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Laura Mae (Stands Over The Bull) Rides Horse
PRYOR - Laura Mae, our beloved mother who will be missed, died on Sunday, April 4, 1999, at St. Vincent Hospital, Billings.
Born in Billings on Nov. 8, 1948, Laura was the daughter of Jacob and Lena (Lion Shows) Stands over The Bull. Her Crow name is "Ise'westtooN'NeeBaaA'Chelesh" (Good Luck Journey). She attended schools at St. Charles Mission, Pryor Elementary, Edgar High School, and St. Labre.
In November of 1969, Laura was united in marriage to William Tyrone Rides Horse Sr. Together they made their home in Pryor.
Laura participated in Native American Cultural Activities. She was a member of the Native American Church, Catholic Church and Pentecostal Church. Laura accompanied and assisted various evangelists in spreading the Gospel in Browning, North Dakota, New Mexico, Washington, California and Canada. Member of the whistling water clan and a child of the Piegan.
She worked as a cook's aide for the Pryor Elementary School, and as an outreach worker for the Crow Tribe during the Horn administration. Laura Mae enjoyed spending time with family and friends.
Survivors include her husband of 29 years, William; sons, William Rides Horse Jr., Henry Lewis Rides Horse; stepson, Tyrone Lee Rides Horse, all of Pryor; adopted sons, Myron (Kaylene) Little Light Sr. of Crow Agency, William (Martha) Big Day of Ashland, Jason White Hip of Arizona, Stanley Widner Rides Horse of Wyola; adopted daughters, Cecilia Mae Stands Over The Bull of Pryor, Alfretta (Henry) Reed of St. Xavier; sisters, Juanita Stands Over The Bull; half-sister, Madeline Comes Up; half-brother, Heywood (Mary Lou) Big Day Sr.; adopted sister, Theda Smart Enemy; uncle, Jerome Lion Shows, all of Pryor.
Laura was preceded in death by her parents; brothers, Raymond Stands Over The Bull, Rudolph and Bernard Comes Up, Ernest Stands Over The Bull; half-sister, Hattie Denny; uncles, Elkin Stands Over The Bull, Edward Stands Over The Bull, Jim Lion Shows, Sherman Lion Shows; aunts, Julia Rock Above, Delores Lion Shows.
A rosary will be said at Dahl Funeral Chapel, 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 7, 1999, and funeral mass will be at St. Charles Mission in Pryor, 10 a.m. on Thursday, April 8.
Douglas G. 'Duke' Swanson
LEWISTOWN - Douglas C. "Duke" Swanson, 42, of Lewistown died Sunday morning at Benefis East Hospital in Great Falls of complications following brain surgery. He was born Feb. 6, 1957, in Lewistown the son of Ronald and Janet (McGuire) Swanson. He received his schooling in Lewistown graduating from St. Leo's High School in 1975. He then attended the University of Montana at Missoula for three-and-a-half years. He then began working for the Burlington Northern Railroad where he was employed as a project manager at the time of his death.
Doug enjoyed hunting, fishing, golfing and playing the guitar and spending time with his family.
He is survived by one son: Landon Douglas and one daughter, Ashley Brooke, both of Lewistown; his parents, Ron and Janet of Lewistown; one sister, Nancy Marshall and her husband, Skye, and son, Connor of Seattle, Wash.; brothers: Ken and his wife, Sara and children, Leigh and Jon of Seattle, Kevin and his wife, Katy and son, Kevin Jr. of Great Falls and daughter, Misty Ellingson of Williston, N.D., and Bob and his wife, Tiffani and son, Seth of Lewistown; grandmother, Irene Hoenstine of Anaconda.
Vigil Services for Doug Swanson will be Wednesday at 7 p.m. in St. Leo's Catholic Church. Funeral Liturgy will be Thursday at 11 a.m. St. Leo's Catholic Church. Interment will follow in Calvary cemetery. The Cloyd Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Memorials may be made to the Swanson Children Fund and they may be left at the Cloyd Funeral Home or sent to Norwest Bank of Lewistown.
Leona Marie Anderson
CHINOOK - Leona Marie Anderson passed away March 31, 1999, at Benefis East in Great Falls after a short illness and a long-term battle with rheumatoid arthritis. Memorial services were held at the Presbyterian Church in Chinook at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, April 6, 1999. Memorials may be sent to National Jewish Center for Respiratory Medicine in research, attention Joy, Memorial Dept., 1400 Jackson St., Denver, CO 80206. Cremation has taken place. Arrangements are by Edwards Funeral Home of Chinook.
Leona was born Feb. 27, 1939, in Wolf Point, to James and Helen (Simenson) Crants. She attended schools in Wolf Point. She was married
to Darrell Berglund until his accidental death in 1956. She later married
Doyle Anderson on Aug. 29, 1958. They were in the honey business in Wolf Point until 1967 when they based their operations in Chinook where the business continues in the family. Leona enjoyed working with her family, working in the garden, traveling, cooking, and reading her bible. She was an active member of the Presbyterian Church in Chinook.
Survivors include her husband, Doyle of Chinook; two sons, Darrel Berglund of Havre and Wade Anderson of Chinook; two stepdaughters, Joan Ottulich of New York and Vicki Brown of Chinook; and two grandsons. She was preceded in death by both parents. Other members of her family include a sister, Ellen Decker of Billings; brothers, Curtis Simenson, Duane Crants and Ross Crants of Billings, Cliff Hasner of Ventura, Calif., and Bob Crants of Helena.
Dr. Gordon L. Doering
PALM DESERT, Calif. - Dr. Gordon L. Doering, who retired in 1976 after practicing dentistry in Helena for nearly 40 years, passed away at his home in Palm Desert on Monday, April 5, 1999. He was 85.
Aside from his dental practice, he was active in many fields, including public health, education and public policy issues. He continued to maintain commitments to these matters long after his retirement.
Dr. Doering's devotion to the game of golf was legendary, resulting in notable achievement spanning many years. He was three times club champion at Green Meadow Country Club and in 1974 was senior state golf champion. He continued to play in Helena in the summer as well as courses in Palm Desert, where he and his wife, Mary spent the winter months throughout their retirement years.
Dr. Doering's deep interest in golf as well as education resulted in his establishment in 1994 of the Junior Golf Scholarship Foundation, providing one or more $1, 000 scholarships annually to deserving boys and girls of Helena who are interested in golf and in pursuing a higher education.
Gordon L. Doering was born in Goodrich, N.D., on Nov. 9, 1913. After graduation from high school in 1931, he attended North Dakota State University in Fargo for two years before entering the University of Minnesota School of Dentistry from which he graduated in 1937.
Dr. Doering began his practice in Helena later that same year. In 1939, he married
Mary Elizabeth Calloway, daughter of Supreme Court Justice and Mrs. L. L. (Lew) Calloway of Helena.
For three-and-a-half years during World War II, Dr. Doering served in the U.S. Army Dental Corps. After his discharge with rank of major in 1946, he resumed his dental practice continuing to maintain a busy schedule for the next 30 years.
Dr. Doering's memberships include the Masonic lodge and Scottish Rite, Sigma Chi fraternity and the Green Meadow Country Club. He was a Fellow in the American College of Dentistry and of the Academy of Periodontology, and a life member of the Lewis and Clark County Dental Society.
His involvement in higher education extended statewide with his appointment to the State Board of Education and State Board of Regents, which he served for six years. He served two terms on the Helena School Board and was a member of the President's Council of Carroll College until his retirement. For 25 years, Dr. Doering was a member of the City-County Board of Health.
Civic activities included his long-time membership in the Montana Taxpayers Association, which he served as president for two years. He was a director of the YMCA in Helena, director of the Montana State Golf Association, State Seniors Golf Association, and the U.S. National Seniors Golf Association.
Besides his wife, Mary, Dr. Doering is survived by three sons, Charles of Helena, Bruce of Los Angeles and Tom of Park City, Utah; and two daughters, Jean (Randy) Turpie of Eureka and Mimi Mantele of Reno, Nev. He is also survived by five grandchildren and five great-grandchildren; two brothers, Dr. Walter Doering of Helena, and Dr. Robert Doering of Southport, Conn.
Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by a sister, Harriet, and a brother, J.R. Doering.
Arrangements for a memorial service will be announced at a later date.
The family has suggested memorials to the Helena Scholarship Junior Golf Foundation, P.O. Box 768, Helena, Mont. 59624 or to a charity of the donor's choice.
T. Louise Waters Dunham
MALTA - T. Louise Waters Dunham, 62, died Tuesday, April 6, 1999, at the Phillips County Good Samaritan Center from cancer and multiple sclerosis.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday, April 9, at the Adams Memorial Chapel in Malta with interment in the Malta cemetery.
Lyle Dee Green
STORY, Wyo. - Lyle Dee Green, 71, died Saturday, April 3, 1999, at the VA Medical Center.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday, April 8, at Kane Funeral Home in Sheridan.
John H. 'Jack' Hasty
LIVINGSTON - John H. "Jack" Hasty, 96, of Livingston, died Sunday evening, April 4, 1999, at Frontier Personal Care Center. Funeral services will be 1:30 p.m. Thursday, April 8, in the chapel of Franzen-Davis Funeral Home, 118 N. Third St. in Livingston. Graveside committal and burial with Masonic honors will be in Mountain View cemetery.
Jack was born July 16, 1902, in Glendive, the son of Frank and Edith (Rigby) Hasty. He spent his early life and attended schools in Glendive before going to work in a local Glendive garage. On Sept. 13, 1921, he married
Kathryn M. Smith in Terry. The couple lived for a time in Dickinson, N.D., where Jack was in the car servicing department of Northern Pacific Railroad. In 1925 they moved to Livingston and he entered into partnership in the Conoco service station at Sixth and Park Streets. In 1933, Jack opened his own Texaco service station which he operated at the corner of Second and Lewis Streets for the next 38 years. He retired in 1971. Mrs. Hasty died Feb, 14, 1996.
Jack was a member of the Livingston Elks Lodge, Livingston Masonic Lodge, Livingston Scottish Rite Bodies and Al Bedoo Shrine Temple. He enjoyed fishing, golfing and especially bird hunting. He was very fond of the dogs that he had trained over the years. Jack also enjoyed traveling and had made trips throughout the United States, to Canada, Mexico, England and Europe.
Survivors include: one son, Jack Hasty and his wife, Beverly of Billings; one daughter, Shirley and her husband, Dr. Jack Armstrong of Sparks, Nev.; seven grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews.
If so desired, memorials in Jack's memory may be directed to Shriners Hospital for Crippled Children, P.O. Box 2472, Spokane, WA 99210-2472.
Lucille Ann Henderson
BASIN, Wyo. - Lucille Ann Henderson, 78, died Wednesday, March 31, 1999, at the Wyoming Retirement Center.
Cremation has taken place and graveside services will be at 1 p.m. Friday, April 9, at Mount View cemetery. Atwood Family Funeral Directors Inc. is in charge.
Warren Jefferson Sr.
LODGE GRASS - Warren Jefferson, Sr., 73, of Lodge Grass, passed away Monday, April 5, 1999, in the Deaconess Medical Center.
He was born Aug. 25, 1925, in Crow Agency, a son of Lester and Mary Carpenter Jefferson. He was raised in Lodge Grass area by his grandparents, Jim and Jessie Carpenter.
Warren actively participated in the late 1940s and early 1950s in rodeos. He loved working with his hands doing wood working projects, but especially enjoyed the times he had outdoors, fishing, hunting and shooting arrows. He worked as a Crow Tribal policeman for many years, worked for the Holly Sugar Corp., the Guild Arts and Crafts and for various farms and ranches in the area.
He married
Mina Eastman in Sheridan, Wyo., and the couple made their home in Lodge Grass,
Warren was preceded in death by a daughter Catherine; a son, Daryl; a sister, Starr Stops; and four brothers, Raymond Sr., Lester Jr., Charles Sr. and Wesley Jefferson Sr.
Survivors include his wife, Mina of Lodge Grass; two sons, Warren Jr. (Tammy), and P.J. (Mary) Jefferson of Lodge Grass; three daughters, Marie Jefferson of Lodge Grass, Emma Richardson and Julie Bellrock of Billings; three grandchildren, whom he raised, Amber, Lyle and Andrew Wallace of Lodge Grass; four brothers, Ben Jefferson Sr. of Ft. Smith, Benny (Ruby) Jefferson of Crow Agency, Oliver Russell of Canada, Calvin (Melvine) Jefferson of Lodge Grass; four sisters, Melissa (Wesley) Falls Down, Judith (Delbert) Big Lake of Lodge Grass, Connie (Bruce) Russell and Angela Russell of Canada; several of his adopted children include, Lori Stattler of N.Y., Tina (Comrad) Alden of Billings, Tracy Russell of Canada, Dan and Lonnie Jacobs of Crow Agency, Bobaleen Brian, Dave Jefferson, Clinton and Corlis Iron, Harry and Bunny Wallace of Lodge Grass, Duane and Anita Bull Chief of Hardin, Bob and Joanie Morin of N.D.; one adopted sister, Dorothy Lamont of Browning; eight grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews.Funeral Services will be held 1 p.m. Friday in the Lodge Grass Our Lady of Loretto Catholic Church gymnasium. Interment will follow in the Lodge Grass cemetery. Bullis Mortuary of Hardin as been entrusted with the arrangements.
Katherine Dierenfeldt Perkins
HARDIN - Katherine Dierenfeldt Perkins, 48, of Hardin passed away April 5, 1999, at the Big Horn County Memorial Nursing Home following an extended illness.
She was born Feb. 12, 1951, in Eureka, S.D., a daughter of Herman W. and Betty Jean Akeyson Dierenfeldt, moving to Hardin as a child where she grew up attending Hardin Schools and graduating from Hardin High School in 1969. She then attended MSU-Bozeman until marrying Dean C. Perkins in 1971.
They soon moved to a ranch in the Moorcraft, Upton area of Wyoming where they lived for 10 years ranching and raising their two sons, Beau and Brian Perkins.
Kathy was a warm, caring person who dearly loved her family and all things relating to her life on the ranch. She was especially fond of the young livestock and the beautiful Wyoming sunsets to be viewed from her living room.
When her health began to fail the family moved to Miles City where she resided until entering the BHCo Memorial Nursing Home.
Survivors include her two sons, Beau Perkins of Kalispell and Brian Perkins of the USMC, in England; her parents, Herman W. and Betty Jean Dierenfeldt of Hardin; grandfather, Montie Akeyson of Salem, Ore.; one brother, David (Barbara Jane) of Littleton, Colo., and two nephews, Hans and Geoff Dierenfeldt of Littleton; also several aunts, uncles and numerous cousins.
Visitation and viewing will be 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Wednesday. Prayer Services will be held 7:30 p.m. Wednesday in the Bullis Funeral Chapel. Family Memorial Services will be held at a later date in Bozeman. Cremation to follow. At her request her cremains will be scattered in the Bozeman area. Bullis Mortuary of Hardin has been entrusted with the arrangements.
Oscar L. Peterson
Oscar L. Peterson, age 80, of Billings, passed away at home surrounded by his family on April 5, 1999, after courageously battling cancer. Oscar was born in Debs, Minn., on March 6, 1919, a son of Halvor and Anna Peterson. At the age of 3, he moved to Elbowoods, N.D., where he was educated.
Oscar was a member of the U.S. Army Infantry from August 1944-December 1945 and was awarded the Purple Heart. Oscar worked in the grocery business in Bowbells, N.D., before going to work for Buttrey Foods in Montana. He worked in various cities in Montana before retiring in July 1977. He and Mandy enjoyed traveling for their first two years of retirement as well as fishing, woodworking, camping and bowling.
He was a member of the American Legion and Disabled American Veterans.
Oscar is survived by his wife, Madelyn Mehlhoff, whom he married
on July 5, 1941; two caring daughters and their husbands: Ann (Willie) Williams of Helena and Mileen (Jim) Vandeberg of Billings; a brother, Bert Peterson of Tioga, N.D., and a sister, Marian (Duane) Hingst of Lake Havasu City, Ariz. Also surviving are three grandchildren: Carlisa (Paul) London of Bellevue, Wash., Gary (Jena) Williams of Selah, Wash., and Todd Vandeberg of Libby. Also surviving is a sweet great-granddaughter, Sierra Williams, and many nephews and nieces along with many supportive friends.
He was preceded in death by his mother and father, four brothers and one sister.
A graveside memorial service celebrating his life will be held Tuesday, April 13, 1999, at 2 p.m. at the Veterans cemetery at Fort Harrison in Helena. Memorials may be made to Big Sky Hospice or the Peace Lutheran Church in Billings.
Alma Bitterman
Alma Bitterman, 71, of Billings, passed away April 4, 1999, at her home.
She was born Oct. 24, 1927, in Zap, N.D., the daughter of John Bieber and Elizabeth "Denke" Berber. She was raised and attended school in Zap. On Sept. 13, 1946, she married
Elmer G. Bitterman in Sidney. He preceded her in death Aug. 3, 1993. They lived in several locations in North Dakota and moved to Lockwood in 1952. In September 1998 she moved to the Billings Heights.
Alma enjoyed reading, raising flowers, watching TV, and was a daily shopper at K-Mart.
Survivors include her daughters: Linda Moore (Barry) and Sandy Nebel (Terry), both of Billings; grandchildren: Dion Nebel and Kymmberly Moore of Billings and Christa Nicholson of Bremerton, Wash.; seven great-grandchildren and numerous brothers, sisters, nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Friday, April 9, 1999, at Smith Downtown Chapel. Interment will be at Mountview cemetery.
Russell L. Davis
In a small humble cabin east of Judith Gap on March 30, 1916, a baby was born that would impact the world of music in many ways. This baby was Russell L. Davis. He died Monday, April 5, 1999, at Deaconess Hospital at the age of 83 after a very brief illness. He had just returned from a trip to Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Blessed with the gift of music and with the knowledge of the finger positions on the alto saxophone, he began his professional music career at age 12. His career started with the Judith Gap "Happy Jacks" and spanned years, playing with many big bands in the Chicago area, and groups throughout the Midwest, as well as with the Jack Teagarden Band.
In 1943 Russ joined the military where he served 3 years in the U.S. Army Airforce Band. It was in the military that a fellow musician helped him to learn to read music. He was discharged in 1946.
In 1947, Russ attended the Conn Vocational School in Elkhart, Ind., to learn his lifelong trade of musical instrument repair. He established his business in December of 1947 in Billings and practiced this trade for 47 years, sewing professional and beginning musicians - all equally important to him. Some of his happiest hours were spent in the repair shop. He invented several tools that are used in the repair industry today.
Russ was one of the original members of the Billings Symphony Orchestra playing clarinet and then being drafted to the string bass. He played for 46 years. However, his first love was jazz music - playing tenor sax and clarinet.
Russell L. Davis was born March 30, 1916, near Judith Gap, to Philip Davis and Esther Miller Davis. He was the middle of five children. He graduated from Judith Gap High School in 1933 and he had a little over a year of college education when he attended MSU-Bozeman and University of North Dakota at Grand Forks.
As much as music was his life, so was photography, birds, wild flowers, and backpacking in the Beartooth Mountains. And most of all he was a caring person - listening to and helping countless people. You will also remember him for his love of the English language, especially puns.
He is survived by Mary, his wife of 19 years; a sister, Enid Lake (Richard) of Missoula, and brothers, Clifford (Kittie) of Bozeman, Berle of Clancy and Philip (Helen) of Missoula; two adopted daughters from a previous marriage, Leslie Oien, Missoula, and Chris Poole, Maine. Russ was preceded in death by his mother and father.
A memorial service will be held Saturday, April 10, 1999, 11 a.m., at First Baptist Church, corner of Third Avenue North and Division Street. A luncheon will follow. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to the Billings Symphony Endowment Fund, 201 N. Broadway, Billings 59101. Cremation and interment has taken place.
