Annabel Edna OBrien, 84

Funeral services for Ann O Brien, 84, of Buffalo, Wyo., who passed away Wednesday evening, June 23, 2010, at the Amie Holt Care Center in Buffalo, will be held at 10 a.m. Monday, June 28, at the Adams Funeral Home Chapel, with Rev. Bob McHenry officiating. Burial will be in Willow Grove Cemetery, with graveside services to follow. Visitation will be held from 1 to 9 p.m. Sunday, at the Adams Funeral Home. Donations may be made in Mrs. O Brien s memory to the Susie Bowling Lawrence Hospice, in care of the Adams Funeral Home at 351 N. Adams Ave., in Buffalo. Annabel Edna O Brien was born on Aug. 2, 1925, in Hulett, Wyo. to Ben and Goldie Nuckolls. She grew up on the family ranch outside of Hulett and went to schools in Hulett. She graduated from Hulett High School in 1943 and taught in country schools in Crook County. She was married in 1946 in Belle Fourche, S.D. to Joe Gordon, and they made their home in Belle Fourche. Ann played the piano, and they played in a band for dances in the area when they were young. Ann worked for a sugar beet factory for a couple of seasons and Joe passed away in 1964. They owned and operated a trailer court in Belle Fourche, which Ann continued to manage. She was married on Feb. 20, 1965, in Belle Fourche, to Ernest O Brien and they continued to live in Belle Fourche. In 1966, they moved to Whitefish, where Mr. O Brien worked for Atlantic Richfield. They retired in 1995 and moved to Buffalo, where they continued to live until the time of her death. Ann was an avid reader, and did needlepoint and puzzles. She loved to garden, fish and spend time hiking in the mountains. She is survived by her husband, Ernest, of Buffalo; one son, Joseph Gordon and his wife, Darlene, of Florence; three daughters, Robin Richards and her husband, Charles, of Belle Fourche, Patricia Sauerbier of Kalispell and Barbara Bircher and her husband, Oly, of Whitefish; one sister, Dixie Porter, of Buffalo; six grandchildren and numerous great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents and her first husband.