Gale Ellen Jansing

Gale Ellen Coleman-Jansing

Funeral services for Gale Ellen Coleman-Jansing, 48, was held at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2009 at the Gorman Funeral Homes - Converse Chapel in Douglas, Wyo. with Pastor Frank Wiederrecht of The Gathering officiating. Inurnment will be in the Lusk Cemetery in Lusk, Wyo. at a later time.

Gale Coleman-Jansing died Thursday, July 30, 2009 at her home in Antioch, Calif.

Gale was born Feb. 7, 1961 in Lusk, Wyo. the daughter of Warren Eugene "Gene" and Susanne (Burnham) Coleman.

She attended schools in Douglas, Glendo, and graduated from Niobrara County High School in Lusk in 1979. She went on to attend college at Eastern Wyoming Community College in Torrington, Wyo. studying law enforcement. She graduated from the Wyoming Law Enforcement Academy in Douglas, worked in Lusk, Green River, and Jackson, Wyo. and at The Golden Gate Park Police in San Francisco, Calif.

In 1991 she married Robert Jansing, and they were the parents of two sons, Matthew and Andrew.

While growing up in Glendo her uncle, JD, gave her a horse named Squaw. She won many ribbons and awards in 4-H for pole and barrel racing and was Junior Horse Showman at the Platte County Fair.

She loved her flowers and rose garden. She had raised five feet tall long stemmed roses and loved to show everyone how beautiful her garden was.

Gale is survived by her husband and two sons of Antioch; her mother and step-father, Susanne and George "Tim" Cross, of Douglas; two sisters, Cynthia Newsom of Hope, Ark. and Stephanie Sommers of Denver, Colo.; one step-brother, George (Lona) Cross of Douglas; two step-sisters, Julie (Doyle) Evins and Lea (Howard) Walker both of Douglas; and several aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces, and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her father, Gene, in January 1990; grandparents, George and Ruth Copeland and Lloyd and Isabel Coleman; and her beloved uncle, JD Vineyard.

A memorial to the Lupus Foundation of America, 2000 L Street Northwest, Washington, D.C. 20036 or to a charity of the donor's choice would be appreciated by the family.

Gorman Funeral Homes - Converse Chapel of Douglas is in charge of the arrangements.

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