Sydney Mickelson Beal

Sydney Mickelson Beal

March 24, 1950 – July 8, 2021

Sydney Mickelson Beal, “The Balloon Lady,” passed away on July 8, 2021, after a brief battle with cancer. 

Sydney was born on March 24, 1950, to Elma (Stubbs) Mickelson and Frank Desmon Mickelson. Sydney grew up and spent most of her life in Lovell. She graduated from Lovell High School in 1968 and attended the University of Wyoming. She had a deep love for her community and spent many years serving on both the Chamber of Commerce board and the Lovell Town Council. 

 Sydney was a fixture in the community, where she owned and operated the Shoppe Unique for 40 years. She loved to draw and paint and enjoyed dressing up as Bubbles the Clown for the Mustang Day parade. 

She spent much of her time in the mountains and nature. Often she would take time in the summer to go camping with her family or husband, Charles Beal, and spent several

days each year running cattle drives with her brothers. She was a devoted mother to her son, Skye Ray Mickelson. She spent her life caring for her family and dearly loved her grandchildren. Sydney was a blessing in the lives of those she knew and will be greatly missed.

Sydney was preceded in death by her parents, Frank and Elma Mickelson, sister Frankalene Mickelson and brother Wendell (Sandy) Mickelson. 

She is survived by her husband, Charles Beal; son Skye Ray (Mindy) Mickelson; daughter Yvonne Crawford; grandchildren Jaccob (Elizabeth) Mickelson, Joseph (Taylor) Mickelson, Temperance Mickelson, Cardon Mickelson and Kathryn Mickelson; and brothers and sisters Barbara (Tim) Austin, Julia Mitchell, F Dee (Marjorie) Mickelson, Leon (Janet) Mickelson and Edgar (Nancy) Mickelson.

Viewing/visitation will be held on Friday, July 16, from 6 to 8 p.m. at Haskell Funeral Home and again one hour prior to services at the church. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, July 17, at 10 a.m. at the LDS Stake Center in Lovell. Interment will be in the Lovell Cemetery.