Alice Sindelar

Funeral service for Alice Sindelar will be at 10 a.m. Friday, Aug. 24, 2012, at St. Matthew’s Catholic Church in Gillette with Father Cliff Jacobson officiating.

Burial will follow at Mount Pisgah Cemetery in Gillette.

Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 23, 2012, at Gillette Memorial Chapel.

Alice Sindelar, 66, died Friday, Aug. 17, 2012, at her home in Gillette with her family by her side.

Alice Mae Sindelar was born March 26, 1946, in Litchfield, Minn., the daughter of Leonard Nels and Ola Mae (Reed) Hanson.

Alice’s early childhood was spent in Minnesota, Nebraska and Montana before settling with her family in Upton. She later moved to Gillette, where she lived most of her adult life. It was here that she met Joseph Sindelar her beloved husband of thirty-nine years.

Alice enjoyed gardening, taking care of her yard and flowers, refurbishing furniture, painting, yard sales, and taking care of children. She had a daycare in her home for over twenty years. Alice also enjoyed trips to Deadwood with the girls. She was a fun-loving and giving person. Alice was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother and especially enjoyed having her grandchildren with her.

Alice is survived by her husband, Joseph of Gillette; children, Michael (Abby) Sindelar and Tanya (Jesse) Kimbley of Gillette, Jason Sindelar of Las Vegas and Rhonda Gallagher of Newcastle; grandchildren, Todd, Courtney, Zach and Joseph Sindelar, Alicia Jones, Lanae Kimbley and Maya Sarver-Sindelar; brother, James (Joann) Hanson; sisters, Linda Gaytan, Carol (Jerry) Baysinger, Karen (Steve) Kopelchek, all of Gillette, Laura (Dan) Woodard of Enoch, Utah, Lois Caraveo of Moreno Valley, Calif., Judy (Dean) Hawes of Hutchinson, Minn., and Shirley White of Desitin, Fla., as well as numerous nieces and nephews. Alice was dearly loved by all and will be greatly missed.

She was preceded in death by her father and mother, stepmother, Gladys Hanson and sisters, Betty Hanson, Estella Hanson, Pauline LaVallie and Elaine VanBoven.

Memorials and condolences may be sent in Alice’s name in care of Gillette Memorial Chapel, 210 W. Fifth Street, Gillette, WY 82716. Condolences may also be sent via the Internet at www.gillettememorialchapel.com