Bonnelle Huckfeldt

TORRINGTON, WY.....Funeral services for BONNELLE ”BONNIE” HUCKFELDT, 80, will be held Thursday October 30, 2008 at 11am at Our Savior Lutheran Church in Torrington, WY with Pastor Temme officiating. Burial will follow at Valley View Cemetery. Visitation will take place on Wednesday at the Colyer Funeral Home Chapel from 3-7pm. Bonnie passed away peacefully at Community Hospital on October 27. Memorials came be made to Our Savior Lutheran Church. Arrangements are under the direction of the Colyer Funeral Home and friends are invited to send condolences to the family at www.colyerfuneralhome.com She was born Bonnelle Nadine Wight in Freedom, Nebraska on March 18 1928, the eldest daughter of Harold and Golda Wight. She spent much of the earlier years of her life in and around central Nebraska, especially the village of Bartley, where she graduated from high school in 1946. Following high school Bonnie taught country school in Nebraska for several years, and continued to do so for a time after her marriage. She married James P. Huckfeldt in McCook, Nebr. on Aug. 9, 1950. During the early years of their marriage the couple moved back and forth between Nebraska and Wyoming, finally settling in the Torrington area where her husband was raised. They had five boys: James, Stanley, Rodney, Ricky, and Jerry. Bonnie’s family was not finished traveling, as they moved to North Platte, Nebr. in August of 1972. After her husbands death in 1976, Bonnie brought her family back to Torrington for good. Bonnie made her family the center of her world and loved her family gatherings. She was an active member of Our Savior Lutheran Church, where she belonged to the Lydia’s Circle of the Lutheran Women’s Missionary League until her health began to decline. She loved embroidery and crossword puzzles and spending time with her family. Survivors include her four sons and families: Jim and Pauline Huckfeldt of Torrington, Stan Huckfeldt of Casper, Rick Huckfeldt of Cheyenne, and Jerry and Debra Huckfeldt of Torrington; grandchildren Kimberly Huckfeldt of Port Angeles, Washington; step-granddaughter Amy DeFoe, husband Scott and their daughters Jamie and Haley; and step-granddaughter Kim Struble and husband Shawn all of Torrington; and many other relatives and well-wishers. She was preceded in death by two sisters, one brother, both parents, her husband, one son, and a nephew.

Bonnelle Huckfeldt

March 18, 1928 - October 27, 2008