Shirley Davidson Busskohl

February 7, 1933 - September 14, 2013

Memorial services for SHIRLEY DAVIDSON BUSSKOHL, 80, will be held at 10am Monday, September 30, 2013 at the Praise Assembly of God Church with Pastor Ken Beauchene officiating. Shirley died at the Goshen Care Center on September 14, 2013. Cremation has taken place and burial of the cremains will take place at the Valley View Cemetery following services. In lieu of flowers memorials may be sent to the WDCR ( Wyoming Dachshund Corgi Rescue) in Wheatland, Wyoming. The family requests that casual attire be worn. Arrangements are under the direction of the Colyer Funeral Home and friends may send condolences to the family at www.colyerfuneralhome.com. Shirley was born February 7, 1933 in Torrington, Wyoming to Carl P and Katie (Hill) Hansen. She grew up north of Torrington on a ranch. She attended Sunnyside Country School for seven years and then to Torrington. While attending Sunnyside she would ride three miles each way. Due to an illness Shirley’s mother and sister moved to town on week days and returned to the ranch on weekends. On December 24, 1949 she married Bob Davidson, to this union three daughters were born, Kathleen Valerie, Shirley Diane, and Charlene Roberta. During her early years of marriage they worked for the Lamb Ranch south of Lusk, Wyoming and later moved to Meridan where they worked for the Harding Kirkbride Ranch where she cooked for the bunkhouse crew and Bob worked as a ranch hand. They later moved to Torrington where they resided. Shirley ran the Continental Trailways Busline Depot for many years until the bus line no longer came through Torrington. She later married Raymond Busskohl and remained married until his death. Shirley was a member of the VFW Auxiliary where was President of the local auxiliary and held a state office. She enjoyed flower arranging and fabric painting and had a great love for small dogs. Shirley is survived by her daughter Kathleen Stricker and her husband Jim of Torrington; grandson Dennis Harold; granddaughters Melissa Feldner (David) of Lansing, Kansas and Heather Lucero (Billy) of Crestview, Florida; two great granddaughters Aryn and Molly Feldner; sisters Luella Jackson of Omaha, Nebraska and Elsie Rose of Morrill, Nebraska; and a brother Elmer Hansen (Joyce) of Joliet, Montana. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband Raymond; brothers Carl, Lyle, Glen, Dewey and Gerald Hansen; sisters Phyllis Hendrickson and Velva Ruth Hansen; and two daughters Shirley Davidson and Charlene Hendrickson.