Carolee Eisenbarth

TORRINGTON WYO....Funeral services for CAROLEE EISENBARTH, 68, will be held at 10:00am on Wednesday, May 24, 2006 at the First Congregational Church of Torrington with Pastor Matthew Gordon officiating. Burial will follow at Valley View Cemetery. Carolee died peacefully on May 19, 2006 at her home after a brief battle with cancer. Viewing hours will be from 10am to 7pm on Tuesday at the funeral home. The casket will be open at the church prior to the service. Those who wish may direct memorial contributions to the First Congregational Church of Torrington or Prairie Haven Hospice. Arrangements are under the direction of the Colyer Funeral Home and friends are invited to send condolences to the family at www.colyerfuneralhome.com. Carolee was born on January 7, 1938 in Amelia, Ohio, the daughter of George and Alice (Willis) Manning. She attended grade school at Nicholsville, Ohio and graduated from Bethel-Tate High School in Bethel, Ohio in 1956. After graduation she worked for Army Ordinance in Cincinnati. She moved to California in 1957 where she was employed at Disneyland, Inc. She then returned to Ohio in 1960 and married Louis 'Bud' Baker in May of 1960. He died as result of a car accident in April 1968. She worked at various bookkeeping jobs in the Cincinnati area and was employed as church secretary at the Bethel Church of Christ in Bethel, Ohio for 6 years before moving to Wyoming in December of 1975. She took a position as bookkeeper at the Eastern Wyoming College. She married Gerald Dean Eisenbarth on April 18, 1980 at the First Congregational Church of Torrington. She remained with Eastern Wyoming College until her retirement in June 1994. She was a member of the First Congregational Church of Torrington and treasure of the Friendly Society. She was also a member of the Grass Roots Garden Club. She was an avid reader and enjoyed camping and fishing; as well as working in her yard, flower beds, jigsaw puzzles, and decorative wood painting. She is survived by her husband, Gerald; three step-children Connie (Robert) Peterssen, Dian Kay Johnson, Douglas Dean Eisenbarth, all of Cheyenne; five grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren; one sister, Marilyn (George) Stephens of Batavia, Ohio, and one brother Wendell(Faye) Manning of Natural Bridge, Wyoming. She was preceded in death by her parents and three brothers; Steven Lee, George 'Tom', and David Jerome Manning.

Carolee Eisenbarth

January 7, 1938 - May 19, 2006