Jeffery Lynn Enlund

Services: 10 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 14, Montgomery-Viets Funeral Home, Buffalo. Burial, with military rites by the National Guard Bravo Team and The Patriot Guard, in Lindley Cemetery. Dr. Jack C. Smothers will officiate. Dawn Pierce-Viets will give the eulogy, and Misty Brunner will read a poem. Recorded songs will be “Daddy's Hands,” “Streets of Laredo” and “Go Rest High on That Mountain.” In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the AMVETS Scholarship Memorial Fund. Escorts are Greg Eisman, Tom Evel, Bub Montgomery and Rick Reth. Honorary escorts are Brad Enlund, Logan Delcour, Riley Delcour, Ron Hallemeier and Donny Webb. Jeffery “Jeff” Lynn Enlund, 58, was born Jan. 5, 1956, in Davenport, Iowa, the son of Ray and Bess Enlund. He died Aug. 8, 2014, after a short battle with cancer. Over the next 13 years he and his family moved to Moline, Ill., Rock Island, Ill., Greeley, Colo., Cheyenne, Wyo., and finally settled in Gillette, Wyo. He attended school in Gillette and graduated from Campbell County High School in 1975. He was an active member of FFA and worked every summer on various ranches around Campbell County. He enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1975, and was discharged in 1976. He was united in marriage with Eileen O’Leary in Savageton, Wyo., in 1980. The family moved to Connecticut for six years. His lifelong dream was to own a ranch or farm, and that dream came true when he moved to Buffalo. He purchased 70 acres and some livestock to begin his life as a farmer. He was also part owner of HRI, an international company that maintained boilers with a patented high-temp suit, invented by the partners. He made a wealth of friends in Buffalo and became actively involved in the American Veterans Association. He managed the local chapter and was instrumental in memorializing the AMVETS facility and grounds. He was a strong supporter of the AMVETS scholarship fund. He was the quintessential cowboy who loved his family and his animals. He tried his hand at riding in rodeos, hunting, raising prize-winning bulls and collecting John Wayne memorabilia. He was preceded in death by his father. Survivors include his mother, Bess Enlund; his wife, Eileen Enlund; two daughters: Erin Huntsman and Julie Enlund; two sisters: Chris Baity and Sandy Phillips; five grandchildren: Riley Delcour, Logan Delcour, Addison Hodges, Mathew Huntsman and Kahlyn Huntsman.

Jeffery Lynn Enlund

January 5, 1956 - August 8, 2014