Ira Shober

Funeral services for Ira "Ike" Shober will be 11:00 a.m. Monday,February 13, 2006 at the American Legion with Pastor Marty Crump ofFamily Life Church officiating. Interment will follow in Mt. PisgahCemetery with Military Honors provided by American Legion Post #42.Visitation will be held on Sunday, February 12, 2006 from 3-7 p.m. atStevenson Funeral Home in Gillette, Wyoming. Ike Shober, age 85, of Gillette, Wyoming died Thursday, February 9, 2006at Campbell County Memorial Hospital of natural causes. Ira Francis Shober was born November 29, 1920 the son of Elmer and Emma (Roth) Shober at the Shober Homestead, 49 miles north of Gillette.During the depression the family moved briefly to Missoula, Montanawhere Ike graduated high school before returning to Wyoming. The day after the attack on Pearl Harbor, Ike enlisted in the UnitedStates Army Air Corp. During his tour of duty, Ike received severaldistinguished military awards as a B-24 Liberator pilot. On August 11,1944 Ike was reported missing in action over Pristina, Yugoslavia on oneof his last bombing raids before his missions would have been completed. Ike spent 9 months as a German POW until his liberation on May 5, 1945.After he was Honorably Discharged from the Air Corp Ike moved back tothe family ranch north of Gillette. On September 2, 1948 he married IlaJ. Bussey of Modesto, California. They resided on the family ranch until1964 when they moved to Gillette and Ike started Shober & Sons, hisfamily excavation contracting business. In 1984 Ike retired, butretirement wasn't for him so he started working for his son-in-law,Larry. While working for Larry's Inc. he drove a truck and ran parts andin 1998 he retired again. Ike truly enjoyed spending time with his family. He also enjoyed fishingand big game hunting, reading American History, woodworking (making birdhouses and furniture for his children and grandchildren) and walking hislittle dog, Scoty. More than anything, Ike loved being with family andfriends. Throughout his life, Ike remained an active member of theAmerican Legion and the VFW. Ike will be greatly missed by his wife of fifty-seven years, Ila ofGillette, 2 sons; Micky Shober and wife, Linda and Ron Shober and wife,JoAnn all of Gillette and 2 daughters; Tanya Suchor and husband Larry ofGillette and Diane Shober of Cheyenne. He will also be missed by 1brother, Richard Shober and wife Rosemary of Gillette and 2 sisters;Ruth Shannon of Gillette and Shirley McCalla of Casper; 11grandchildren, Michael, Brent, Brandee (Mau), Kami, Ira and Sarah Shober, Devron , Todd, Dustin and Lindsey Suchor and Toni Brown, 6great-grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews. Ike was preceded in death by his parents and brother; Oscar "Bud" Shober Memorials are suggested to the American Red Cross or Campbell CountyHospice Hospitality House. Memorials and condolences may be sent inIke's name in care of Stevenson Funeral Home, 210 W. 5th St.,Gillette, Wyoming 82716 or via the internet at www.stevensonandsons.com