Raymond Herdt

TORRINGTON, WYOMING...........Memorial services for RAYMOND HERDT 75, will be held at 2pm Friday, November 19, 2010 at the First Congregational Church with Reverend Matthew Gordon officiating. Raymond died November 13, 2010 at the Cheyenne Regional Medical Center in Cheyenne, Wyoming and cremation has taken place. Memorials may be made to the Torrington Senior Friendship Center or the Waggin’ Tails Animal Shelter. Arrangements are under the direction of the Colyer Funeral Home and friends may send condolences to the family at www.colyerfuneralhome.com. Raymond was born May 22, 1935 in Lingle, Wyoming the son of Alexander and Savina (Weitzel) Herdt. He grew up in the Goshen County area and received his education in Torrington graduating there in 1954. He married Carolyn Norris and they had four children and were later divorced. He married June Schwartzkopf on July 30, 1966 and he later adopted two of her three children. In 1966 they moved to Dubois, Wyoming where he worked for Ranchers Gas. In 1968 they moved to Powell, Wyoming where he managed the Pure Grow Propane Company. They moved back to Torrington in 1970. He purchased the Standard Station which he owned and operated for five years. They moved to Guernsey, Wyoming in 1975 where he owned and operated a service station for several years. They moved to back to Dubois and leased a station and convenience store called Herdt’s Red Barn until 1997 when he retired and moved back to Torrington. Raymond enjoyed hunting and fishing and loved to watch sports especially Denver, Colorado pro teams. He was a member of the First Congregational Church formerly the First United Church of Christ. Raymond is survived by his wife June of Torrington; four sons, Larry Herdt and Kelly Herdt both of Casper, Wyoming, Martin “Herdt” Culverwell of Reno, Nevada, and David “Herman” Herdt of Wheatland, Wyoming; three daughters, Julie Lamm of Reno, Lorelei Winter of Denver, Colorado, and Brenda (Lyle) Hileman of Aurora, Colorado; a son-in-law Craig Anderson of Ft. Laramie, Wyoming; three sisters, Irene Fleenor and Betty Latta of Cheyenne, Wyoming, and Elnora Griffin of Scottsdale, Arizona; a brother Robert Herdt of Chandler, Arizona; eight grandchildren; and eight great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents; five brothers, Leo, Alexander Jr., Albert, Ted, Wilburt; and two sisters, Alma Eisenbarth and Helen Schattenburg.

Raymond Herdt

May 22, 1935 - November 13, 2010