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(April 20, 1946 - Jan. 5, 2012)
Donald D. Englert died in Lovell, Jan. 5, 2012 of leukemia. He was 65.
Don was born April 20, 1946 in Bridger, Mont., the 11th child of Jess and Ethel Englert. The family moved to Byron when he was young.
He attended elementary and high school in Byron. He took a job working for Topographic Firm making maps around the Big Horn Basin. He married Ivy Wambeke in 1966. They had three children; Lisa, Tray, and Deanna.
Don began working for the U.S. Geological Survey in 1965, and he worked there for eight years. He then took a position with the State Engineers office, Water Resource Division in Sheridan. He worked in Water Resources for 32 years, retiring in 2003. He began his dream job of transporting RVs from manufacturers to dealerships.
He traveled all over the U.S. and Canada, logging 105,000 to 125,000 miles a year. In 2008 he actually retired, and spent the spring and summer in Wyoming and winters in Florida and Arizona. He recently moved to Lovell to be near his grandchildren.
He is survived by his wife Ivy, son Tray and wife Holly and four grandchildren, Dani, Kade, Kaylee, and Alex. He was preceded in death by his parents, Jess and Ethel, two daughters, Lisa and Deanna; four brothers, Ken, Alfred, Willard, and Gerald, and his two sisters, Beverly and Beatrice.
Services will be held on Tuesday, Jan. 10 at 11 a.m. at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Lovell. Burial will be in the Byron Cemetery.
Haskell Funeral Home of Lovell is in charge of arrangements. Condolences may be sent to the family online at www.haskellfuneralhome.com.
