Marge Kroenlein

TORRINGTON, WYO..... Memorial services for MARJORIE 'MARGE' KROENLEIN, 84, will be held at 2:00pm on Thursday, August 9, 2007 at All Saints Episcopal Church with The Reverend Mary Jellision officiating. Marge died on August 4, 2007 at the Heritage Health Care Center in Gering, Nebraska. Cremation has taken place. Those who wish may direct memorial contributions to either the Cathedral Home for Children at Laramie, Wyoming or to the Torrington Learning Center. Services are under the direction of the Colyer Funeral Home and friends are invited to send condolences to the family at www.colyerfuneralhome.com She was born on April 19, 1923 in Sheridan, Wyoming the daughter of Harry and Susan (Hensley) Downer. The family moved to Cody, Wyoming where she attended school; graduating from Cody High School in 1941. She then attended the Sheridan Business College for two years and went to work for Holly Sugar Corporation in Worland, Wyoming for a short time before being transferred to Torrington, Wyoming. Marge married William Robert Kroenlein on January 30, 1949 at Torrington, Wyoming and the couple lived at Torrington while Marge worked as bookkeeper and secretary at the Holly Sugar Corporation in Torrington for a few years. The couple then moved to Ft. Laramie, Wyoming where they purchased the Ft. Laramie Bar. They operated the bar for 20 plus years before moving back to Torrington in 1974 and Marge worked at Downing & Reed until her retirement in 1985. Marge was a member of the All Saints Episcopal Church in Torrington. She was a member of the Ft. Laramie Community Club, the South East Wyoming Art Association, and a member of the Business and Professional Women in Worland, Wyoming for two years. Marge was also a member of the Garden Club and the Yank Service Organization. She enjoyed yard and garage sales and gardening. Marge was involved in the Foster Grandparent Program at the Torrington Learning Center which she enjoyed immensely. She is survived by her two daughters, Elaine Susan Gering of Alexandra, Virginia, and Aimee L. Unverzagt and her husband David of Lingle, Wyoming; two grandsons, William D. 'Willy' Unverzagt of Lingle, Wyoming and Ryan A. Unverzagt and his wife , Tracy, of Ft. Collins, Colorado. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Bill, and her brother, Howard Ivan Downer.

Marge Kroenlein

April 19, 1923 - August 4, 2007