Clara Vanbuskirk

Casper, Wyoming

Clara VanBuskirk

Services for Clara VanBuskirk, 80, of Casper will be Saturday, 01-21-2006, 2:00 p.m. at Newcomer Family Funeral Home. Burial will be in Oregon Trail State Veterans Cemetery. Viewing will be Thursday 6:00 p.m.until 8:00 p.m. and Friday 2:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. at the funeral home.

Clara VanBuskirk died 01-13-2006.

She was born 07-15-1925 at Ariva, Wyoming.to Henry Melvin Edwards, and Daphane Amilia Edwards. She was raised in the Gillette and Rozet, Wyoming areas, where she attended school at Rozet, Wyoming. She later attended college at Carroll College, Helena, Montana, and received her bachelors of art degree in nursing in 1946.

She moved back to Wyoming and later married Westley Leroy VanBuskirk on October 16, 1950. She worked as a nurse for Natrona County Memorial hospital until her retirement. She was an active member of the BPOE, Does organization much of her adult life, and a volunteer at the traffic department of the Natrona County Courts, and the Casper senior citizens center.

Survivors include one daughter Linda Shogren–O`Grady of Casper, two sons, David Van Buskirk Of Teresa, WI. and Charles VanBuskirk of Edgewood, MD. Two sisters, Irene Hladky, of St. Marys, KS. and Vera Martin of Oskaloosa, KS. and 3 brothers, Melvin Edwards of Buffalo WY., Clyde Edwards of Unger, West Virginia and Charles Edwards of Lander WY. Also four grand children, Renee Brower-Shogren, of Graham TX., Rory Shogren of Casper WY., MeganVanBuskirk of Edgewood MD., Colton VanBuskirk of Teresa, WI., and three great grandsons. Preceding her in death were her parents, and her husband, Westley L. VanBuskirk in 1995.

Memorials to the Casper BPOE Does organization, Blue Envelope or flowers will be appreciated.