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Harold Oscar Capellen
26 Dec 1912 – 23 Apr 2011
| Birth | 26 Dec 1912 |
| Death | 23 Apr 2011 |
| Cemetery | Mountain View Cemetery Riverton , Fremont County , Wyoming , USA |
| Added by | Lostnwyomn on 20 May 2014 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/101565664 |
Bio
Harold Oscar Capellen, 98, died April 23, 2011. Harold was born December 26, 1912 near Hazard, NE to Oscar and Ruth Capellen. He was the oldest of 5 children, 2 brothers, Stanton and Leonard and 2 sisters, Bernice and Fern, all of whom preceded him in death. He and his family moved to the Pavillion/Morton area in 1934, and took up homesteads. Cleaning the sage brush from the land, building a home, getting irrigation, electricity, etc. He served on the Morton School Board. In 1936, he married Dorothy Scheele, whose family had a homestead nearby. They were blessed with 2 daughters, Loretta and Janet. He worked the land and also had jobs with Midvale irrigation as a ditch rider and a mechanic in the shop. In 1955, they moved to a ranch on the North Fork, west of Milford, near Lander, where they ranched for several years. About 18 years ago, the couple sold their ranch at Lander and moved to Riverton. He also worked for Brasel and Sims Construction as an equipment operator. He was a faithful member of the Lutheran church. He was preceded in death by his wife, Dorothy, one granddaughter, Laura Sabo Cox , 2 brothers, 2 sisters, and his parents. He is survived by his daughters, Loretta J. Hankins and her husband, Jess of Crowheart, WY, Janet Carol Sabo and Don of Fort Worth, TX, grandchildren, Shelli (Kent) Haun, Shonna Fabrizius, Jesse ( Kelly) Hankins, Doug (Andrea) Sabo and Cheryl (Ed) Wiseman, 13 great grandchildren, and 7 great great grandchildren.
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- Leonard Ollie Capellen 1914–1994
- Stanton Arnold Capellen 1916–2001
- Bernice R. Capellen Pelley 1918–2009
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