Joseph Walter Schlosser, 72, Moorcroft, WY died Monday, May 5, 2014 at Crook County Memorial Nursing Home in Sundance.

He was born on February 1, 1942 to Adam and Margaret (Werlinger) Schlosser in Timber Lake and raised in the Timber Lake area. Joe worked road construction in North and South Dakota, Montana, Minnesota and Colorado. He worked with Kumerfield, Fuller, Means and Morris Construction. Joe and his partner Willis Morris started S & M Construction, where he worked until starting his own business. He ran Joe's Oilfield Service for 27 years, before health issues forced him to retire. He also owned the Branding Iron Bar & Café. Joe especially loved rodeos, grandkids and his great-grandkids.

He married Waynita Yates in Rawlins, WY on June 30, 1968. To this union four children were born; Margaret, Jody, Robert and Melissa.

Joe is survived by his wife; Waynita, Moorcroft, WY; daughters, Marge Schlosser, Killdeer, ND, Jody (Les) Sisson, Moorcroft, WY; son, Robert Schlosser, Gillette, WY; grandchildren, Jeff (Amanda) Wells, Ashley Wells, Brandon Wells; great-grandsons, Caden, Danny and Braydon Wells and Brandon Wells; sisters, Bernice Kari, Meadow, SD, Dorothy (Michael) Fisher, Faith, SD; numerous nieces and nephews and special family friend, Dena Gonzales. He was preceded in death by his parents, five brothers, and an infant daughter.

Mass of Christian Burial for Joe will be at 2:00 PM, Friday May 9, 2014 at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Sturgis, SD, with Fr. Arni Kari, Joe's nephew, officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Burial will follow at St. Aloysius Cemetery in Sturgis.

Arrangements are under the care of Fidler-Roberts and Isburg Funeral Chapel of Sundance.