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Clarice Fern Reed Veatch Tinnes
Clarice Fern Reed Veatch Tinnes, always known as Fern, was very proud of each of these names. Her declaration of this pride began July 24, 1913, in Sparta, Ill. She was married
to the late S. Robert Veatch May 18, 1935, in Fromberg. Together, they built their residence at 3915 4th Ave. So., Billings, in which she was proud to claim she had lived 64 years. She had four children; Fern Darlene Veatch Robinson of Bellevue, Wash., Robert Dean Veatch of Gillette, Wyo., Arthur Leslie Veatch and Kent Duane Veatch, both of Billings. Out of a family of seven children she has one remaining sister, Martha Stapleton, of Billings, and numerous nieces and nephews. Fern passed away Friday evening, Jan. 15, 1999, at the age of 85.
She married
Francis Lee Tinnes on Sept. 28, 1974, and enlarged her family to include the late Geraldine Tinnes Cook and Duane O. Tinnes of Parker, Ore. She had 18 grandchildren, 13 step-grandchildren, six great-grandchildren, and 11 step-great-grandchildren. Ferns' happiest times seemed to be weddings, birthdays, or holidays which revolved around this large family.
She enjoyed community activities, worked with the P.T.A. at Orchard School for 10 years and with the P.T.A. District #4 for five years, in which she became president. She was involved with Community Ladies Aid from 1941 until it disbanded in 1985. She formed the Birthday Club in 1947 and was involved with that until she was unable to continue, and was a member of the First United Methodist Church. She was initiated into the Zelda Chapter of Rebekah Lodge March 14, 1947, went through the chairs twice, joined Three Links in which she held all offices, and served as sentry and officer of the day in LAPM, which she joined October 1984.
Fern loved music, jam sessions, dancing, horses, knitting, sewing and crocheting, but her true obsession was butterflies. She had over 400 butterflies on doilies, stained glass, wind chimes, china, notepads, pencils, cards, earrings, necklaces, and anything else that could depict a butterfly.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 21, at the Smith Downtown Chapel with interment to follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Visitations will begin Tuesday morning at Smith Downtown Chapel and continue until service time.
Memorials may be sent to the American Cancer Society, Montana affiliate, P.O. Box 1080, Billings, MT 59103 or American Heart Association, Montana affiliate 2812 1st, Ave., Billings, MT 59101
Martha Hilderman Frank
COLUMBUS - Martha Hilderman Frank, 74, of Columbus passed away Sunday, Jan. 17, 1999 at Stillwater Community Hospital.
Martha was born May 30, 1924, near Laurel, a daughter of Charles and Elizabeth Hilderman. She was raised in the Laurel area. She married
Herman P. Frank Nov. 15, 1944, and resided in Laurel until 1978 when she moved to Columbus where she worked as a dietary technician at Stillwater Community Hospital up until her retirement.
She enjoyed being with her family and her grandchildren. Martha was preceded in death by her husband, mother, father and brother, Robert.
Survivors include two daughters, Nancy Lynne Hogg of Laurel, Sheri Lee Yonkaitis of Gold Bar, Wash.; a son, Jerry Wayne Frank of Columbus; six grandchildren: Christopher, Jason, Melissa, Stephanie, Justin and Tiffini; two brothers and seven sisters: Harry Hilderman, Dorothy Schanck, Ben Hilderman, Mondy Marchinek, Loretta Kraft, Marlene Grubs, Dolores Simons, Pat Williams and Judy Davis.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 21, 1999, at Smith Funeral Chapel in Columbus with interment in the Laurel cemetery.
Marion L. Demos
Marion Demos, 75, of Billings passed away Jan. 16, 1999, after a long battle with cancer.
She was born July l9, 1923 in Vermilion, Alberta, Canada, the daughhter of Wilhelm and He1ena (Gloeckler) Wiebe. She was raised and educated in Vermilion and attended Business College in Edmonton.
She worked for Hart Albins for many years following her return to Billings in 1970.
She enjoyed bowling, knitting, sewing and going to her grandsons hockey and baseball games.
She was a member of Messiah Lutheran Church.
Survivors include her husband Tom Demos, whom she married
June 16, 1960; her son Mike Malvey and wife Deb; and her daughter, Pat King and husband Galen of Billings; six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren; three sisters, Irene Frasier of Edmondton, Alberta, Leone Kearns and husband Laird of Qualicum Beach, B.C., and Maxine Rowe and husband Roger of Vermilion, Alberta, Canada.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her daughter, Trudy Muri and son in-law Jim Muri; sister, Eleanor Wiebe; brother, Art Wiebe, brother, Lon Wiebe, and sister, Phyllis Burtt and brother-in- law, Verdan Burtt.
"ALL WHO MET HER LIKED HER, ALL WHO KNEW HER LOVED HER."
Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 20, at the Smith West Chapel. Cremation will follow. Memorials to the American Cancer Society, Box 1080, Billings, MT 59103 or the American Diabetes Assn., 2525 6th Ave. N., Billings, MT.
Margaret Ries
GREAT FALLS - Margaret Ries, age 83, passed away Jan. 17, 1999, at a local hospital of natural causes.
Margaret was born July 12, 1915, in Rollingstone, Minn. She married
Andrew Ries on April 21, 1936, in Lewistown, Minn. They were married
for 62 years. She attended Mass regularly at the Downtowner. She was a loving wife, mother and grandmother.
She was preceded in death by her parents. She is survived by her husband; daughters, Carolyn (Duane) Harper of Dutton and Green Valley, Ariz., Sara (Sam) Coleman of Billings, Peggy (Richard D.) Bryant of Great Falls, and Debbie (Jeff) Bredeson of Beaverton, Ore.; sons, Robert (Judy) Ries of Salt Lake City, Utah, and William (Kay) Ries of Great Falls; sisters, Rose Beech and Irene Nahrgang, both of Lewistown, Minn.; a brother, Elmer Rinn of Minneapolis; 13 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren.
Vigil For The Deceased will be at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 20, 1999, at St. Joseph's Catholic Church. Funeral Mass will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 21, 1999, at the church with interment in Mount Olivet cemetery. Memorials may be sent to the American Heart Association or the American Cancer Society.
Sara Becker
PLENTYWOOD - The funeral Liturgy for Sara Becker will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 20, 1999. Father Brian Meredith will celebrate the Liturgy at St. Joseph's Catholic Church; interment will be in Plentywood cemetery. Sara Becker, born Feb. 25, 1909, was welcomed into the Lord's Kingdom on Jan. 16, 1999, when she died at the Billings Deaconess Hospital.
Born in Glen Ullin, N.D., to Adam and Elizabeth Kohler, she attended schools in North Dakota until the age of 15 when her family moved to Missoula. Sara enthusiastically worked as a nurse's aide at St. Patrick's Hospital for a dollar a day. After a year in Missoula, Sara's parents decided to move to the Raymond area, where they homesteaded. Sara was wary of the move to a thinly populated, remote corner of Montana which ended up being her lifelong home. She helped maintain the family farm, which included driving a team of eight horses with her brother, John Kohler, and she also worked for neighboring families.
She married
John Becker on Dec. 30, 1930, and they made their home on a farm near Raymond. Together they raised five children through an economic depression and world war. Amidst that turmoil their children were taught to believe in their God, their family, and themselves. Sara moved to Plentywood after her husband died March 16, 1974.
Sara belonged to St. Joseph's Catholic Church. She was a member of Catholic Daughters, and was a charter member of St. Raymond's Guild. Sara also was a leader of the Raymond 4-H Club, where she guided others with her sewing expertise. Sara enjoyed working in her flower gardens, baking, both German and Traditional foods, and sewing.
She possessed a strong, competitive spirit that came out when she played horseshoes, card games, and most of all when she bowled. Sara loved the sport of bowling, and she excelled at it. Sara and her husband gained a vast array of trophies and awards during the time they bowled, but the most beneficial part of her bowling years were the life-long friendships that were formed and the memories that she cherished her whole life. Sara also enjoyed watching baseball. Her sons played in the Big Muddy League while they were growing up, but after they left home Sara turned to professional baseball. Her favorite team was the Chicago Cubs, and she often referred to them as "her Cubbies."
Sara is survived by four children: John (Theresa) of Raymond; Ralph (Carolyn) of Mount Pleasant, Mich.; Elaine Jones (Herman) of Sapulpa, Okla.; and Jeanette French (Gordon) of Redstone; and daughter-in-law, Dolores Becker of Scobey. She is also survived by three sisters, Jo Dietrich of San Marcos, Calif.; Kay Eggen (Joe) of Plentywood; and Liz Dubry of Bellflower, Calif. She is also survived by 23 grandchildren, 38 great-grandchildren, and one great-great-grandchild. She was preceded in death by her husband, John, in 1974, and son, Don, in 1996, as well as by her parents, four brothers, and two sisters.
Fulkerson Funeral Home of Plentywood has charge of arrangements.
Robert G. Langston
HARLOWTON - Robert G. Langston, 82, passed away at his home in Harlowton on Saturday, Jan. 16, 1999.
Bob was born on Oct. 22, 1916, to Grady and Clara (Krone) Langston at his Dad's homestead on Fish Creek, near Melville. He went to school at the Langston School on the American Fork Ranch and high school in Harlowton.
Bob's father died in 1918 and his mother died in 1927 so he went to live with his Uncle Frank Krone and his brother, Gordon in the Snowy Mountains. As a youngster Bob liked to rodeo and enjoyed horses and cowboys. He was a caretaker for President Herbert Hoover at the University of Southern California.
He married
Lorraine Marguerite Cunningham on Dec. 11, 1951, in Hardin. He worked at the VanCleve dude ranches in Montana and Arizona. He also worked for the Billings Livestock and Lewistown stockyards as a cattle buyer.
He was preceded in death by his brother, Gordon.
Survivors include his wife, Lorraine of the home in Harlowton.
Cremation has taken place and a memorial service will be held at a later date. Perkins Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
John D. Wemple
HARDIN - John D. Wemple, 62, of Hardin passed away Friday, Feb. 12, 1999, in the Big Horn County Memorial Hospital.
He was born Aug. 14, 1936, in Hardin, a son of Rex and Ruby Graf Wemple. He grew up and attended schools in Hardin, graduating from Hardin High School. Following his education, he worked on area ranches, until enlisting in the US Army in 1958. He received his Honorable Discharge in 1960. He returned to Hardin and worked for the Fox Oil Company until 1987. He had worked for the Floyd Warren Farms, since 1987.
John married
Virginia Leenknecht on June 2, 1963, in Hardin and the couple made their home in Hardin.
He retired after 20 years of service with the Hardin Volunteer Fire Department, was a member of the First Congregational Church, Hardin Elks Lodge and the National Rifle Association. He was an avid outdoors man.
John was preceded in death by his parents.
Survivors include his wife, Virginia of Hardin; one son, Jerry and his wife Candice of Hardin; one daughter Donna and her husband Jerry Lee Edwards of Sarpy; four grandchildren, Jessica, Johnny, Amanda and Colton; one brother, Ray (Sharon) Wemple of Billings; one sister, Judy (Robert) Schneider of Denver, Colo.; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Monday in the Hardin First Congregational Church with Rev. Bill Tibbs, officiating. Interment will follow in the Fairview cemetery. Bullis Mortuary of Hardin has been entrusted with the Funeral arrangements.
Should friends desire, memorial contributions may be made to the Big Horn Hospice, 806 Custer, Hardin, MT 59034 or to the charity of one's choice.
Thomas Ross Pickard
Thomas Ross Pickard, 79, of Billings, passed away Wednesday evening, Feb. 10, 1999, from heart failure. The only child of Charles and Victoria (Munro) Pickard, he was born June 30, 1919, in Baker.
Tom was raised in Ekalaka and graduated from Carter County High School. He worked in the family grocery store (Pickard & Son) and was involved with the raising of livestock on Beaver Creek, acreage outside of Ekalaka.
While in Minneapolis, Minn., he met Wanda Louise Hanstrom and subsequently married
her on Nov. 26, 1938. He moved his family from Ekalaka to Billings in 1945. His work career included men's clothing, life insurance, and ownership of Dick's Market and Lockers. He retired from Cole's Mens Store. Tom was a member of the Masonic Lodge, Al-Bedoo Shrine, and the Elks Club. In the fall of 1998, Tom and Wanda celebrated their 60th Wedding Anniversary at Hayden Lake, Idaho, with their entire family.
Survivors include his wife Wanda of the family home; his daughters, Priscilla Gilkey of Spokane, Wash., and Debbie Orchowski of Lynnwood, Wash.; his son Doug Pickard of Tualatin, Ore.; five grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 16, at Michelotti, Sawyers and Nordquist, 1001 Alderson Ave., with interment in Sunset Memorial Gardens. Memorials may be sent to the Montana Heart Association, 2812 1st Ave. N., #216, Billings, MT 59103, or the Alzheimers Group of St. John's Lutheran Home, 3940 Rimrock Rd., Billings, MT 59102.
Eva Holm
Eva Holm passed away Friday Feb. 12, 1999, at Aspen Meadows where she had resided since September of 1998. She was born in Wallowa County, Ore., on Oct. 2, 1908, the second daughter of Walter and Lula Smith. She grew up, attended grade school and graduated from high school in Enterprise, Ore. Shortly after graduation she married
Glen McCoy. Their daughter, Phyllis, was born to this union. After her divorce in 1933 she and Phyllis moved to Livingston, where she worked for the Woolworth Company a short while before being hired by the telephone company and moving to Wilsall.
While living in Wilsall, she met Harry Holm. They were married
March 2, 1935. They moved to Billings in January 1936 where they both went to work for the Harris Cattle Company until buying a farm west of Billings from the company. While on this farm, their sons, Richard "Dick" and Bruce were born. After selling their farm in 1947, they leased the Elder Grove Ranch (now known as Yellowstone Treatment Center) from the Sawyer Corporation. They leased a farm near Greycliff in 1952 where they resided until Harry went to work for the State reclassifying farm land and Eva worked for the Sweet Grass County Treasurer in Big Timber. In 1963 they moved to Helena where Harry continued working for the State and Eva worked for the Lewis & Clark County Treasurer until their retirement in 1972.
She is survived by her daughter Phyllis (Warren) Butterfield and son Dick (Mariann) Holm, all of Billings; son Bruce Holm of Helena; four granddaughters, three grandsons; four great-grandchildren, and two great-great-grandsons. Eva was preceded in death by her parents, sister Berneice Smith, husband Harry, grandson Stewart Butterfield; and great-grandson, David Butterfield.
Cremation has taken place and a graveside memorial will be held 2 p.m. Monday at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Memorials may be made to the charity of one's choice. Arrangements were made by Cremation or Funeral Gallery.
Agnes G. Baity Kirby
CODY, Wyo. - Agnes G. Baity Kirby was born Aug. 8, 1907, in Marion, Ill. She passed away at her home on the North Fork on Feb. 12, 1999. She was the first of four children born to Charles F. and Maude Gresham Baity. She married
Ray Franklin Kirby on Aug. 30, 1924, in Illinois. He died in 1993.
Most of their married
life was spent in Southern Illinois where they were very active in their church and their community. In her late years she attended Southern Illinois University to further her education in theology. She taught the Bible at special church meetings and Sunday School and also served as church pianist for many years. She was inspirational in leading many people to the Lord. Her family and friends jokingly and respectfully nicknamed her "the Judge."
In 1980 she and Mr. Kirby moved to Cody to be near their daughter. They resided on Shoshone Trail South until 1992 when Mr. Kirby's health was failing and their son-in-law built them a home behind his ranch home on the North Fork. She is survived by her only daughter and son-in-law, Dee and Jack Potter. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, one brother, two sisters and her only grandson. Stephan Dan Potter.
She attended the First Presbyterian Church. She was a Past Most Worthy High Priestess of the White Shrine of Jerusalem, a member of Cedar Chapter No.14, 0.E.S., was retired from the Civil Service of the United States and was a member of the American Postal Workers Union.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. at the First Presbyterian Church in Cody on Tuesday, Feb. 16, with the Rev. Pat Montgomery officiating. Interment will follow in Riverside cemetery. Ballard Funeral Home is in charge of services.
