Max Erdman

TORRINGTON, WY..... Funeral services for MAX DAVID ERDMAN, 44, will be held at 2:00pm on Friday, October 16, 2009 at the First Wyoming United Presbyterian Church with Reverend Dr. Robert Smith officiating. Burial will follow in the Valley View Cemetery. Visitation hours will be held on Thursday, October 15th from 3pm to 7pm at the Colyer Funeral Home and the casket will be open at the church service. Max died on October 12, 2009 at the Torrington Community Hospital Emergency Room. Those who wish may direct memorial contributions to the Diabetes Association or to the Torrington Moose Lodge. 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 Max was born on January 2, 1965 in Torrington, Wyoming the son of Glen and Lana (Gibson) Erdman. He grew up and attended school; graduating Torrington High School in 1983. While in high school Max played football and basketball and was a member of 4-H and FFA; but he mostly enjoyed high school rodeo. He attended Black Hills State University at Spearfish, South Dakota for three years and then the University of Wyoming for two years. Max then moved to Hawaii and worked with his brother Craig at Triton Marine Construction for three years; and during that time Max traveled a wide area with the company. He returned home and worked with his father on the family farm briefly before going back into construction for a few years. Max then worked for Long Electrical for about three years and was currently working as a journeyman electrician for Platte Valley Electrical at the time of his death. Max enjoyed golfing and hunting. He liked music and especially enjoyed being with his friends and nieces and nephews. He was a member of the Torrington Order of the Moose Lodge. He is survived by his father, Glen Erdman of Torrington; his mother Lana Erdman of Lingle, Wyoming; sister, Dainah McCreery of Lingle; brother, Craig Erdman of Casper, Wyoming; his companion, Kyra Barker of Torrington; and six nieces and nephews, Dondi, David, Evan, Chase, Katie, and Deidre; and three great nephews, and two great nieces. He was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, Henry and Molly Erdman and his maternal grandparents, Bill and Ida Gibson.

Max Erdman

January 2, 1965 - October 12, 2009