Ray Wiand

TORRINGTON, WYO.... Funeral services for RAY C. WIAND, 86, will be held at 2:00pm on Saturday, February 25, 2006 at the Frontier School of the Bible at LaGrange, Wyoming with Pastor Don Mathis and Marsden Peterson co-officiating. Burial will follow in the LaGrange Cemetery with full Military Honors provided by the Wyoming National Guard. Mr. Wiand died on February 21, 2006 at his home in Torrington after a long and courageous struggle with lung cancer. Visitation hours will be held at the Colyer Funeral Home on Friday from 1pm to 7pm. Those who wish may direct memorial contributions in Ray's memory to the 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 Ray was born on December 29, 1919 in LaGrange, Wyoming the son of Frank and Clara (Angel) Wiand. He grew up and attended school at LaGrange and then entered the U.S. Army. He served in WWII in the European Theatre in France, Italy, and Germany. He also served in the British Army for a few months. Following his discharge from service, Ray returned to the LaGrange area where he farmed and ranched. He then moved to Alvarado, California and worked for Holly Sugar Feedlot. On November 29, 1946 he married Muriel Puffer at Centerville, California and the couple lived in the Bay area for many years where Ray was a self-employed truck driver. Muriel died in 1980 and in 1991, Ray moved to Fort Collins, Colorado and in 2001 he moved to Torrington, Wyoming. He owned an acreage on the Veteran Highway where he enjoyed using his tractor and backhoe. He especially enjoyed raising donkeys and miniature horses. He is survived by his step-daughter, Norma Ray Blasing and her husband Bob of Menlo Park, California; a sister Hazel Miller of Castro Valley, California; a brother Roy Wiand and his wife Charlotte of Torrington, Wyoming; his caretaker and companion of nine years, Jo Ellen Coplea of Torrington; four step grandchildren; seven step great grandchildren; two sisters-in-law, Irene Wiand of Cheyenne, Wyoming and Blanche Wiand of Annapolis, Maryland; numerous nieces, nephews, and cousins; including a special cousin Emmett Thomas and his wife Della of Pine Bluffs, Wyoming. In addition to his parents and his wife, he was preceded in death by two brothers, Harry and Dean; one sister Icle Jones; and two brothers-in-law.

Ray Wiand

December 29, 1919 - February 21, 2006