John Hulscher

Memorial services for JOHN LEROY HULSCHER JR., 70, will be held at 10am Saturday, March 24, 2012 at the First Congregational Church in Torrington with Reverend Matthew Gordon officiating. Burial will be at 1pm in the Ft. Laramie Cemetery with military honors. John died at his home on March 20, 2012 after a short battle with liver cancer. Cremation has taken place. A memorial has been established to the First Congregational Church. Arrangements are under the direction of the Colyer Funeral Home and friends may send condolences to the family at www.colyerfuneralhome.com. John was born January 10, 1942 in Watertown, South Dakota the son of John Sr. and Hildegard (Kranz) Hulscher. He was the youngest of five children. He had one older brother, Robert and three older sisters, Clarice, Helen, and Ruth. He grew up in Goodwin, South Dakota playing basketball and helping out on the family farm. He graduated from Waverly High School on May 25, 1961. He joined the South Dakota National Guard for a time before serving active duty in the Army at Ft. Leonard Wood, Missouri where he was a heavy equipment operator. He was discharged February 29, 1968. In 1980 John met Barbara (Sharples) Broberg and they were married August 3, 1981 in Yankton, South Dakota. It was a second marriage for John and Barbara. He had four children and she had six children. They moved from Newman Grove, Nebraska to Torrington, Wyoming in the fall of 1981 where he had a job with the M&K Cattle Company. John worked numerous jobs in and around Torrington including working construction at Eastern Wyoming College and he farmed and worked cattle for Chuck Jones in Huntley, Wyoming. John enjoyed woodworking, gardening, and just being outdoors. He made quite a few hall trees, plant stands, and candle sticks. Although it was tough work John also enjoyed cutting wood for his home. His grandchildren and great grandchildren cherished spending time with their "Papa John" just as he enjoyed spending time with them. John is survived by his wife Barbara of Torrington, Wyoming; son Keith (Diana Thomas) Broberg of Modesto, California; daughters Becky (Stephen) Cannata and Beth (Rick) Donbraska of Torrington; sons Kirk (Merna) Broberg of Ft. Laramie, Wyoming and Kyle (Maryella) Broberg of Torrington; daughter Tracy Keith of Norfolk, Nebraska; sons Jeff Hulscher of Phoenix, Arizona and Kevin Hulscher of Omaha, Nebraska; thirty-two grandchildren; seventeen great grandchildren; numerous nieces and nephews; three sisters Clarice Thyen, Helen Haan, and Ruth Ebbers all of South Dakota. He was preceded in death by his parents; his brother Robert Hulscher; two daughters, Shelly Hulscher and Kelly Cox; a son Kenneth Broberg; three brothers-in-law Ralph Thyen, Paul Ebbers, and Jerry Haan; one grandson Gunner Hulscher; one granddaughter Kayla Hulscher; and one great granddaughter Megan Rose Fullerton.

John Hulscher

January 10, 1942 - March 20, 2012