Arlene Schadegg Williams
May 12, 1932 - May 1, 2008

Arlene Schadegg Williams, 75, of Hanna, Wyo. and formerly of Sterling, died May 1, 208, in Rawlins, Wyo. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 7, at Chaney-Reager Funeral Home, with Rosary and Vigil service to follow. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10 a.m. Thursday, May 8, at St. Anthony Catholic Church in Sterling, with the Rev. Robert L. Wedow officiating. Services will conclude at the church.

Mrs. Williams was born May 12, 1932, to Herman J. and Ida A. (Haag) Schadegg in St. Peters. She attended St. Anthony Catholic School.

She was a law enforcement officer in California, Wyoming and Colorado.

She married Don Welch at St. Anthony Catholic Church in Sterling. He passed away Sept. 22, 1954.

In 1965, she married Ron Williams.

Mrs. Williams enjoyed bowling.

She is survived by her husband, Ron WIlliams of Hanna, Wyo.; sons, James Welch of Hanna and Donald Welch of Cheyenne, Wyo.; brothers, Herman Schadegg of Sterling and Clarence Schadegg of Drake; sisters, Eleanor Rigel and Alvina Lousberg, both of Sterling, and Lorraine Goss of El Cajon, Calif.; grandsons, Donnie Welch and wife Edith of Texas and Lance Welch of Hanna; granddaughter, Brinetta Beguin and husband Shawn of South Dakota; great-grandson, Evan Welch; and great-granddaughter, Annabelle Welch.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Herman and Ida Schadegg; brother, Ernest Schadegg; and sisters, Marie Schmeits, Alice Parady, Bernadine Rau and Edna Fiscus.