Eva O. Hunzie, age 91, passed away at South Lincoln Medical Center in Kemmerer, WY on November 28, 2020.  

 

Eva was born on August 29, 1929, in Kemmerer, Wyoming, the daughter of Orville and Eva (Shinskie) Moon.  She was raised in Sublet and Frontier, Wyoming, spending summers at the Shinskie Ranch.  She graduated from Kemmerer High School in 1947.

 

Eva’s first job was at a local pharmacy, then as a telephone operator for Mt. Bell.  She then went to work at the J.C. Penney Store and then back to Mt. Bell as a clerk.  She retired in 1980.

 

On May 8, 1948, Eva married Chuck Hunzie in Frontier, WY.  They had two children, Mike (Susan) Hunzie, and Kay (Vern) Baggett.

 

Eva loved to spend time out in the country, whether it was hunting, fishing, camping, picking mushrooms, riding horses, or just tending the campfire.

 

She also liked to do crocheting and was very proud of her extensive collection of Glass Birds.  

 

Eva is survived by one brother, Ken Moon; her children; four granddaughters, Rhonda Crank, Terri Hunzie, Kami Baggett, and Shannon Whitmore; five great grandchildren, two great great grandchildren, and numerous nieces and nephews.

 

She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, brothers Pat and Bob Moon, and sisters Audrey Kosek and Betty Findlay.

 

Graveside services and inurnment will be conducted on Wednesday, December 2, 2020 at 2:00 PM at the South Lincoln Cemetery for immediate family only.

 

The family asks that memorial donations be made to St. Patrick’s Catholic Church, the South Lincoln Nursing Center, or a charity of the donor’s choice.

 

Cremation has taken place under the direction of Ball Family Chapel of Kemmerer, WY.