Cleo Catchpole, age 101, of Sundance, WY, formerly of Lemmon, SD, passed away at the Crook County Hospital and Long Term Care on Friday, June 17, 2022.

Burial services for Cleo will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Monday, June 27, 2022 at the Black Hills National Cemetery near Sturgis, SD.

A celebration of life will be held at the Good Shepherd Episcopal Church in Sundance, WY on Saturday, July 9, 2022 at 10:00 a.m. MT.

Cleo Marion (Thoen) Catchpole was born February 10, 1921, in Christine, North Dakota to Elling Godfrey and Milda (Oslie) Thoen.  She met her husband Lorin while teaching in Rifle Colorado. Lorin and Cleo were married May 25, 1946 and went on to raise five children together.

Cleo taught her children the importance of sharing life's blessings.  She practiced what she taught by serving her community and country in many ways. Throughout her life Cleo was a classroom teacher and activities director in the Lemmon Nursing Home. She was very active in the Lutheran Church in Altar Guild, Circle, and as a council member,  As a lifelong Democrat, she was an advocate for women, children, and family, She was a very active member in the American Cancer Society, even going to Washington D.C. as a representative for South Dakota.  Cleo cared about and acted in service for the most vulnerable in her community.

During their years together, Bud and Cleo loved to travel. They traveled to many countries including: Korea, Costa Rica, Belize, Europe, Australia, and Turkey. In 1988, Lorin and Cleo went to Papua New Guinea and both taught at the Siassi High School, under the sponsorship of the Lutheran Church.

Cleo Marion (Thoen) Catchpole, 101, of Lemmon, South Dakota passed away peacefully on Friday, June 17, 2022 at Crook County Medical Services and Long Term Care in Sundance, WY.  Cleo has been heavenly reunited with her husband, Lorin, and their youngest daughter, Cecelia "Charley" Catchpole.

Surviving family members include her daughter and son-in-law, Pauline and Jeff Mortenson, and their three children, Anna  Mortenson , Erika (Chad) Thompson, and Amanda Mortenson; son and daughter-in-law, Robert and Sharon Catchpole, and their three children, Jennifer (Marty) Weber, Charles Catchpole, and Marcus (Jenny) Catchpole; daughter and son-in-law, Margaret and Terry Alexander and their two children, Breanna Alexander (Stacy Parrish) and Keith (Kaylen) Alexander, daughter and son-in-law, Meda and Roger Warbis and their two children, Robert (Krista) Warbis and Joe (Ivy) Warbis; and son-in-law, Steve Feierabend (Cecelia "Charley") and their four children, Emma (Max) Stambaugh, William Feierabend, Lauren Feierabend, and Sonja Feierabend; and seventeen great-grandchildren.

Cleo, you are our sunshine!