2 I The Lovell Chronicle I October 14, 2010
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Thomas Z
Averett
June 10, 1934-
Oct. 10, 2010
Surrounded by loving
family, Thomas Z Averett
died Oct. 10, 2010, at the
North Big Horn Hospital in
Lovell.
Tom was born June 10,
1934, in Lovell to Myrl and
Georgenia Smith Averett.
He was the third boy after
Golden and Robert, with
sister Genera coming after.
After many youthful
activities that he shouldn't
have survived, he met and
married Mona Lee Bassett.
Their eternal family began
with their marriage in the
Idaho Falls Temple on July
1, 1953.
Tom served his church,
the Church of Jesus Christ
of Latter-day Saints, faith-
fully. He held many call-
ings, including Boy Scout
master, home teacher and,
most recently, as a high
priest group teacher for the
Lovell 4 th Ward. He loved
the Lord and had a strong
testimony of Him.
With three children
in tow, he graduated from
the University of Wyoming
in 1963 with a Bachelor of
Arts Degree, specializing
in science. After teaching
one year in Upton, Wyo.,
he took a teaching job in
Lovell. He taught seventh-
and eighth-grade science
for 31 years. He developed
many lifelong friendships
with fellow teachers and
staff. Summers were spent
farming and working for
the Forest Service. He also
enjoyed being up in the
mountains fishing with his
family and friends. He was
an aficionado of all team
sports.
After retirement, he ran
Tom's Fireworks for many
years. Being a part of the
community was a priority
for him. More friendships
were made each season and
he loved seeing everyone.
Tom had a big heart - of-
ten offering discounts that
barely covered the cost of
his product.
Tom is survived by
his wife of 57 years, Mona
Lee, and their six chil-
dren: Mark (Julie), Ran-
del (Vicki), Michelle (Rick)'
Whipple, Wade (Terri),
Kent and Justin (Colleen);
23 grandchildren and 17
great-grandchildren; sis-
ter Genera Robinson and
brother Robert.
He was preceded in
death by his parents, old-
er brother Golden and one
great-grandchild.
Viewing/visitation will
be held on Thursday, Oct.
14, from 6-8 p.m. at Haskell
Funeral Home. Funeral
Services will be held on
Friday, Oct. 15, at 10 a.m.
at the Lovell LDS Church.
Burial will be in the Lovell
Cemetery. Haskell Funeral
Home in Lovell is in charge
of arrangements.
Minnie B.
Fink
June 29, 1921 -
Oct. 9, 2010
Minnie Bush Fink,
89, of Lovell died Satur-
day, Oct. 9, 2010, at the
North Big Horn Hospital in
Lovell.
Minnie was born June
29, 1921, in Lovell to Eva
and Fred Bush. During her
life she worked at several
local businesses and even-
tually retired from First
National Bank. Minnie
was a member'he Lovell
United M;thodist Church.
Minnie was preceded in
death by her parents, Fred
and Eva Bush; brothers
Harvey, Manuel and Fred;
and sisters Natalia Curtis
and Kaytie Hansen.
Survivors include her
husband, William F. "Bill"
Fink; daughter Harriet Kay
Dietz; son-in-law Charles
R. "Dick" Dietz; grandchil-
dren Robert Dietz, Cynthia
Badowski and Elizabeth
Byron; great-grandchildren
Sarah Dietz, Allison Byron
and Amelia Byron; brother
Victor Bush; sister Roween
Holmes and many nephews
and nieces.
Cremation has taken
place. Memorial services
will be held on Friday, Oct.
15, at 1 p.m. at the Lovell
United Methodist Church.
Burial of cremains will be
in the Lovell Cemetery.
Haskell Funeral Home in
Lovell is in charge of ar-
rangements.
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Pastor Michael McKnight i
548-6561
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Mom. Worship tl am • Eve. Worship 6 pm
Wed. Bible Study 7 pm
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10:30 am Worship Service
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Daniel "Dan" Ray Bowles
September 16, 1960 - October 9, 2010
LOVELL, WY ... Daniel Ray Bowles, age 50 of Lovell,
passed away on Saturday, October 9, 2010, at the Hot
Springs County Memorial Hospital in Thermopolis, Wyo-
ming.
On September 16, 1960, Dan was born in Livingston,
Montana, to Ronald Wayne and Doris Arlene (Merritt)
Bowles. Dan was raised on the family ranch. When he
was a young teenager, Dan and his family moved to Co-
lumbus, Montana. Dan graduated from Columbus High
School.
Being a man of many talents, he held various posi-
tions until he gained employment with Wyo-Ben, starting
by throwing bags in 1985. He worked his way up to plant
manager of the Sage Creek Division in Lovell, Wyoming,
and held this position up until the time of his death.
On March 30, 1992, in Deadwood, South Dakota, Dan
married the love of his life, Wendi Hoflund. They made
their home in Lovell. Dan always said that Wendi was "his
rock."
Dan was very active with North Big Horn Hospital in
Lovell as an EMT while working full time at Wyo-Ben.
He had been a member of both North and South Big Horn
County Search and Rescue.
Dan never met a stranger, lived his life to the full-
est and lived it the way he wanted. He enjoyed going cav-
ing, rock climbing, ice climbing and mountain biking. He
loved fly fishing and just spending time with nature, sit-
ting around the campfire :in his and Wendi's back yard.
Most importantly, Dan loved spending time with Wendi
and his granddaughter, Hannah "Bean."
Dan is preceded in death by his sister, Judy Ann, and
his paternal and maternal grandparents.
Dan is survived by his wife, Wendi, of Lovell, Wyo-
ming; his daughter, Jessica Bowles Norris, and his grand-
daughter, Hannah "Bean" Norris, of Greybull, Wyoming;
his parents, Ronald and Arlene Bowles of Fishtail, Mon-
tana; his sister-in-law, Lori (Rod) Collingwood of Greybull,
Wyoming; his sister-in-law, Samantha (Jason) Cook and
nephews Cannon and Keeton and soon-to-be-born Carsten
Cook, all of Greybull, Wyoming; his uncles, Jerry (Jane)
Bowles of Glendive, Montana and Jim (Julie) Bowles of
Chinook, Montana; and numerous cousins.
"We are going to miss you, Dan. There will be a hole
in our hearts for a long time." - From your family, friends,
Ghengis, and Miss Rose.
A "celebration of Dan's life" will be held at 11:00 a.m.,
Saturday morning, October 16, 2010, at the First Presby-
terian Church, 433 1 st Avenue South, Greybull, Wyoming.
A reception for family and friends will immediately follow
at the Elks BPOE Lodge, #1431, 622 Greybull, Avenue,
Greybull, Wyoming.
A memorial fund in Dan's name has been established
at Big Horn Federal Savings Bank, 8 East Main, Lovell,
WY 82431. Proceeds will go to the Lovell Emergency Am-
bulance Service.
Atwood Family Funeral Directors, Inc. is in charge of
arrangements.
(Paid obituary)
St. Joseph's ,!i/
Catholic Church •
1141 ShoshoneAve,. Lovell, WY ..........
Sscdflce of the Mass '
Sunday at 11:30 am
Reverend Glen Szczechowski
Louell
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of God
Church
310 Idaho flue., toe[I
Services
Sunday School - 9:45 am
Morning Worship - 10:50 am
Sunday Night -- 6:30 pm
Wed, B|ble Study -- 7 pm
Rev. Dan Jarvis
548-7105
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Katherine
Bird
April 10, 1950-
Oct. 4, 2010
Alice Katherine Heath
Bird was born April 10,
1950, in Lovell. She died af-
ter a valiant fight with can-
cer on Oct. 4, 2010, at the
West Park Long Term Care
Center in Cody.
Katherine is survived
by daughter Christy and
grandchildren Toni and An-
thony of Billings; parents
Ralph Lever and Lora May
Heath of Burlington; broth-
ers Clyde (Kay) of Murray,
Utah, Nolan (Cori) of Eagle
River, Alaska, and Andrew
(Victoria) of Provo, Utah;
sisters Roberta Bushman
of Rainier. Wash., Sarah
(Dick) Parer of Sulphur,
La., and Nancy (Scott) Ben-
nett of Bozeman; and many
nieces, nephews, cousins
and friends.
Katherine was preced-
ed in death by one sister,
Naomi, who passed away
at 16 months of age from
pneumonia.
Katherine will be
missed as everyone she
knew called her a friend.
Her biggest love in life was
her grandchildren followed
by her love of arts and
crafts and her joy of help-
ing people.
Funeral Services were
held on Saturday, Oct. 9,
at the Burlington LDS
Church. Burial was in the
Otto Cemetery. Haskell Fu-
neral Home in Lovell was
in charge of arrangements.
Eleanor
Lorraine Plant
Aug. 18, 1927-
Oct. 10, 2010
Eleanor Lorraine (Bow-
man) Plant died in the New
Horizons Care Center Sun-
day, Oct. 10, 2010, from
multiple health problems.
She put up a good fight and
bounced back many times.
She endured well right to
the end.
She was born Aug. 18,
1927, to Andrew and Frie-
da (Petersson) Bowman
in Long Branch, N.J. She
loved New Jersey but want-
ed to be closer to her daugh-
ters and moved to Lovell in
the summer of 2001.
She married Robert
Plant on February 1, 1948,
and from that union she
had four children. Bob was
in the military so she was
able to travel to many dif-
ferent places. She talked
many times of her time in
France and the U.S. from
one coast to the other.
She became a single
morn in 1964 after 17 years
of marriage and returned
home to New Jersey. She
went back to school to sup-
port her children and re-
tired from the nursing staff
at Monmouth Medical Cen-
ter in Long Branch, N.J., in
1985.
She took great plea-
sure in her children and
grandchildren's accom-
plishments. She was a good
friend with a kind heart
and would help out anyone
in need. She will be missed
greatly by her family and
friends.
She is survived by her
sister Marion (Hobert)
Gaine/: Qfblford, N.J.; her
daughter'S Jill (John) as-
sett of ,oell and ynn
(Rocky) Marascio of Cali-
fornia; sons Mark Plant
of Jackson, N.J. and Eric
(Cathy) Plant of Chin-
coteague, Va.; nine grand-
children; six great-grand-
children and two nieces.
Her parents and a
granddaughter preceded
her in death.
A memorial service will
be held in Holmdel, N.J., at
a later date.
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