Ruth Amelia Honstein

Graveside services for RUTH AMELIA HONSTEIN, 92, will be held 11am Friday February 6, 2026, at the Valley View Cemetery with Julie Newman officiating. Ruth passed away peacefully January 28, 2026, at Aspen Wind Assisted Living in Cheyenne, Wyoming and cremation has taken place. Arrangements are under the direction of the Colyer Funeral Home and condolences may be sent to www.colyerfuneralhome.com Ruth was born on November 19, 1933, in Gordon, Nebraska to Peter and Amelia (Kehn) Sterkel. She spent her early years on the family farms in South Dakota and Nebraska. She graduated from Minatare High School in 1951. The following year, on February 24, 1952, she married Floyd Honstein of Minatare, and the couple went on to celebrate 69 years of marriage before Floyd's passing in 2021. Ruth was an exceptional seamstress and home maker. In 1954, Floyd and Ruth moved to a small farm west of LaGrange, WY, and thus started her farming and ranching career. She worked alongside her husband doing everything from driving tractors, working cattle, and unloading trucks during wheat harvest. And, she always had time to keep her house in spotless order and have a good meal on the table. She was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. Ruth enjoyed playing the piano as well as the accordion. As a couple, they often went to polka dances throughout region and even won a couple of competitions. Some of her favorite times were when they went gambling in Deadwood and Blackhawk. After retiring and selling the last of their farms in 2006, they moved to Torrington for a brief time and ultimately settled in Cheyenne where their family lived. Ruth is survived by her daughter Evelyn (Grover) Thompson of Cheyenne, son David Honstein of Medicine Bow, 6 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband Floyd Honstein, son Daniel Honstein, parents Peter and Amelia Sterkel, brother Richard Sterkel.