LaMoine A. Ausbrook

LaMoine A. Ausbrook passed away suddenly and unexpectedly on Thursday, April 30, 2009 in Tucson, Arizona. Cremation will be conducted and her cremains will be honored by her family. She was born 28 January 1917 at Langdon, North Dakota to Thomas James King and Ada Sophia (Skene) King. After graduating from Hannah High School (Hannah, ND) in 1934, she attended college for one year. While on summer break she met Wilford C. Ausbrook an Illinois resident who came to harvest wheat in North Dakota. After a brief courtship they were married in Langdon on 14 September 1935 and relocated shortly thereafter to Peoria, Illinois where Wilford found work with the LeTourneau earthmoving equipment company. They lived in Peoria for the next 38 years before Wilford retired from a LeTourneau successor company. Upon retirement they relocated to Arizona, first residing in Apache Junction/Mesa and in 1985 moved to Cottonwood, Arizona in Arizona\u0027s Verde River Valley. Wilford died 22 November 1997 and LaMoine remained in Cottonwood until September, 2006 when she relocated to the Tucs on-area. She and Wilford were avid hikers and campers in Illinois as well as Arizona and engendered this avocation in their three daughters. LaMoine was a lover of all animals and supported their care and welfare for her entire life. Survivors include her three daughters Eugenia (Gina) King (companion Johnny D. Helms), Tucson, AZ.; Karen (John E. Bartos), Golden, CO.;, and Mary Peterson (Chico, CA.); grandchildren Cindy Begner, Sahuarita, AZ., Shawna Nelson, Edgar, AZ, Julie Behrens (Jim) (Golden, CO.), Robert Peterson (Amara), Gilbert, AZ and Angie (Buck) Ernest (Chico, CA.; and six great-grandchildren. An online guestbook is available at www.westcottfuneralhome.com