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Mildred Belle "Millie" Wanek Hudson

4 Jan 1921 – 7 Feb 1985

Birth4 Jan 1921
Death7 Feb 1985
CemeteryMount Calvary Cemetery
Salt Lake City , Salt Lake County , Utah , USA
Added byLarry Ciet on 03 Nov 2014
FaGhttps://www.findagrave.com/memorial/137057087

Bio

Mildred Belle "Wanek" Hudson, daughter of Joseph Michael Wanek and Elnora Eva "Shimek" Wanek. Mildred married Robert Hughie Hudson on 11 May 1939 in Douglas, Converse County, Wyoming at the City Courthouse. Mildred and Robert are both burried in Mt. Calvary Catholic Clemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah. Mildred was raised on the Wanek ranch which her parents Homesteaded near Lost Springs Converse County, Wyoming in the late 1800's. At a young age she would walk in her sleep and feed the chickens. Her mother would follow her and watch over her while She was feeding the chicken. Mildred and a good friend schoolmates both at the at age 16 came down with a very bad virus, it was either Cholera or yellow fever. Her girl friend passed away of the illness but Mildred survived the virus. Her mother Elnora dressed Mildred all up and took her into town to get a photo taken. Eva wanted to have this photo taken because she didn't think Mildred was going to make it. I'm sure she went to the hospital also. Mildreds chores on the ranch of about 17,000 acres near Lost Springs, Wyoming consisted af many as we all know what it takes to manage a cattle and sheep ranch. One of her chores was to follow the cows with a bucket to pick up the dung, with this she would patch the holes in the wood of the barn to keep the harsh winters out. Not sure the year but I do know it was in the 1940's a very harsh winter approached the area of the ranch and surrounding states. Snow was very deep. The cattle grazed on the very tall sagebrush which kept their cattle from starving. The Wanek ranch did very well during this horrible winter. In that spring after the harsh winter it was time to round up the cattle for sale. While rounding the cattle up the US Goverment showed up on the ranch and killed off a percentage of the cattle. Why? The US Goverment knew that their ranch had not suffered as much as others thus making it more of an equal gain for all other cattle ranchers during cattle sale. To this day the sagebrush has not grown back as it once was. Mildred knew of an Indian burrial spot on the ranch. She would never tell where it was so no one would ever be able to disturb the burial grounds. One of Mildreds favorites, was her uncle Willey, her fathers brother. Uncle Willey helped run the ranch with Elnora after Mildreds father Joseph passed away in 1940. Joseph and uncle Willey had an Unseparable bond. They would be in the house having a drink after a hard days work socializing with one another when it was time for uncle Willey to go home he would get on his horse and head home about a mile and a half away from the home of Joseph. Joseph would be worried not knowing if his brother had made it home so Joseph would get on his horse and follow the trail to his brothers house. This scenario went on all night back and forth to one another's houses. Uncle Willey never married. He was a well dressed man and always drove a new car. The ranch had an an Artesian water well. This Artesian well made things much easier than having to bring the water up out of a well with a bucket and rope. The Artesian well was discovered by witching with a stick and is still running non stop to this day. Mildreds favorite pastimes was fishing with or without family. If a rainstorm came down while she was fishing she would cover herself with a tarp and keep on fishing. She always caught more fish than anyone else which made her Husband Robert jealous. Mildred was the love of everyone's life. She was the nucleus of our family. Her heart was big and her love was endless. She was an amazing housekeeper and a fantastic cook. She was an elegant lady and dressed to the T however she was not afraid of getting her hands dirty. She is missed by all but not forgotten. Bio by grandson Larry Ciet

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Marriage 11 May 1939 Douglas, Converse County, Wyoming Mildred B. Hudson Mildred B. Hudson, 64, died Feb. 7, 1985, in Salt Lake City. She was born Jan. 1, 1921, in Lost Springs, Wyo., to Joseph and Nora Shimck Wanck and married Robert H. Hudson on May 11, 1939. She was a member of the Catholic church and worked in shipyards in Vancouver, Wash., during World War II. She loved fishing and camping and was an excellent cook. She is survived by her husband of Salt Lake City; three daughters, Ramona Hudson of Douglas, Wyo.; Mrs. Leonard (Billie) Kaufman of Sandy, Utah; and Mrs. Jack (Mary) Ciet of Orangeville; 11 grandchildren and five greatgrandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents and a sister, Evelyn Netz. Mass and Christian burial were held on Monday, Feb. 11 at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church in Salt Lake City. Services were under the direction of Neil ODonnell and Sons Mortuary of Salt Lake City.

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