Trudy Henle

A Memorial service for Trudy Mae Henle will be Monday August 19, 2013 at 10:00am at Walker Funeral Home, Gillette, Wyoming with Reverend Burry Bessee of First United Methodist Church officiating. Trudy Henle died from complications of surgery on August 14, 2013 at Mountain View Regional Hospital in Casper, Wyoming.Trudy was born to Thomas and Alice A (Theissen) King, in Murdo, SD on August 3, 1942. Trudy loved her big family of which she was number 9 of 12 children. Trudy was a small girl when her family moved to Stuart, NE; where she was raised and attended school. She graduated from Stuart High School in May 1960. After graduating from high school, Trudy moved back to Murdo and that is where she met, the love of her life, Dennis Gene Henle. They were married on November 10, 1960, in Draper, SD. In 1962, Dennis went to work, doing road construction jobs, which involved moving around the country, mostly Wyoming and Colorado, for the next 12 years. They moved to Gillette, in 1974, and decided to make this their permanent home. During most of the 52 years that they were married, Trudy took great pride in being a homemaker. She sewed many of the clothes for her children, as they were growing up. She was very good at cooking and baking. She could make a birthday cake into almost anything you wanted. Trudy also crocheted afghans, slippers, scarfs and beautiful doilies. She looked forward to planting and tending to her garden every summer, as she loved to preserve and can much of the produce from the garden. Trudy really enjoyed going camping, fishing and hunting. Going on many hunts throughout the years for elk, deer and antelope was something she looked forward to. She took great pride in processing the meat that they hunted. She was always ready to have a fun time and play some cards with family and friends. Trudy loved to read and was always trying to find someone to trade books with. She looked forward to the holidays, so she could spend time with her children, family and friends. Trudy is survived by her husband, Dennis G Henle of Gillette; her daughter, Camela (Cammy) M Henle (Gregory S Welch) of Gillette; her sons: Wayne G (Camilla) Henle of Gillette, and Daren L Henle of Gillette; her brothers: Kent (Jane) King of Gillette, Gary (Lisa) King of Lincoln, NE; her sisters: Lotus M Herrington of Casper, WY, Karla Mannhalter (Jim Miller) of Murdo, SD, Judy Martin of Olive Branch, MS, Sherry (Butch) Wheeler of Martin, SD, Sabrina Allee of Gillette, WY, Carol Stull of Douglas, WY and numerous nephews and nieces.She is preceded in death by her parents: Thomas and Alice King, Murdo, SD; her brothers: Lenerd King of Stuart, NE, Keith King of Gillette, WY, Rex King, Pocotello, ID; Her sisters: Kay Khole of Stuart, NE, Bunny Meyer of Lennox, SD.Memorials and condolences may be sent in Trudy's name in care of Walker Funeral Home, 410 Medical Arts Court, Gillette, Wyoming 82716 Condolences may also be sent via the website http://www.walkerfuneralgillette.com.Funeral Home:Walker Funeral Home410 Medical Arts CourtGillette, WYUS 82716