dirt road.
The friendly nicker of horses as they greet each other.
The resounding splash as a beaver hits the water.
The gentle rustle of leaves as a skunk moves through the brush.
The warning buzz from a coiled rattlesnake.
The welcome of a meadowlark on a fence post and the ki-i-i of a hawk soaring in the sky.
The spine- tingling wail of a coyote at a full moon.
The loud swearing of men at cattle.
The creak, creak, creak of saddles as horses move uphill.
The flap, flap, flap of clothes on a cord line.
The steady drone of a tractor in the distance.
The snap of pine logs in a campfire, magnified by the clear night air.
The incredible roar of flames as they race through timber.
The hiss of a hot iron as it sears the skin of a terrified calf.
The words that are unspoken when you see something beautiful.
The soothing breath of the evening breeze.
The murmur of peace as the wind caresses the pine needles.
The inaudible sound of a falling star,
The awesome, incredible sound of the life-blood of Wyoming, the growing grass.
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MARY STEIGER GARMAN OBITUARY
Mary Steiger Garman, 86, of Sundance, Wyoming, passed away December 15, 2018, at the Rapid City Hospital.
Mary was born in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, on June 14, 1932, to Carl E. and Ruth Storms Steiger. She graduated from Ferry Hall in 1950, Pine Manor Junior College in 1952, the University of Wisconsin in 1954 and her greatest accomplishment was graduating from the University of Wyoming with her Juris Doctor in 1987.
She was married to Neal A. Garman August 5, 1955. To this union four children were born; they later divorced.
Mary opened a private law practice in Sundance in 1988 and retired in 2004. Mary was very involved in the history of Crook County, writing a booklet on the Sundance Kid and known as a resource for local facts.
She served as Justice of the Peace from 1978-1981 and City Judge for Sundance, Moorcroft and Upton, as well as being very active in the Republican Party and serving on many county and state boards and commissions. Mary had many hobbies including reading, traveling, gardening and a deep love for dogs and horses. Her greatest pride was her children and grandchildren.
Survivors include one daughter, Christina “Tina” (Steve) Wood; three sons, Jeffrey (Jackie Kary) Garman, Wayne (Dixie) Garman and Ross (Pamela) Garman, all of Sundance; grandchildren, Lacey Garman, Jeremy (Cassie) Garman, Lyndee (Mike) Miller, Anna (Zac) Valentine, Clay Wood, Cody Wood, Taylor Garman, Kyle (Taylor) Wood, Jaycee Garman, Tessa Garman and Peggy Sue Garman; great- grandchildren, Jaelynn McIntosh, Kassidy Brey, Lori and Faya Garman, Hadlee and Brinlee Wood and Paige and Ellie Valentine; sisters-in-law, Pat Steiger, Martha (Carl) Reimer and Eileen Garman; along with many nieces and nephews.
Mary was preceded in death by her parents; brothers, Donald Steiger and William Steiger; sisters, Connie Dempsey and Ann Haberstroh.
A celebration of her life will be held Saturday, January 19, 2019 at 1 p.m. at the Crook County School District Administration Building (old Elementary Gym) in Sundance.
A memorial has been established to the Crook County Historical Society. Obituary added with permission of Tina Wood.
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Mary Garman, wrote the following poem in February 1950 while she was going to Pine Manor College...a two year college at the time outside of Boston. She wrote this when she was 17 after spending 10 summers on her family’s JH Ranch at Hulett, Wyoming.
WYOMING SOUNDS
Water - rushing water, as it swirls over a rapid;
The music you sense as water moves slowly downstream,
The gentle falling of water as it trickles over a beaver dam,
The lordly challenge of a bull heard at twilight,
The forlorn bawling of a calf when it has lost its mother.
The drumming of hoofbeats on a dirt road.
The friendly nicker of horses as they greet each other.
The resounding splash as a beaver hits the water.
The gentle rustle of leaves as a skunk moves through the brush.
The warning buzz from a coiled rattlesnake.
The welcome of a meadowlark on a fence post and the ki-i-i of a hawk soaring in the sky.
The spine- tingling wail of a coyote at a full moon.
The loud swearing of men at cattle.
The creak, creak, creak of saddles as horses move uphill.
The flap, flap, flap of clothes on a cord line.
The steady drone of a tractor in the distance.
The snap of pine logs in a campfire, magnified by the clear night air.
The incredible roar of flames as they race through timber.
The hiss of a hot iron as it sears the skin of a terrified calf.
The words that are unspoken when you see something beautiful.
The soothing breath of the evening breeze.
The murmur of peace as the wind caresses the pine needles.
The inaudible sound of a falling star,
The awesome, incredible sound of the life-blood of Wyoming, the growing grass.
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Cremated and a headstone will be placed in the Miller Creek cemetery.
———
MARY STEIGER GARMAN OBITUARY
Mary Steiger Garman, 86, of Sundance, Wyoming, passed away December 15, 2018, at the Rapid City Hospital.
Mary was born in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, on June 14, 1932, to Carl E. and Ruth Storms Steiger. She graduated from Ferry Hall in 1950, Pine Manor Junior College in 1952, the University of Wisconsin in 1954 and her greatest accomplishment was graduating from the University of Wyoming with her Juris Doctor in 1987.
She was married to Neal A. Garman August 5, 1955. To this union four children were born; they later divorced.
Mary opened a private law practice in Sundance in 1988 and retired in 2004. Mary was very involved in the history of Crook County, writing a booklet on the Sundance Kid and known as a resource for local facts.
She served as Justice of the Peace from 1978-1981 and City Judge for Sundance, Moorcroft and Upton, as well as being very active in the Republican Party and serving on many county and state boards and commissions. Mary had many hobbies including reading, traveling, gardening and a deep love for dogs and horses. Her greatest pride was her children and grandchildren.
Survivors include one daughter, Christina “Tina” (Steve) Wood; three sons, Jeffrey (Jackie Kary) Garman, Wayne (Dixie) Garman and Ross (Pamela) Garman, all of Sundance; grandchildren, Lacey Garman, Jeremy (Cassie) Garman, Lyndee (Mike) Miller, Anna (Zac) Valentine, Clay Wood, Cody Wood, Taylor Garman, Kyle (Taylor) Wood, Jaycee Garman, Tessa Garman and Peggy Sue Garman; great- grandchildren, Jaelynn McIntosh, Kassidy Brey, Lori and Faya Garman, Hadlee and Brinlee Wood and Paige and Ellie Valentine; sisters-in-law, Pat Steiger, Martha (Carl) Reimer and Eileen Garman; along with many nieces and nephews.
Mary was preceded in death by her parents; brothers, Donald Steiger and William Steiger; sisters, Connie Dempsey and Ann Haberstroh.
A celebration of her life will be held Saturday, January 19, 2019 at 1 p.m. at the Crook County School District Administration Building (old Elementary Gym) in Sundance.
A memorial has been established to the Crook County Historical Society. Obituary added with permission of Tina Wood.
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Mary Garman, wrote the following poem in February 1950 while she was going to Pine Manor College...a two year college at the time outside of Boston. She wrote this when she was 17 after spending 10 summers on her family’s JH Ranch at Hulett, Wyoming.
WYOMING SOUNDS
Water - rushing water, as it swirls over a rapid;
The music you sense as water moves slowly downstream,
The gentle falling of water as it trickles over a beaver dam,
The lordly challenge of a bull heard at twilight,
The forlorn bawling of a calf when it has lost its mother.
The drumming of hoofbeats on a dirt road.
The friendly nicker of horses as they greet each other.
The resounding splash as a beaver hits the water.
The gentle rustle of leaves as a skunk moves through the brush.
The warning buzz from a coiled rattlesnake.
The welcome of a meadowlark on a fence post and the ki-i-i of a hawk soaring in the sky.
The spine- tingling wail of a coyote at a full moon.
The loud swearing of men at cattle.
The creak, creak, creak of saddles as horses move uphill.
The flap, flap, flap of clothes on a cord line.
The steady drone of a tractor in the distance.
The snap of pine logs in a campfire, magnified by the clear night air.
The incredible roar of flames as they race through timber.
The hiss of a hot iron as it sears the skin of a terrified calf.
The words that are unspoken when you see something beautiful.
The soothing breath of the evening breeze.
The murmur of peace as the wind caresses the pine needles.
The inaudible sound of a falling star,
The awesome, incredible sound of the life-blood of Wyoming, the growing grass.
———
———
MARY STEIGER GARMAN OBITUARY
Mary Steiger Garman, 86, of Sundance, Wyoming, passed away December 15, 2018, at the Rapid City Hospital.
Mary was born in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, on June 14, 1932, to Carl E. and Ruth Storms Steiger. She graduated from Ferry Hall in 1950, Pine Manor Junior College in 1952, the University of Wisconsin in 1954 and her greatest accomplishment was graduating from the University of Wyoming with her Juris Doctor in 1987.
She was married to Neal A. Garman August 5, 1955. To this union four children were born; they later divorced.
Mary opened a private law practice in Sundance in 1988 and retired in 2004. Mary was very involved in the history of Crook County, writing a booklet on the Sundance Kid and known as a resource for local facts.
She served as Justice of the Peace from 1978-1981 and City Judge for Sundance, Moorcroft and Upton, as well as being very active in the Republican Party and serving on many county and state boards and commissions. Mary had many hobbies including reading, traveling, gardening and a deep love for dogs and horses. Her greatest pride was her children and grandchildren.
Survivors include one daughter, Christina “Tina” (Steve) Wood; three sons, Jeffrey (Jackie Kary) Garman, Wayne (Dixie) Garman and Ross (Pamela) Garman, all of Sundance; grandchildren, Lacey Garman, Jeremy (Cassie) Garman, Lyndee (Mike) Miller, Anna (Zac) Valentine, Clay Wood, Cody Wood, Taylor Garman, Kyle (Taylor) Wood, Jaycee Garman, Tessa Garman and Peggy Sue Garman; great- grandchildren, Jaelynn McIntosh, Kassidy Brey, Lori and Faya Garman, Hadlee and Brinlee Wood and Paige and Ellie Valentine; sisters-in-law, Pat Steiger, Martha (Carl) Reimer and Eileen Garman; along with many nieces and nephews.
Mary was preceded in death by her parents; brothers, Donald Steiger and William Steiger; sisters, Connie Dempsey and Ann Haberstroh.
A celebration of her life will be held Saturday, January 19, 2019 at 1 p.m. at the Crook County School District Administration Building (old Elementary Gym) in Sundance.
A memorial has been established to the Crook County Historical Society. Obituary added with permission of Tina Wood.
———
Mary Garman, wrote the following poem in February 1950 while she was going to Pine Manor College...a two year college at the time outside of Boston. She wrote this when she was 17 after spending 10 summers on her family’s JH Ranch at Hulett, Wyoming.
WYOMING SOUNDS
Water - rushing water, as it swirls over a rapid;
The music you sense as water moves slowly downstream,
The gentle falling of water as it trickles over a beaver dam,
The lordly challenge of a bull heard at twilight,
The forlorn bawling of a calf when it has lost its mother.
The drumming of hoofbeats on a dirt road.
The friendly nicker of horses as they greet each other.
The resounding splash as a beaver hits the water.
The gentle rustle of leaves as a skunk moves through the brush.
The warning buzz from a coiled rattlesnake.
The welcome of a meadowlark on a fence post and the ki-i-i of a hawk soaring in the sky.
The spine- tingling wail of a coyote at a full moon.
The loud swearing of men at cattle.
The creak, creak, creak of saddles as horses move uphill.
The flap, flap, flap of clothes on a cord line.
The steady drone of a tractor in the distance.
The snap of pine logs in a campfire, magnified by the clear night air.
The incredible roar of flames as they race through timber.
The hiss of a hot iron as it sears the skin of a terrified calf.
The words that are unspoken when you see something beautiful.
The soothing breath of the evening breeze.
The murmur of peace as the wind caresses the pine needles.
The inaudible sound of a falling star,
The awesome, incredible sound of the life-blood of Wyoming, the growing grass.
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