Kermit Rognar Skrettingland

Kermit Rognar Skrettingland, 75 year old, Worland resident, passed away Friday, February 22, 2002 in Worland, Wyoming.

Memorial services will be held Wednesday, February 27, 2002 at 2:00 p.m. from Bryant Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Dale Noska officiating. American Legion & VFW Post #44 will be in charge of Military Graveside Services; Burial will be at Riverview Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Worland. Kermit was born in Ten Sleep, WY on May 5, 1926. His early years were spent in and around Ten Sleep, Wyoming. He enlisted in the Navy and served his country in World War II. He retired from the Air Force after 20 years of service. He then went to work for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration at Moffett Field, California. He retired from NASA after 13 years in 1976. Shortly after his retirement, he returned to Worland where he spent his remaining years. Far from retiring, once in Worland, he painted houses, worked for Halliburton and drove truck. Kermit was a rugged individualist. He was a generous and loving man to his family and many friends. He was always there to lend a helping hand to those in need of one. He loved to share a good laugh and he loved to tease those dearest to him. His interests included hunting, fishing, gold panning, playing cards, collecting coins, reading western novels. He was preceded in death by his Mother Camilla Arlene Ritter (born in Bloomington, Illinois); Father, Aadne Skrettingland (born in Stevangar, Norway); sister Doraine Coquilette Foreman; sister Berle Coquilette. He is survived by his daughter Paula Rieke, Billings, MT; granddaughter Wendy Crowell, Enid, OK; grandson Bryan Rieke, Rochester, New York, great granddaughter Kaitlin Crowell, great grandson Caleb Crowell, brother Kyle Skrettingland, Cheyenne WY; sister Donna Kincer, Worland, WY, Daryl Baggiani Chicago, Illinois and nephew Franklin Foreman, Worland, WY. ***

"If tears could build a stairway, and memories a lane, I'd walk right up to

heaven and bring you home again. We think of you in silence and often speak your

name, but all we have are memories and your pictures in a frame. It broke our

hearts to lose you, but you did not go alone, for part of us went with you when God

called you home."