Catherine Victoria Humiston Brosius

March 23, 1920 - April 5, 2014

CATHERINE BROSIUS Torrington, Wyoming --- Funeral Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated for Catherine Victoria (Humiston) Brosius, 94, at 10 am on Friday, April 11, at St Rose Catholic Church. Burial will follow in the Valley View Cemetery. A rosary service will be held 6 pm on Thursday, April 10, at the Church. Those who wish may direct memorial contributions to St Rose Catholic Church, the Goshen County Library in Torrington, or a charity of your choice. Arrangements are under the direction of the Colyer Funeral Home and friends may send condolences to the family at www.colyerfuneralhome.com . Catherine died on April 5, 2014 at Goshen Care Center. She was born on March 23, 1920, in Fort Laramie, Wyoming, to Don and Ludmilla “Lydia” (Herncall) Humiston. As a child, she lived with her parents and four siblings on a homestead and attended the Red Cloud community school near Ft. Laramie. When she was 15, the family moved to Torrington, and Catherine graduated from Torrington High School in 1938. She married Ralph Brosius on September 27, 1941. They farmed west of town for 34 years and raised their 8 children there. Catherine worked for the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation for 11 years and then for the Torrington Federal Credit Union for 2 years. She loved to garden, was an avid reader, and was active in the St Rose Catholic Church and the Farmers Union. Catherine spent all of her life caring for others. She not only raised their 8 children but also cared for her aunt, uncle, parents and husband in their final years. She is survived by her children: Patricia (Ken) Persson of Lander, WY; Mary Pendley of Charleston, S.C.; Barbara (Geoff) Burdge of St Petersburg, FL; Richard Brosius of Stratford, CT; Sue (Brice) Johnson of Torrington; Wanda (Ron) Russell of Torrington; Diane (Steve) Peddicord of Hugoton, KS; and Teresa (David) Kane of Sheridan, WY; as well as 14 grandchildren, 30 great-grandchildren, and 3 great-great-grandchildren. She is also survived by her brother Fred Humiston of Bridgeport, CA, and her sister Genevieve (Bob) Thorne of Woodburn, Oregon. She was preceded in death by her husband, her parents, her sister Donna Benson, her brother Medard “Dick” Humiston, an infant sister Addie Marie Humiston and son-in-law C.E. “Duke” Pendley.