Jeffrey 'Womp' Michael Wampach

Jeffrey 'Womp' Michael Wampach

March 22, 1955 - Feb. 2, 2014

McCOOK, Nebraska -- Jeffrey "Womp" Michael Wampach, age 58, passed away Sunday, Feb. 2, 2014, at his home in McCook,.

Jeff was born on March 22, 1955, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, to parents, Lloyd "Bud" Arthur and Celestine "Sally" Elizabeth (Foley) Wampach. He graduated from Harding High School, Marion, Ohio, in 1973. He continued his education at the University of Miami, Miami, Ohio.

Prior to moving to McCook, Jeff was a long-time resident of Lander, Wyoming, where he was employed as an agricultural floater operator with the Farmer's Coop in Riverton, Wyoming. Jeff moved from Wyoming to the McCook community about ten years ago. He had been employed by Frenchman Valley Coop as an agricultural floater operator. He was an avid conservationist, sportsman and hunter along with his devoted and best friend, Cody, his German shorthair pointer canine.

Preceding him in death were his nephew, Weston Wampach; and maternal and paternal grandparents.

Survivors include his parents, Bud and Sally Wampach of Boca Grande, Florida; one brother, Daniel Wampach and wife, Jacqueline, of Tucson, Arizona; two sisters, Patti Rae and husband, Chuck Wittrock, of Gilbert, Arizona, and Trude Wampach of Boca Grande, Florida; one nephew, Nicholas Wampach and fiancé, Stephanie Marble, of Peoria, Arizona; and numerous family and a host of friends.

Memorials may be given in his name to the American Cancer Society and the Red Canyon Chapter of The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation in Lander, WY, PO Box 1896, Lander, WY 82520.

Friends may send condolences to the family at www.carpenterbreland.com

The family chose cremation. A burial service will be held at Eden Valley, Minnesota, in early summer.

Carpenter Breland Funeral Home of McCook, Nebraska is in charge of the arrangements.