Jacob Seibel

LINGLE, WY.... Funeral services for JACOB 'JAKE' SEIBEL, 94, will be held at 2:00pm on Friday, January 26, 2007 at the Community Presbyterian Church in Lingle with Reverend Curtis Hill officiating. Burial will follow in the Hillcrest Cemetery. Jake died on January 22, 2007 at the Goshen Care Center in Torrington. Visitation hours will be held at the Colyer Funeral Home on Thursday January 25 from 10am to 5pm; and the casket will be open at the church service. Those who wish may direct memorial contributions to either the Lingle Community Presbyterian Church or to the Torrington Goshen Care Center. Arrangements are under the direction of the Colyer Funeral Home and friends are invited to send condolences to the family at www.colyerfuneralhome.com Jake was born on December 4, 1912 in Culbertson, Nebraska the son of John and Anna Marie (Felker) Seibel. His early years were spent in Nebraska and Colorado. He moved with his family to Wheatland, Wyoming in 1928. He married Esther Nagel on November 27, 1932 at Wheatland, Wyoming and the couple celebrated their 74th wedding anniversary in 2006. In 1941 Jake and Esther moved to Lingle, Wyoming where he worked for various farmers until 1958 when they bought a farm west of Lingle. Jake and Esther lived there until 2001 when they moved into Torrington. Jake served in the US Navy during WWII in the Pacific Theater. He was a life member of the VFW Paul A Johnston Post #2918 in Torrington and the Reid Gobble American Legion Post #63 in Lingle for 59 years where he held all offices sometime during that period. He was also a member of the Lingle Lions Club and served as secretary-treasurer for many years. Jake was a member of the Lingle Presbyterian Church and past member of the Lingle-Ft. Laramie Conservation Service; past president of the Lucerne Ditch Co. and past member of the ASCS. Jake is survived by his wife, Esther; two daughters and sons-in-law, Galen and Lynn Tipton of Sheridan, Wyoming; and Barbara and Jack Ochsner of Lingle, Wyoming; two brothers, Bill Seibel of Seattle, Washington; and Ralph Seibel of Moses Lake, Washington; three granddaughters; two grandsons; four great grandsons; and five great granddaughters. He was preceded in death by his parents, two granddaughters, Lori Baker and Kayleen Ochsner; a son-in-law, Ross Baker; four brothers; and four sisters.

Jacob Seibel

December 4, 1912 - January 22, 2007