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Katherine A. Williams
January 22, 1910 - February 25, 1999
Katherine A. Williams, 89, of Billings, walked with her Angel into Heaven on Thursday, Feb. 25, 1999, at her home at West Park Village. She was born on Jan. 22, 1910, in New York, the daughter of Salvatore and Anna (Chiarello) Licata.
Katherine was married
to Thomas Edward Price on Dec. 16, 1932. Three children were born from this marriage: Carolyn, and twins, Ted and Tony Price. Her loving husband, Thomas, passed away in 1949.
Katherine was married
to Frederick H. Allen in New York on Dec. 26, 1951. While in New York, Katherine was associated with Russell Davenport at the "Fortune" magazine during the 1950s. Katherine and Fred moved to San Francisco, Calif., where they made their home. Katherine and Fred loved to travel, and spent many memorable times traveling the globe together.
After Fred's death Katherine continued to live her life to the fullest in San Francisco. She was employed by the Crocker National Bank from 1967 to 1975, where she was a financial and bonds adviser.
After her retirement Katherine move to Sarasota, Fla., where she married
her longtime friend, Frank T. Williams on Feb. 26, 1975. Katherine lived in Sarasota until August, 1996 when she came to Billings to be with family and to fight a long and courageous battle with cancer.
Katherine is survived by her children, Carolyn Price of Billings, Ted and Kiska Price of Bethesda, Md., and Tony Price of Santa Fe, N.M.; her sister, Frances Abbot of Brooklyn, N.Y.; her grandchildren, Kathy and Dan Boehler of Billings, Scott Zimmerman of Casper, Wyo., Steve and Mary Zimmerman of Rapid City, S.D., Pamela Walker of Port Richie, Fla., and Brad Zimmerman of Billings, Alexandra Price of New York, N.Y., Nicholas Price of Los Angeles, Calif., Macauley Price of Bethesda, Zara Price of Edgartown, Mass., Tem Price of Reserve, N.M., and Rosanna Knill of Port Townsend, Wash.; her great-grandchildren, Kerry and Thomas Boehler of Billings, Jamey and Erin Zimmerman of Casper, Wyo., and Margarete and Breanna Moore of Port Townsend; and a niece, Carolyn Abbot of Seattle, Wash.
Katherine is preceded in death by her parents, husbands, eight brothers and sisters, and many loving friends.
The following is a prayer Katherine carried with her every day.
Good Morning, God.
You're ushering in another day
Untouched and freshly new
And so I come to ask you, God
That you'd renew me too.
Forgive the many errors
That I made yesterday
And help me try again, Dear God
To walk closer in Thy way.
But, Father, I am well aware
I can't make it on my own,
So, take my hand and hold it tight
For I can't walk alone.
In Jesus Name, Amen
Katherine had many good friends, and loving care, while at West Park Village, and I know she would want to thank each and every one of you for all the love you shared with her. From her family, we say "Good bye, Gam, we will miss you so much and love you forever. Until we meet again in Heaven!"
Cremation has taken place with Michelotti, Sawyers & Nordquist in charge of arrangements. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, March 27, 1999, at St. Pius X Church at 11 a.m. Memorials may be made to Big Sky Hospice.
Betty Mae Ames Tipton Zuehlsdorff
ANACORTES, Wash. - Betty Mae Ames Tipton Zuehlsdorff, deeply loved wife, mother, grandmother and friend, was called home to our maker on March 21, 1999.
Betty Mae was born March 23, 1939, in Broadus, Mont. She attended grade school and up to her junior year in Miles City, Mont. She moved to Broadus to finish her high school years, and live with her grandma and uncle.
Betty Mae met her husband, Noel, in Broadus, as their families shared several friendships. Betty Mae and Noel married
on Feb. 9, 1957, and through the years became loving parents to three children: Charles Dwane, Marilyn Mae, and Dennis Noel. Nineteen-eighty was a new start for Betty Mae and Noel - they became grandparents for the first time. You have never seen such proud and loving grandparents. They have been blessed with four grandsons: Tor Victor Berlin, Christopher Lee Zuehlsdorff, Shaun Noel Berlin, and Korey Jon Zuehlsdorff.
Betty Mae will be greatly missed by her family, many many friends, and her loyal and trusting companion: Maddie. Betty Mae had a wonderful way with animals and dogs were her favorite. Betty Mae is survived by her loving husband, Noel and their children: Charles, Marilyn, Russ, Dennis, and Jennifer; their four grandsons: Tor Victor, Christopher Lee, Shaun Noel, and Korey Jon; her mother, Marcella Zabroski; her brothers and sisters; numerous loving aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, and cousins. Betty Mae had several special friends that she has known for years and years, that have and always will, hold a special place in all our hearts.
In lieu of flowers you may make donations to the American Heart Assoc., 4414 Woodland Park Ave. N., Seattle, Wash. 98103 or a charity of your choice. A memorial service will be held 11 a.m. Saturday, March 27, 1999, at Evans Funeral Chapel, Anacortes.
Alma Tronson
PLENTYWOOD - Alma Tronson, 80, died Thursday, March 25, 1999, at Sheridan Memorial Hospital.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday, March 29, at Plentywood Lutheran Church with cremation to follow. Fulkerson Funeral Home is in charge.
Laura Lorraine (Nitz) Clausen
MALTA - Laura Lorraine (Nitz) Clausen, 71, died Saturday, Feb. 13, 1999, at the Phillips County Hospital of respiratory arrest.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 16, at the Malta Lutheran Church with burial in the Malta cemetery. Adams Funeral Home of Malta is in charge of arrangements.
Della Rae French
ARVADA, Wyo. - Della Rae French was born Aug. 26, 1919, to William Ray and Sylvia Gertrude West, in the family's log cabin on the Lightning Flats in Crook County, Wyo. Her birth certificate was filled in by her father's cursive handwriting and witnessed by the midwife Gertrude Closson.
Della Rae grew up during the Great Depression when there were permit high schools and correspondence courses available. She was fortunate to have one of the small libraries, which President Roosevelt had felt necessary for rural communities, at her folks' home.
In August of '37, Della Rae married
Henry French. They herded sheep and worked on ranches. One was at Miles City, the second largest ranch in Montana and incredibly lonely for a woman with a small child. In '52, they bought a ranch at Arvada which they lost after their cattle were condemned with brucellosis, which was brought in by pastured cows. In '62, Henry and Della Rae divorced.
Previously in '58, Della Rae was appointed Postmaster of Arvada Post Office and continued in that position for 26 years. This enabled her to raise her children - three teenagers and two little ones.
Della Rae believed that our Heavenly Father holds us steady so we can face what is before us. If there was a Sunday School or church near, she served in it as teacher, pianist, and janitor as needed. She had Sunday School in her house in Arvada for a time. Della Rae was also president of Arvada Farm Bureau - the short time it was there.
A resident of Arvada, Della Rae spent her last days at her daughter Ellen Widhalm's home in Great Falls, Mont., due to cancer. She passed away Feb. 13, 1999, in Ellen's home.
Surviving are her children: D'Lynn Schye, Glasgow, Mont.; Delbert French, Arvada; Roy French, Clearmont, ; Ellen Widhalm, Great Falls, Mont.; and Sam French, Anchorage, Ala.; as well as nine grandchildren, four great-grandchildren, a sister in Newcastle, and many dear friends. A baby, William Ray, preceded her in death.
Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, Feb. 17, at 10 a.m. at the Arvada Community Church in Arvada. Burial will take place at the Rocky Point cemetery in Rocky Point at 3 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 17.
Memorials may be made to the Montana Peace Hospice or the Arvada Community Church.
James C. Henry
CODY, Wyo. - James C. Henry, 63, died Saturday, Feb. 13, 1999, at the West Park Hospital in Cody.
Visitation from 5-7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 17, at Ballard Funeral Home. Service at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 18, at Christ The King Lutheran Church.
Jose Praxedis Juarez
POWELL, Wyo. - Jose Praxedis Juarez, 21, died Saturday, Feb. 13, 1999, in a car accident.
Visitation from 6-7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 16, at St. Barbara's Catholic Church and 9-10 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 17, at Miratsky-Easton Funeral Home. Rosary will be at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 16, at St. Barbara's Catholic Church. Mass will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 17, at the church. Interment at Crown Hill cemetery, Powell.
George Leonard Meged
ROUNDUP - George Leonard Meged, 69, of Roundup passed away Feb. 11, 1999, at Roundup Memorial Hospital. He had been at his home at the P.M. Coal Mine in the Bull Mountains, south of Roundup, where he had lived his entire life, working in the coal mine, ranching and raising his family.
George was born in Billings on June 2, 1929, the son of Paul E. and Lillian Rundle Meged. He entered the United States Air Force as an aviation engineer where he served from 1946 to 1949. He was stationed throughout the southern U.S. and in Guam until returning home to work in the mine with his father and brother following his tour of duty in 1949. George graduated from Klein High School in 1947 during his military duty. He owned and operated the P.M. Coal Mine with his brother Paul from 1954 to 1992. He married
Beverly Marsh in Shepherd in September of 1960.
George was a lifetime member and past Post Commander of the VFW Post 4925. He was also a founding member of the Musselshell Rodeo Association Old-Timers Rodeo. In the past few years, since retiring from mining, George worked with his son raising cattle near Miles City. His dedication to his family, work and friends always touched the hearts of those he knew and loved. He was truly a kind and caring person, always thinking of others before himself - from old friends in Roundup to new friends in Miles City and beyond.
George is survived by his wife of 38 1/2 years Beverly, of Roundup; brother Paul R. Meged, of Roundup; son Bart, and Misty, Miles City; daughter, Kelli (Meged) and John Toledo, of Visalia, Calif., and grandson, Haven George Meged, of Miles City.
Services will be held at Wier Funeral Home, Roundup, at 1 p.m., Monday, Feb. 15, 1999. Interment with military honors will follow at the Roundup City cemetery. A gathering will be held at the Masonic Temple in Roundup following the services. Friends and family are welcome at the funeral home Sunday evening from 5 to 9 p.m. for visitation.
Memorials can be sent to the Roundup Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTS), c/o Ron Solberg, 820 Main St., Roundup, MT 59072 or Cowboy Promotions, a non-profit organization to promote ag and western entertainment in Eastern Montana, P.O. Box 1588, Miles City, MT 59301.
Wier Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Michael David Miller
POWELL, Wyo. - Michael David Miller, April 5th, 1979- February 13, 1999.
For family, friends and fellow Chrysalis Butterflies: Butterflies are free to fly. Mike left this earth prematurely as a passenger in a car crash outside of Bridger early Saturday morning. Mike was a bright shining star that burned out too soon. He touched every life he came into contact with and will be sorely missed.
Mike is survived by his parents, Jeffrey L. and Freda A. Miller; his older sister Joli and brother-in-law Shaun Carr of Gillette, older sister Carey Miller at the University of Wyoming and younger sister Gina Miller of the family home; Aunt Joy and Dennis Zlomke and Aunt Kim and Alan Asay of Powell, Uncle John and Linda Miller of Worland, Uncle Jerry and Margie Miller of Denver, Aunt Randi Sue Hale of Cody, Aunt Tammy Walling of Bozeman, Uncle Dick and Colleen Walling of Coeur 'd Alene, Uncles Sam and Tony Walling of Texas; grandparents Jean and Randell Walling of Proctor, Texas; numerous cousins and friends.
He was preceded in death by grandparents Bob and Joyce Miller of Powell; cousin Jacque Miller of Worland, and great-grandmother Winnie Johnston of Knox City, Texas, who passed away on the same day.
A Rosary will be recited on Monday, Feb. 15, 1999, at St. Barbara's Catholic Church in Powell with Mass of the Christian Burial taking place Tuesday, Feb. 16, 1999, at 10 a.m. and interment at Crown Hill cemetery in Powell.
Katie Michael Moran
Katie Michael Moran, 16, of Billings, died from injuries sustained in an automobile accident on Friday, Feb. 12, 1999.
Born on Feb. 5, 1983, in Billings, Katie is the daughter of Michael and Marlene (Meyer) Moran. Katie attended Arrowhead Elementary School and later transferred to St. Francis Upper School. She was a sophomore at Billings Central Catholic High School, where she was a 4.0 honor student who excelled both academically and athletically. She was a past recipient of the Butch Salazar Sportsmanship Award and the Elks Student of the Year award. Katie played volleyball, softball and basketball for the Billings Central Rams. She also loved modeling, dance, skiing and snowboarding. After a trip to London last summer, Katie's greatest dream was to attend graduate school at Oxford.
Survivors include her parents, Mike and Marlene and a brother Chad, of the family home; uncles, John and his wife Leslie Moran of Missoula, Joseph and his wife Toni Meyer of Laurel and Thomas and his wife Rhonda Meyer of Billings; aunts, Susan Moran of Long Beach, Calif., Barbara and her husband Ed Kraft, Debbie and her husband Steve Marshall, and Janet and her husband Mike Maroncelli all of Billings.
She was preceded in death by her grandmothers, Mary Ellis Moran and Lucille 'Cile' Meyer.
A vigil service will be at 7 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 16, at St. Pius X Catholic Church. Funeral Mass will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 17, at St. Pius. Rite of Committal will be in Holy Cross cemetery.
Goodbye my Katie, we love you.
Memorials may be made to Billings Area Catholic Education Trust (BACET), Box 31158, Billings 59107 or to the St. Pius Building Fund, 717 18th St. West, Billings 59102. Dahl Funeral Chapels is in charge of arrangements.
Gene G. Paulus
RED LODGE - Gene G. Paulus, 55, died Thursday, Feb. 4, 1999, in Deaconess Medical Center in Billings following a stroke.
Services at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 17, in Cedar Wood Villa in Red Lodge. Olcott Funeral Chapel was in charge of cremation.
Minie Heikens Peach
GLASGOW - Minie Heikens Peach, 94, died Saturday, Feb. 13, 1999, at Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital in Glasgow of natural causes.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 18, the First United Methodist Church with burial in Highland cemetery in Glasgow. Bell Mortuary in Glasgow in charge of arrangements.
Virginia Willis Pesha
Virginia Willis Pesha, 72, left this world Friday, Feb.12, 1999, called to heaven to join her parents, Virgil and Johanna (Bauman) Willis, her sister, Mary Belle, and her beloved Richard.
Virginia, better known as Jeannie, was born July 31, 1926, in Fairview to a WW I veteran and baker. She and her only sister, Mary Belle, were members of the Fairview High School Chorus and often sang in church for weddings and funerals. Jeannie always sang to her babies and, as her children grew up, sing-alongs were entertainment while doing chores or riding in the car. When she was sixteen, she married
Don Riek and together they had two children, Monte and Connie. She was a devoted wife, mother and homemaker. She was divorced in 1963. As a single mother, she went to work in the restaurant business for several years to support her family. She worked at the Turf and Belnap Broiler in Billings. In 1968 she married
Richard Pesha from Beach, N.D. They made their home in the state of Washington. Jeannie and Rich were devoted to each other and their family. Together they ran a tavern for many years and entertained regularly in their home. Jeannie always believed that friendship began over a cup of coffee and a homemade meal. She was famous for her infectious laugh, quick wit, and radiant smile. Their home was a haven for anyone who needed a strong shoulder or a few laughs. Jeannie loved babies, little dogs, and traveling. She and Rich traveled regularly to Hawaii and Mexico. They were devoted parents and grandparents traveling often to see 'their' kids in Montana. Jeannie was widowed in 1997 and retired to the home of her daughter, Connie, in Billings.
Jeannie leaves behind her children, Monte Riek, Connie and her husband, Pat Sullivan; granddaughters, Terri and Cassandra Sullivan and four great grandchildren, all of Billings; and two nieces, Judy Simard of Glendive, and Kay lmsdahl of California.
Memorial services will be held at Dahl Funeral Chapel on Tuesday, Feb. 16, 1999, at 3 p.m. Interment of ashes will be at the Willamette National cemetery, Portland, Oregon at a later date.
Arrangements are by Dahl Funeral Chapel.
C. C. "Bee" Robinson
LAME DEER - C. C. "Bee" Robinson, 78, died Saturday, Feb. 13, 1999, at Deaconess Medical Center in Billings of natural causes.
Wake service at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 16, at St. Labre Mission near Ashland. Funeral service at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 17, at St. Labre Middle School Gym with burial following at the family ranch north of Ashland. Rausch Funeral Home of Lame Deer in charge of arrangements.
Marlys M. Swalley
Marlys M. Swalley, 67, of Billings, passed away Saturday evening, Feb. 13, 1999, at Deaconess Medical Center. The daughter of Edwin and Katherine (Erdman) Grabow, she was born in Cass County, N.D., Oct. 26, 1931.
Marlys married
Edward Swalley on Jan. 23, 1950, in Emden, N.D.
Survivors include her husband of 49 years, Ed of Billings; her son Keith Swalley (Beth) of Coeur d' Alene, Idaho, her deceased son Kirk and daughter-in-law Barb Swalley of Alexander, Minn., her daughter Kim Kilwein (Les), her son Kevin Swalley (Peggy), all of Billings, her son Ken Swalley (Karen) of Marion, Iowa, and her daughter Kristi Johnson (Robert) of Crow Agency; her brother Leon Grabow (Ann) of Fargo, N.D.; her sister Mavis Hartman (Vern) of Litchville, N.D.; twelve grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Marlys was a damn good mother and wife.
Cremation has taken place and a memorial service will be held 2 p.m. Tuesday, Feb.16, at Simplicity Burial and Cremation Services, 528 Lake Elmo Dr.
Andrew Robert Vergara
POWELL, Wyo. - Andrew Robert Vergara, 19, died Saturday, Feb. 13, 1999, in a car accident.
Rosary will be at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 16, at St. Barbara's Catholic Church in Powell. Mass will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 17, at the church with interment at Crown Hill cemetery.
