Virginia Engelhaupt, 83, Warsaw, passed away Friday, July 14, 2017, at Parkview Whitley Hospital, Columbia City.
She was born July 10, 1934, in Beulah, Wyo., to Reuben and Dorthea Rheinhold Hindman.She was born July 10, 1934, in Beulah, Wyo., to Reuben and Dorthea Rheinhold Hindman.
In Sundance and Crook County she was a rancher, former school bus driver, a volunteer for the Crook County Fire District and a certified weed and pest control applicator. After moving to Warsaw, she was an associate at Walmart. She was known as the “world’s best cook” and enjoyed cooking for her family and the numerous hunting groups she hosted at the family ranch. An avid quilter, she belonged to several quilting groups.
Survivors include two sons Joseph (Gail) Engelhaupt, Warsaw, and Jerry (Sharon) Engelhaupt Midland, S.D.; a daughter, Dorothy “Dottie” (Dennis) Kline, Claypool; six grandchildren; four stepgrandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and 14 stepgreat-grandchildren.
She was preceded by her parents, husband and daughter, Diana Engelhaupt.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday, July 20, in First United Methodist Church, Sundance, with Pastor Kathy Makus officiating.
Calling will be from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday at the church. Interment will be in Green Mountain Cemetery, Sundance.
Gillette (Wyo.) Memorial Chapel assisted with arrangements; McHatton-Sadler Funeral Chapel, Warsaw, was entrusted with local arrangements.
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