Ilene Mae Windom passed away on August 8, 2023.
Ilene was born August 22, 1933 to Albie Kucera Stokl and Frank Stokl on a farm near Gibbon NE. She attended schools in Ravenna, NE and Kearney State Teachers College. Ilene taught rural elementary school in Buffalo County NE. In 1952, Ilene married John Windom in Ravenna NE. They had one son, Eric Windom. During the first 20 years of marriage, they followed John’s Air Force career to California, Florida, New Mexico, Nebraska, Missouri, Newfoundland, Arizona, Wyoming, Maine and Oklahoma. They settled in Cheyenne in 1972.
Ilene was an avid collector of antiques, collectibles and dolls. She was affiliated with the Antique Study Group Questors, the Shy Ann Dollies Doll Club, FEWAFB Chapel, the Red Hatters, and was a member of the Faith United Methodist Church. Ilene and John were in the rental business in Cheyenne for 23 years. Ilene is preceded in death by her parents, Frank and Albey Stokl; and her husband, John Windom.
She is survived by her son, Eric (LuAnn) Windom of Sterling CO; her grandsons, Pierce and Colin (Chelsee) Windom of Sterling CO; and 3 great grandchildren Albey, Evelyn and Emmett Windom.