Lynn Noteboom

TO WATCH THE SERVICE VIRTUALLY: -SELECT TRIBUTE WALL (DIRECTLY ABOVE THIS OBITUARY) -SELECT THE LIVE WEBSITE, A NEW WINDOW WILL OPEN LYNN W. NOTEBOOM April 6, 2021 Funeral services for Lynn Noteboom, 74 year old Buffalo resident who passed away suddenly Tuesday morning at his home in Buffalo will be held Saturday, April 10th at 10:00 a.m. at the Harness Funeral Home Chapel with Father Pete Johnson officiating. Interment will be in Willow Grove Cemetery with the American Legion and VFW in charge of military graveside honors. Donations in Lynn’s memory may be made to the Bread of Life Food Pantry in care of the Harness Funeral Home at 351 N. Adams in Buffalo. Online condolences maybe made at www.harnessfuneralhome.com The funeral will be livestreamed at the funeral home website. Lynn William Noteboom was born on September 7, 1946, to Goldie and Paul Noteboom in Fairview, Montana. The fifth of six children, Lynn and his older brother were given the nicknames “Frank and Jesse” because of their wild ways and in the end, they never really settled down. Lynn was always full of adventure and this took him to building a pipeline in Alaska, to building Army missiles in the Vietnam War, to snowmobiling in Yellowstone Park with friends, to floating the Powder to Yellowstone to the Missouri River with his brother John, to hunting in Africa, and to touring in Mexico. But after he married and had a child, he settled on Buffalo, Wyoming, and its beautiful views. After settling down in Buffalo as a young husband and father in the early ’70s, Lynn was most proud of his business accomplishments. Our dad was a top-notch driller- he could also witch a well, like no one else. And so, he built his own drilling companies which allowed him to offer many others the ability to work and earn money and afforded himself the chance to chase some dreams. Lynn and his brother John purchased and operated the Pines Lodge in the Bighorn Mountains above Buffalo and later they purchased the Glen Haven Ranch just North of Buffalo, where they raised Black Angus and Charolais. Lynn’s years on the ranch were amongst his favorite- he found peace in nature and in the mountains. At heart, he was meant to be one with land. Our father Lynn was generous. Quite possibly the most generous man a person could ever meet. We would be hard-pressed to find a person that he hadn’t helped in some way. Lynn wanted everyone to achieve their dreams. He wanted everyone to have the opportunities that he had, so he gave and gave often. If someone needed a car and our father had a car to give, he would give it. He never regretted his giving; he never hardened his heart. Although Lynn once lamented early on that he wanted two sons and God gave him two daughters, he was a most loving father. He and his first wife Bernadette, taught their daughters Kristina and Kimberly to be strong, work hard, and read often. But his love of family went beyond his two children, Lynn loved his nephews and nieces, his brothers and sisters, his cousins, his in-laws, his grandchildren, his dogs, and he very much loved Bea, his second wife, and her children- Chuck, (Liam & Jax) Peppin, Melissa Martinez, Jesus Rios, and Rosie Peppin - to them, Lynn was also their dad; his family was numerous and his love was great. Through this love, he will live on. Death is always sad. This particular loss feels so heavy although our hearts have a hole the size of our father. Lynn too experienced recent losses of his sister Nancy McNary, his brother Preston Noteboom, and his friends Rick Sutton and Rick Verplancke. His heart was broken each time and then mended many times over… and so life goes. Who will carry the memories of Lynn? Everyone he ever met. But for etiquette’s sake, he is survived by his loving wife Bea, his daughter #1, Kristina (Jason) Batalden of Idaho Falls, ID and her children Justin (Justine), Jordan (Courtney), Gabrielle, and Gunnar; his daughter #2, Kimberly Lewis of Idaho Falls, ID and her sons Abel and Liam; his youngest brother John (Lisa) Noteboom of Billings, Mt and; his older sister Paula Norris of Lafayette, Arkansas.