Ivan Bath

TORRINGTON, WY…..Funeral services for IVAN LEROY BATH, 80, will be held Tuesday, June 15, 2010 at 2pm at First Congregational Church in Torrington, Wyoming with Chaplain Ken Beauchene officiating. Interment will follow the service at Valley View Cemetery. Viewing hours are Monday from 3-6pm at the Colyer Funeral Home Chapel. Memorials can be made to Goshen County Alzheimer Unit or to the First Congregational Church. Ivan passed away on Friday June 11, 2010 at Goshen County Alzheimer Unit in Torrington, Wyoming. Arrangements are under the direction of the Colyer Funeral Home and friends are invited to send condolences to www.colyerfuneralhome.com. He was born to John and Leona (Niesent) Bath on July 4, 1929 in Loveland, Colorado. He was born on his grandparents homestead and spent his early childhood in South Dakota. Ivan moved with his parents to Yoder, Wyoming where they farmed with the Yeik family. He received is elementary education in Yoder and then eventually graduated from Torrington schools in 1947. In November of 1947 he married Minnie Schriener to which six children were born. They later divorced. They farmed at Cherry Creek until they moved to a farm in Yoder in 1956. Shortly after moving, Ivan joined the Yoder Volunteer Fire Department to which he took great pride in this endeavor. He was a lifelong farmer and was always interested in test plots and new technology in equipment and crops. He also hauled beets for Trans Systems and worked at Holly Sugar Factory. In 1968 he married Delores Herman in Cheyenne, Wyoming and they lived at Yoder. Ivan took an avid interest in history, aircraft and trains. He enjoyed family picnics, fishing trips, and visiting with anyone. Ivan loved to tell stories of the past knowing the exact date, weather, and all the details of the event. Due to a heart attack in 1996, early signs of Alzheimer’s, and diabetes, he was unable to keep farming. He and Delores moved to Torrington in 1999 upon retiring. He was a confirmed member and attended the First Congregational Church of Torrington and was also a past member of South Goshen Presbyterian Church. He is survived by his wife Delores Bath, daughter Sandra (Gary) Heil, Son John (Donna) Bath, all of Torrington, daughters Sharon (Jerry) Notman of Yoder, WY, Susan Travis of Denver, CO, Sindy Olson of Douglas, WY, Shelly (R.B.) Carruthers of Cheyenne, WY, step-daughters Jodene (Randy) Kimzey of Laramie, WY, Rhonda (Eldon) Haworth of Scottsbluff, NE, and one sister Jean (Al) Perington of Denver, CO, twenty-one grandchildren and numerous great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, granddaughters Amanda and Jamie, and a great-grandson William.

Ivan Bath

July 4, 1929 - June 11, 2010