Carl Wirth

   Carl Wray Wirth was born March 10, 1947, to Carl Frederick and Marianne Laurene (Case) Wirth in Sheridan, Wyoming. He died Aug. 18, 2017, due to a heart attack.
    Carl went to college at Sheridan Community College and later at the University of Wyoming, where he graduated with a bachelor’s degree in industrial arts.
    Carl served in the United States Army, which interrupted his college studies. He was stationed at Fort Riley, Kansas.
    He married Amelia Marie (McDonald) Wirth Nov. 25, 1982, in Riverton, Wyoming. To this union two sons were born: Joshua and Adam Wirth.
    In his early years, he was active with the Baptist Student Union and other church-based activities.
    Carl was a pet shop owner, along with many other jobs, including construction, custodial work, surveying in Syracuse, New York, Wyoming, Colorado and Nebraska, and the Sterling Correctional Facility. He built two homes in Fleming.
    Carl sought solutions. He ran for public office in northern Wyoming to revive interest in ore processing and in Phillips County to revive the economy. He researched camelina as a non-GMO grain crop that produces many products, including the oil very rich in omega-3. This was related to his interest in autism and camelina’s ability to heal brain and nerve damage.
    Carl was preceded in death by his father, Carl F. Wirth; mother, Marianne Wirth Legerski; and stepfather, Frank Legerski.
    He is survived by his former wife, Amelia (McDonald) Wirth; sons, Adam and Joshua Wirth; sister, Carolyn Wirth; brother, Steve Legerski; sister, Marilyn Legerski Oryall; nephew and niece, Chris Rohde and Heather Rohde; and other relatives and friends.
    There will be a memorial service Thursday, Sept. 14, at 2 p.m. at Prairie Home Baptist Church in Haxtun.
    Memorial contributions can be sent to In Touch Ministries, in care of Baucke Funeral Home, 1220 SW Interocean Drive, Holyoke.
    The services will be directed by Baucke Funeral Home.