Dorothy Elaine Klone

Dorothy Elaine (Cieminski) Klone, beloved wife, mother, “Nana” and friend, passed away in Casper, WY on Friday, April 18, 2025 at Central Wyoming Hospice with her family by her side.

Dorothy was born in Bruce, Wisconsin to Joseph and Josephine Cieminski on September 1, 1931. As a child, she moved to Denver, CO with her mother and brother, and recalled that when stopping to visit Mount Rushmore along the way, President Lincoln’s nose was just being finished at the time. In Denver, she worked at the Denham Theater and later graduated from Denver North High School in 1949. She then worked for Denver Chicago Trucking, where she met the love-of-her-life and future husband, Del Klone. They were married in Kiowa, CO in 1955.

Together Del and Dorothy raised a beautiful family, which included their children Larry, Ronald and Rhonda and many pets and animals over the years. They moved to Casper, WY in December 1973, where Dorothy worked for the Natrona County Treasurer’s office until retirement. After retiring, Del and Dorothy enjoyed traveling throughout Wyoming until his death in 1996.

Dorothy enjoyed refinishing old furniture, passing the winter months by completing puzzles of mountain scenes, preparing delicious meals for family gatherings, and watching NBA basketball. But her true passion was gardening. Each spring and summer, she was rewarded for her work with a beautiful display of flowers, where she would sit and enjoy her morning cup of coffee.

She was preceded in death by her parents, her brother Fred Cieminski, husband Del, daughter Rhonda and daughter-in-law Roselee.

She is survived by her sons Ron Klone (and his wife Pam) of Casper and Larry Klone of Grand Junction, CO; grandchildren Chelsie Klone (Tyler) and Ashley Ullrich (Matt) of Casper, Colleen Stabolepszy (Pete) of Grand Junction, CO, Jeff Klone (Amanda) of Lewiston, ID, and Matt Klone (Deanna) of Arvada, CO; great-grandchildren Parker, Avery, Sloane, Wilder, and Declan; as well as niece Susan Dryer (Kenny) and family of Yuma, CO and nephew Chris Cieminski (Anne) and family of Louisville, KY.

At Dorothy’s request, no services will be held.

In lieu of cut flowers for the family, please add a perennial flower to your own garden this year, in memory of Dorothy, to bring beauty and joy for years to come.