Harriet Venneman

Mrs. Harriet Patricia "Pat" (Brooks) Venneman, 86, of Cheyenne, Wyoming, passed away Saturday afternoon, October 22, 2011, at the Cheyenne Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Venneman was born March 15, 1925, in St. Louis, Missouri, a daughter of the late Arthur L. and Harriet (Wheeler) Brooks. Pat worked initially for the Wyoming Department of the Visually Handicapped as a secretary and also as an insurance claims specialist for 15 years for the State of Wyoming before completing her working career at the Cheyenne Memorial Hospital in the Senior Services department. Her fondness for helping the elderly led her to volunteer her time after retirement with those who needed her expertise in filing insurance claims with the state. She will be remembered as a loving mother and grandmother who enjoyed sharing her time and talents with her many friends and family members. She greatly enjoyed her ladies pinochle group for many years. Pat is survived by two daughters, Patricia L. "Patsy" Conklin of Whiteriver, AZ, and Anita A. Venneman of Cheyenne; her son, Joseph R. Venneman of Boise, ID; four step-children; four grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. She is preceded in death by her first husband, William H. "Bill" Venneman in 1973; her second husband, Clarence Q. Burkhart in 1999; and a daughter, Sharon K. Venneman in 2010. Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Frontier Southern Baptist Church. Cremation is under the direction of Schrader Funeral Home. Condolences may be offered to the family on-line by going to www.schraderfuneral.com. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Schrader Funeral Home, Cheyenne.