Ora Hazel Maurer, 81, of Sheridan died Thursday, Sept. 2, 2004, in Sheridan Manor. Cremation has taken place. A memorial gathering for family and friends will be 2 p.m. Saturday at the Big Horn Mountain Eagles building, 1760 Commerce Lane. Arrangements are with Kane Funeral Home. Mrs. Maurer was born March 14, 1923, in Van Hook, N.D., to John and Thea Howie. She married Harold George Maurer Aug. 11, 1941, in Wolf Point, Mont. They owned a farm near Parshall, N.D., until Mr. Maurer's job as a seismographer took the family to Montana, Wyoming and Texas. The family settled in Sheridan in 1954. Mrs. Maurer worked at the Coil Factory until it closed, then was a waitress as several restaurants in the area, including the Tunnel Inn and the Sheridan Inn. She also bartended at several area establishments, retiring from the American Legion Club. Mrs. Maurer was a member of Eagles 4169 Ladies Auxiliary, Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary and the Does. She enjoyed bingo, dart ball, playing pool, cards and dice and spending time with family and friends. She was preceded in death by her husband; a daughter, Janet Richards; a brother; and two sisters. Survivors include two sons, James and John, both of Sheridan; three daughters, Hazel Rotolo of Sheridan and Connie Johnson and Helen Deutsch, both of Ranchester; two sisters, Ruth Maurer of Spokane, Wash., and Helen Bangan of New Town, N.D.; 13 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.
Sheridan Press, September 9, 2004
Sheridan Press, September 9, 2004
Ora Hazel Maurer, 81, of Sheridan died Thursday, Sept. 2, 2004, in Sheridan Manor. Cremation has taken place. A memorial gathering for family and friends will be 2 p.m. Saturday at the Big Horn Mountain Eagles building, 1760 Commerce Lane. Arrangements are with Kane Funeral Home. Mrs. Maurer was born March 14, 1923, in Van Hook, N.D., to John and Thea Howie. She married Harold George Maurer Aug. 11, 1941, in Wolf Point, Mont. They owned a farm near Parshall, N.D., until Mr. Maurer's job as a seismographer took the family to Montana, Wyoming and Texas. The family settled in Sheridan in 1954. Mrs. Maurer worked at the Coil Factory until it closed, then was a waitress as several restaurants in the area, including the Tunnel Inn and the Sheridan Inn. She also bartended at several area establishments, retiring from the American Legion Club. Mrs. Maurer was a member of Eagles 4169 Ladies Auxiliary, Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary and the Does. She enjoyed bingo, dart ball, playing pool, cards and dice and spending time with family and friends. She was preceded in death by her husband; a daughter, Janet Richards; a brother; and two sisters. Survivors include two sons, James and John, both of Sheridan; three daughters, Hazel Rotolo of Sheridan and Connie Johnson and Helen Deutsch, both of Ranchester; two sisters, Ruth Maurer of Spokane, Wash., and Helen Bangan of New Town, N.D.; 13 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.
Sheridan Press, September 9, 2004
Sheridan Press, September 9, 2004
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