In Memory Of
Roberta Mae Gillespie
1931
2019
Roberta Mae Gillespie
February 21, 1931 — December 14, 2019
Roberta Mae Gillespie (Wiese) of Cheyenne, WY passed away peacefully on Saturday, December 14, 2019. She was born on the family farm on February 21, 1931 to August and Anna Wiese in Pine Bluffs, WY. She later attended Golden Prairie Elementary School, Pine Bluffs Jr. High, and was a 1949 graduate of Pine Bluffs High School. After graduation Roberta moved to Cheyenne, WY where she attended beauty school and met the love of her life, Lee Sumpter Gillespie, at the infamous Cheyenne, Wyoming Frontier Days. Lee was stationed at F.E. Warren Air Force Base and they were later married April 8, 1950 in Greeley, CO.
For the next 5 years Roberta followed Lee faithfully to each of his duty stations across the U.S. before settling back in Cheyenne, WY where Lee taught and played music and worked for the fire department. Later they moved to Minot, ND and then to Washington where she worked for the school system and as a telephone operator. From there they moved to California and then to Rifle, CO where they owned Lee’s Music and Camera together for 14 years. Roberta also worked for Grand River Medical Center for about10 years. After retirement, she and Lee stayed in Rifle for a few years while traveling before moving back to Cheyenne, WY in 2007.
Roberta was a loving, devoted, and supportive wife for over 69 years; a doting and caring mother to 4; and a loyal friend. She truly enjoyed the little things in life like hosting band rehearsals, baking bread, crocheting, chatting with friends, and playing cards with her grand-daughters.
Roberta is preceded in death by her parents, her son Lee Sumpter Gillespie Jr., and her sisters Elaine (Theodore) Martins and Evelyn (Herman) Schuman. She is survived by her husband Lee, sister Phyllis Cooney and her daughters Diana Urquhart, Deborah Gillespie and Donna (Pat) Conway; her 3 grand-daughters Jennifer (Steve) Holt, Angela (Chris) Bingel and Shannon (Ryan) Stroschein; and her 8 great-grandchildren Ethan, Erin and Emily Holt, Raylynn and Kenslee Bingel, and Taylor, Kolten and Jackson Stroschein along with many nieces and nephews.
Roberta will be cremated and buried in Pine Bluffs Cemetery; services to be determined at a later date. In lieu of flowers the family asks that you please donate to the Parkinson’s Foundation at Parkinson.org.
For the next 5 years Roberta followed Lee faithfully to each of his duty stations across the U.S. before settling back in Cheyenne, WY where Lee taught and played music and worked for the fire department. Later they moved to Minot, ND and then to Washington where she worked for the school system and as a telephone operator. From there they moved to California and then to Rifle, CO where they owned Lee’s Music and Camera together for 14 years. Roberta also worked for Grand River Medical Center for about10 years. After retirement, she and Lee stayed in Rifle for a few years while traveling before moving back to Cheyenne, WY in 2007.
Roberta was a loving, devoted, and supportive wife for over 69 years; a doting and caring mother to 4; and a loyal friend. She truly enjoyed the little things in life like hosting band rehearsals, baking bread, crocheting, chatting with friends, and playing cards with her grand-daughters.
Roberta is preceded in death by her parents, her son Lee Sumpter Gillespie Jr., and her sisters Elaine (Theodore) Martins and Evelyn (Herman) Schuman. She is survived by her husband Lee, sister Phyllis Cooney and her daughters Diana Urquhart, Deborah Gillespie and Donna (Pat) Conway; her 3 grand-daughters Jennifer (Steve) Holt, Angela (Chris) Bingel and Shannon (Ryan) Stroschein; and her 8 great-grandchildren Ethan, Erin and Emily Holt, Raylynn and Kenslee Bingel, and Taylor, Kolten and Jackson Stroschein along with many nieces and nephews.
Roberta will be cremated and buried in Pine Bluffs Cemetery; services to be determined at a later date. In lieu of flowers the family asks that you please donate to the Parkinson’s Foundation at Parkinson.org.
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