Jackson Hole News
Wednesday, January 26, 2000
Page 11B
Wolff, 80, dies after 55 years in the valley
Beryl Wolff, long-time resident of Jackson and Moran, died Jan. 3. She was 80. Her granddaughter, Lisa Messick, offered this obituary.
Beryl was born in Columbia Falls, Mont., on June 17, 1919, to Dave and Katherine Adams. In 1928 the family moved to Jackson where Beryl spent the rest of her life.
On Sept. 17, 1940, she married Emile "Stip" Wolff. During the early years of their marriage they lived in various towns in Idaho due to the defense work that Stip was doing at the time for the war effort. Beryl once recalled that one year they had to move a total of 32 times. This could be frustrating at times, since housing was scarce and some of the places they lived in took quite a bit of creativity on Beryl's part for them to feel comfortable and livable. She said that just as she getting one place to look halfway decent, Stip would come home and tell her he was being sent someplace else and they would have to move again.
Eventually the defense work ended, and Stip and Beryl moved back to Moran and settled into a home he built for them on the Wolff homestead. In March of 1945, Beryl and Stip had a baby girl named Diana Lee Wolff.
During the summers Beryl would help Stippy while he was building fences and getting out timber by driving the truck. Stip bought an old army halftrack that resembled a small tank, and after a quick driving lesson Beryl was driving it also. During haying season, she would put on her gloves and her big straw hat and drive the tractor, bailing hay in the field below the house.
Much of her time was also spent taking care of the cabins they would rent out to tourists during the summer. Many of the guests that would come to stay at the Wolff Ranch came back year after year, forming some very close and special friendships. A lot of those people still kept in touch with her even after the cabins were sold and moved.
In 1988, after Stip's death, Beryl spent one more winter in Moran before deciding to move to Jackson and spending her winters there, where she could be closer to church and whatever volunteer work she was involved with at the time. Volunteer work was an extremely important part of her life. She volunteered at the C-bar-V Ranch, the Winter Special Olympics, the Forest Service and the Jackson Hole Museum, just to name a few.
It was her attitude about doing for others and her enjoyment of volunteer work that prompted the Pioneer Homestead Senior Center to name her "Senior of the Year" in 1992.
One of her favorite jobs was volunteering at the Historical Center for more reasons than one. Not only did she find this particular job fascinating, but she also met someone who became one of her dearest friends.
When the weather would start to warm up, she would usually end up back at her home in Moran, where she was happiest. Eventually, however, she started thinking that it might be a good idea to move to Jackson on a permanent basis. This was a difficult decision for her to make, but within a few years she was living at the Pioneer Homestead Apartments where she would spend the remainder of her life.
She lived her life the way she wanted to, and she left this life they way she wanted to, quickly and with dignity.
Beryl was preceded in death by her parents; sisters, Eva, Oma and Erma; and brother Ray. She is survived by sister Eunice (Jim) of Moran; daughter DIana Shilts (Tim); granddaughters Brenda Olson (Dennis) and Lisa Messick (Leroy); and great grandchildren Amanda, Meschelle and Kyler Olson.
The family of Beryl Elaine Wolff expresses its thanks to everyone for the many kindnesses shown during this trying time. The flowers were lovely, as was the luncheon at the church. Special thanks to Pastor Dosier for his comforting words.
Any one wishing to make a donation in memory of Beryl may do so by sending it to The Arthritis Foundation, Rocky Mountain Chapter, 2280 Albion St., Denver, CO 80222-4906.
Wednesday, January 26, 2000
Page 11B
Wolff, 80, dies after 55 years in the valley
Beryl Wolff, long-time resident of Jackson and Moran, died Jan. 3. She was 80. Her granddaughter, Lisa Messick, offered this obituary.
Beryl was born in Columbia Falls, Mont., on June 17, 1919, to Dave and Katherine Adams. In 1928 the family moved to Jackson where Beryl spent the rest of her life.
On Sept. 17, 1940, she married Emile "Stip" Wolff. During the early years of their marriage they lived in various towns in Idaho due to the defense work that Stip was doing at the time for the war effort. Beryl once recalled that one year they had to move a total of 32 times. This could be frustrating at times, since housing was scarce and some of the places they lived in took quite a bit of creativity on Beryl's part for them to feel comfortable and livable. She said that just as she getting one place to look halfway decent, Stip would come home and tell her he was being sent someplace else and they would have to move again.
Eventually the defense work ended, and Stip and Beryl moved back to Moran and settled into a home he built for them on the Wolff homestead. In March of 1945, Beryl and Stip had a baby girl named Diana Lee Wolff.
During the summers Beryl would help Stippy while he was building fences and getting out timber by driving the truck. Stip bought an old army halftrack that resembled a small tank, and after a quick driving lesson Beryl was driving it also. During haying season, she would put on her gloves and her big straw hat and drive the tractor, bailing hay in the field below the house.
Much of her time was also spent taking care of the cabins they would rent out to tourists during the summer. Many of the guests that would come to stay at the Wolff Ranch came back year after year, forming some very close and special friendships. A lot of those people still kept in touch with her even after the cabins were sold and moved.
In 1988, after Stip's death, Beryl spent one more winter in Moran before deciding to move to Jackson and spending her winters there, where she could be closer to church and whatever volunteer work she was involved with at the time. Volunteer work was an extremely important part of her life. She volunteered at the C-bar-V Ranch, the Winter Special Olympics, the Forest Service and the Jackson Hole Museum, just to name a few.
It was her attitude about doing for others and her enjoyment of volunteer work that prompted the Pioneer Homestead Senior Center to name her "Senior of the Year" in 1992.
One of her favorite jobs was volunteering at the Historical Center for more reasons than one. Not only did she find this particular job fascinating, but she also met someone who became one of her dearest friends.
When the weather would start to warm up, she would usually end up back at her home in Moran, where she was happiest. Eventually, however, she started thinking that it might be a good idea to move to Jackson on a permanent basis. This was a difficult decision for her to make, but within a few years she was living at the Pioneer Homestead Apartments where she would spend the remainder of her life.
She lived her life the way she wanted to, and she left this life they way she wanted to, quickly and with dignity.
Beryl was preceded in death by her parents; sisters, Eva, Oma and Erma; and brother Ray. She is survived by sister Eunice (Jim) of Moran; daughter DIana Shilts (Tim); granddaughters Brenda Olson (Dennis) and Lisa Messick (Leroy); and great grandchildren Amanda, Meschelle and Kyler Olson.
The family of Beryl Elaine Wolff expresses its thanks to everyone for the many kindnesses shown during this trying time. The flowers were lovely, as was the luncheon at the church. Special thanks to Pastor Dosier for his comforting words.
Any one wishing to make a donation in memory of Beryl may do so by sending it to The Arthritis Foundation, Rocky Mountain Chapter, 2280 Albion St., Denver, CO 80222-4906.
Jackson Hole News
Wednesday, January 26, 2000
Page 11B
Wolff, 80, dies after 55 years in the valley
Beryl Wolff, long-time resident of Jackson and Moran, died Jan. 3. She was 80. Her granddaughter, Lisa Messick, offered this obituary.
Beryl was born in Columbia Falls, Mont., on June 17, 1919, to Dave and Katherine Adams. In 1928 the family moved to Jackson where Beryl spent the rest of her life.
On Sept. 17, 1940, she married Emile "Stip" Wolff. During the early years of their marriage they lived in various towns in Idaho due to the defense work that Stip was doing at the time for the war effort. Beryl once recalled that one year they had to move a total of 32 times. This could be frustrating at times, since housing was scarce and some of the places they lived in took quite a bit of creativity on Beryl's part for them to feel comfortable and livable. She said that just as she getting one place to look halfway decent, Stip would come home and tell her he was being sent someplace else and they would have to move again.
Eventually the defense work ended, and Stip and Beryl moved back to Moran and settled into a home he built for them on the Wolff homestead. In March of 1945, Beryl and Stip had a baby girl named Diana Lee Wolff.
During the summers Beryl would help Stippy while he was building fences and getting out timber by driving the truck. Stip bought an old army halftrack that resembled a small tank, and after a quick driving lesson Beryl was driving it also. During haying season, she would put on her gloves and her big straw hat and drive the tractor, bailing hay in the field below the house.
Much of her time was also spent taking care of the cabins they would rent out to tourists during the summer. Many of the guests that would come to stay at the Wolff Ranch came back year after year, forming some very close and special friendships. A lot of those people still kept in touch with her even after the cabins were sold and moved.
In 1988, after Stip's death, Beryl spent one more winter in Moran before deciding to move to Jackson and spending her winters there, where she could be closer to church and whatever volunteer work she was involved with at the time. Volunteer work was an extremely important part of her life. She volunteered at the C-bar-V Ranch, the Winter Special Olympics, the Forest Service and the Jackson Hole Museum, just to name a few.
It was her attitude about doing for others and her enjoyment of volunteer work that prompted the Pioneer Homestead Senior Center to name her "Senior of the Year" in 1992.
One of her favorite jobs was volunteering at the Historical Center for more reasons than one. Not only did she find this particular job fascinating, but she also met someone who became one of her dearest friends.
When the weather would start to warm up, she would usually end up back at her home in Moran, where she was happiest. Eventually, however, she started thinking that it might be a good idea to move to Jackson on a permanent basis. This was a difficult decision for her to make, but within a few years she was living at the Pioneer Homestead Apartments where she would spend the remainder of her life.
She lived her life the way she wanted to, and she left this life they way she wanted to, quickly and with dignity.
Beryl was preceded in death by her parents; sisters, Eva, Oma and Erma; and brother Ray. She is survived by sister Eunice (Jim) of Moran; daughter DIana Shilts (Tim); granddaughters Brenda Olson (Dennis) and Lisa Messick (Leroy); and great grandchildren Amanda, Meschelle and Kyler Olson.
The family of Beryl Elaine Wolff expresses its thanks to everyone for the many kindnesses shown during this trying time. The flowers were lovely, as was the luncheon at the church. Special thanks to Pastor Dosier for his comforting words.
Any one wishing to make a donation in memory of Beryl may do so by sending it to The Arthritis Foundation, Rocky Mountain Chapter, 2280 Albion St., Denver, CO 80222-4906.
Wednesday, January 26, 2000
Page 11B
Wolff, 80, dies after 55 years in the valley
Beryl Wolff, long-time resident of Jackson and Moran, died Jan. 3. She was 80. Her granddaughter, Lisa Messick, offered this obituary.
Beryl was born in Columbia Falls, Mont., on June 17, 1919, to Dave and Katherine Adams. In 1928 the family moved to Jackson where Beryl spent the rest of her life.
On Sept. 17, 1940, she married Emile "Stip" Wolff. During the early years of their marriage they lived in various towns in Idaho due to the defense work that Stip was doing at the time for the war effort. Beryl once recalled that one year they had to move a total of 32 times. This could be frustrating at times, since housing was scarce and some of the places they lived in took quite a bit of creativity on Beryl's part for them to feel comfortable and livable. She said that just as she getting one place to look halfway decent, Stip would come home and tell her he was being sent someplace else and they would have to move again.
Eventually the defense work ended, and Stip and Beryl moved back to Moran and settled into a home he built for them on the Wolff homestead. In March of 1945, Beryl and Stip had a baby girl named Diana Lee Wolff.
During the summers Beryl would help Stippy while he was building fences and getting out timber by driving the truck. Stip bought an old army halftrack that resembled a small tank, and after a quick driving lesson Beryl was driving it also. During haying season, she would put on her gloves and her big straw hat and drive the tractor, bailing hay in the field below the house.
Much of her time was also spent taking care of the cabins they would rent out to tourists during the summer. Many of the guests that would come to stay at the Wolff Ranch came back year after year, forming some very close and special friendships. A lot of those people still kept in touch with her even after the cabins were sold and moved.
In 1988, after Stip's death, Beryl spent one more winter in Moran before deciding to move to Jackson and spending her winters there, where she could be closer to church and whatever volunteer work she was involved with at the time. Volunteer work was an extremely important part of her life. She volunteered at the C-bar-V Ranch, the Winter Special Olympics, the Forest Service and the Jackson Hole Museum, just to name a few.
It was her attitude about doing for others and her enjoyment of volunteer work that prompted the Pioneer Homestead Senior Center to name her "Senior of the Year" in 1992.
One of her favorite jobs was volunteering at the Historical Center for more reasons than one. Not only did she find this particular job fascinating, but she also met someone who became one of her dearest friends.
When the weather would start to warm up, she would usually end up back at her home in Moran, where she was happiest. Eventually, however, she started thinking that it might be a good idea to move to Jackson on a permanent basis. This was a difficult decision for her to make, but within a few years she was living at the Pioneer Homestead Apartments where she would spend the remainder of her life.
She lived her life the way she wanted to, and she left this life they way she wanted to, quickly and with dignity.
Beryl was preceded in death by her parents; sisters, Eva, Oma and Erma; and brother Ray. She is survived by sister Eunice (Jim) of Moran; daughter DIana Shilts (Tim); granddaughters Brenda Olson (Dennis) and Lisa Messick (Leroy); and great grandchildren Amanda, Meschelle and Kyler Olson.
The family of Beryl Elaine Wolff expresses its thanks to everyone for the many kindnesses shown during this trying time. The flowers were lovely, as was the luncheon at the church. Special thanks to Pastor Dosier for his comforting words.
Any one wishing to make a donation in memory of Beryl may do so by sending it to The Arthritis Foundation, Rocky Mountain Chapter, 2280 Albion St., Denver, CO 80222-4906.
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