Rhynie Brockel,

TORRINGTON, WYO..... Funeral services for RHYNIE 'SONNY' BROCKEL, Jr, 64, will be held at 2:00pm on Thursday, June 7, 2007 at the Rendevous Center at the Goshen County Fairgrounds with Pastor Ward Snyder officiating. Burial with Military Honors will follow in the Valley View Cemetery. Sonny died on June 2, 2007 at his home in Torrington. Visitation hours will be held at the Colyer Funeral Home on Wednesday from 10am to 7pm.; Thursday from 9am to 11am ; and the casket will be closed at the service. Memorial contributions directed to the family would be appreciated. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of the Colyer Funeral Home and friends are invited to send condolences to the family at www.colyerfuneralhome.com Rhynie, 'Sonny', was born on May 3, 1943 in Yoder, Wyoming the son of Rhynie and Esther (Arntt) Brockel, Sr. He grew up and attended school at Torrington and then served in the Wyoming National Guard and later in the US Army during Vietnam. He returned to Torrington and worked at Z & W Mill. Sonny married Donna Main at Torrington on September 15, 1972. He continued to work at Z & W Mill until 1986 when he went to farming with Terry Lofink. Sonny also worked at Golden Manor and then for the Goshen County Fairgrounds. He retired and then continued to work at the fairgrounds part time. Sonny enjoyed working outdoors. He loved to fish, and was a bull rider at local rodeos. He was a past member of the American Legion Travis Snow Post #5. He is survived by his wife, Donna of Torrington; a daughter and son-in-law, Betty and Chip Voshell of Torrington; a son Johnny Rittenhouse also of Torrington; two sisters, Edna Firkus and her husband, Carroll, of Racine, Wisconsin; and Darlene Herder of Denver, Colorado; a brother and sister-in-law, Kenneth and Jill Brockel of Torrington; one grandson, Patrick, who serves with the Nebraska National Guard, and his wife Brittni Voshell of Torrington; two granddaughters, Crystal Voshell of Scottsbluff, Nebraska, and Ashlee Voshell of Torrington; three sisters-in-law, Gloria Brockel of Torrington; Cathy Bogus of Laramie, Wyoming; and Jeannette (Paul) Covello of Torrington; and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers, Ruben and Ray Brockel; and one niece Rhonda Brockel.

Rhynie Brockel,

May 3, 1943 - June 2, 2007