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Obituary for GOUGER


Published in the Albuquerque Journal on Thursday January 11, 2007

Dorothy M. Gouger, 87, of Rock Springs, WY died Saturday, January 6, 2007 at her home in Rock Springs after a brief illness. She was born September 4, 1919 in Rochester, NY, the daughter of Charles and Alvina Frenz Punch. She attended schools at the Immaculate Conception Parochial School and the Madison High School in Rochester and graduated with the class of 1938. Dorothy married John (Ken) Kenneth Gouger on August 4, 1945 and they lived in East Rochester, NY until his death in 1962. She was trained in nursing and spent many years at the Monroe County Health Department until her retirement in 1976. She lived in Albuquerque, NM from 1976 to 2000 where she spent her retirement traveling and collecting southwestern art and participating with her friends in senior citizen activities. In 2000, she moved to Rock Springs to spend her final years with her son, Garry Gouger and family. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, January 11, 2007 at the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church, 633 Bridger Ave., Rock Springs,WY. Entombment will take place by her sister, Helen Hall in the Mount Calvary Cemetery in Albuquerque, NM. Please send condolences to Garry and Anita Gouger, 111 Mountain Road, Rock Springs, WY 82901.