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Anna 'LaVonne' Stief
JOLIET - Anna "LaVonne" Stief, 90, of Joliet passed away Friday, June 11, 1999, at Laurel Evergreen Care Center.
She was a daughter of Clyde and Susie Adams, born on May 27, 1909, at Rockvale.
LaVonne attended Edgar Schools. She married
Adam Stief on Jan. 30, 1929, in Billings and the couple raised four sons: Dick, Gerald, Bernard and Larry.
The couple farmed in the Edgar and Joliet areas until retiring in 1972, then moved into Joliet.
LaVonne was a member of Joliet Garden Club, the Sunshine Club, and Joliet Senior Citizens and its kitchen band. She was a past member of the Rebecca Lodge. LaVonne enjoyed gardening, especially raising flowers for many Joliet area functions.
Survivors include sons: Gerald (Bernice) Stief and Larry (Carol) Stief, both of Billings; Bernard (Joanne) Stief of Milwaukie, Ore.; daughter-in-law, Betty Stief of Cheyenne, Wyo.; a sister, Vera Carbutt of Escondido, Calif.; 14 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren, numerous nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Adam in 1988; a son, Dick in 1985; and two sisters.
Funeral Services will be at 2 p.m. on Monday, June 14, 1999, at Smith Funeral Chapel in Laurel. Burial will be in Rockvale cemetery. Memorials may be made to: Big Sky Hospice, 123 S. 27th St., Billings, MT 59107 or charity of one's choice.
Lou Taubert
CASPER, Wyo. - Services for longtime Casper businessman Lou Taubert, 81, will be conducted at 3 p.m. Saturday at First Presbyterian Church. The Taubert family will greet friends and family on the south lawn before services.
Cremation has taken place.
Lou died June 9, 1999, at home, surrounded by his wife, their six children, two daughters-in-law; his eight grandchildren; his sister; and his brother-in-law and sister-in-law.
He was born Feb. 6, 1918, in Fort Laramie, the son of Curt William and Catherine Margaret (Meyers) Taubert. Lou was raised and educated in Fort Laramie. He graduated in 1941 from the University of Wyoming with a degree in economics and psychology.
He served in the Air Force from 1941 to 1945 and was honorably discharged as a captain.
On June 1, 1952, Lou married
Pauline Pivik in Cut Bank, Mont.
He was the owner of Lou Taubert Ranch Outfitters in Casper and Billings, Lou Taubert Real Estate, and Lou Taubert Ranch in Fort Laramie. He contributed to community and statewide organizations and charities for more than 55 years while in business. Lou's honors include brand names retailer of the year in 1961 and national Western retailer of the year in 1976. He was a member of the Wyoming Stock Growers and Wyoming Wool Growers associations, the Hole in the Wall Gang and the Cowboy Hall of Fame.
Survivors include his wife; six children, Kurt W. Taubert; Louis W. Taubert and his wife, Kelly Lisco Taubert, and their three daughters, Cody Lou, Kyler and Kate; Carlene Taubert and her husband, Mark D. Parker, and their children, Monica Taubert Parker and Stan Taubert Parker of Billings; Anita Taubert and her fiancÈ, Robert Turnbull, and her children, Kassadie Taubert Snider and Bobbi Brooke Taubert Snider of Billings; Frieda Taubert; and Robert Taubert and his wife, Teresa Barella Taubert, and their daughter, Lauren Anne; his sister, Frieda Taubert Missel, and her children, Louis "Buddy" Missel, Catherine Engels and Peggy Wagner; a brother-in-law, Stan Pivik; and a sister-in-law, Arlene Pivik.
Lou was preceded in death by his parents.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill, Billings Chapter, 1212 Grand Ave., Billings, MT 59102.
Arrangements are under the direction of Bustard's Funeral Home.
Carol L. DeRudder
BRIDGER - Carol Lynn Ochs DeRudder, 56, loving wife and devoted mother, went home to be with God on Wednesday, June 9, 1999, at St. Vincent Hospital in Billings. She was surrounded by her loved ones.
Carol was born in Billings on Aug. 16, 1942, a daughter of Herman and Anna (Mehling) Ochs. Her early years were spent in the Clarks Fork and Yellowstone Valleys until the family settled in Bridger. She graduated from Bridger High School in 1960, and attended Hollywood Beauty School, graduating in 1961.
Carol married
her high school sweetheart, John DeRudder, on Nov. 11, 1961. She operated the Style Beauty Shop in Bridger for three years before moving to the family farm northeast of Bridger where she and John raised their three children, Scott, Joni and Shane.
In addition to being John's "right hand man" on the farm, she was active in her community and church, Sacred Heart Catholic Parish of Bridger. Her many accomplishments include her selection as Bridger Chamber of Commerce Citizen of the Year in 1992, and being chosen as FFA Honorary Chapter Farmer. She served the community as an EMT and board member on the Bridger Ambulance Committee for 14 years, holding each office over the years. She was also a member of the Clarks Fork Valley Life Savers, and was responsible for coordinating the 911 service for Carbon County.
Carol enjoyed sewing and painting, and spending time with her grandchildren. She and John have graced us all with their voices in church and at numerous social occasions. She especially enjoyed entertaining the community by playing Karaoke with her husband.
She was preceded in death by her father, Herman Ochs in 1972, and her mother, Anna Ochs on June 2, 1999.
Survivors include her husband, John DeRudder of the family farm; son, Scott (Leilani) DeRudder; daughter, Joni (Tyler) Blood; son, Shane (Teri) DeRudder; grandchildren, Jennifer, Tifani, Jonathan and Karissa DeRudder, Brandon, April and Dustin Taylor, Brittany Blood, Casey (Lynnie) DeRudder, and Jessica and Kraig Zeigler. Also surviving are two brothers, Stan (Karin) Ochs of Glendive and Bruce (Gail) Ochs of Billings.
Her loving guidance and generosity will be missed by all who knew her; she was a shining example to us all.
Vigil services will be held at 7:30 p.m. Friday in Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Bridger. Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Saturday in the Church. Interment will be in the Bridger cemetery with Olcott Funeral Chapel of Red Lodge in charge of arrangements.
Memorials may be given to the Clarks Fork Valley Ambulance Service, Bridger, Mont. 59014.
Myrtle Constance Cartwright
PLENTYWOOD - Funeral services for Myrtle Constance Cartwright will be held 10 a.m. Monday, June 14, 1999. Pastor Wesley Aardahl will officiate at the service at Volmer Lutheran Church; interment will be in Volmer cemetery. Myrtle, 84, died Wednesday morning, June 9, 1999, at the Sheridan Memorial Nursing Home in Plentywood.
Myrtle was born Nov. 6, 1914, on the Grenora, N.D., homestead of her parents, Emil and Inga (Christenson) Erickson. She grew up on the family homestead southwest of Grenora. She attended rural grade schools through the eighth grade and worked in both Grenora and Sidney.
In 1938, she married
Alva Cartwright. During their marriage, they were blessed with one daughter and four sons. Throughout the years, Alva and Myrtle farmed and ranched south of Dagmar where, in addition to farming, they raised many different types of animals, including sheep, cattle and chickens. Myrtle was an active member of the Volmer Lutheran Church and WELCA.
In the early years, it wasn't uncommon for Myrtle's children to find her conversing with her mother, Inga, in Norwegian so the kids couldn't understand a word they said. Myrtle always enjoyed having company and loved to visit with all of her friends and family who came to see her. If you stopped at her house, you could usually find her at the kitchen table with a cup of coffee and a plate of goodies. She could either be playing solitaire or listening to her favorite tapes.
Myrtle loved to garden and enjoyed tending to her many plants and flowers. Family was very important to Myrtle and she rarely missed attending activities and events that her children and grandchildren participated in. She was a part of the birthday group and looked forward to celebrating these special days with her many friends. She also enjoyed her trips to town with her dear friends, Betty and Juliet, where they would frequently get sidetracked playing Bingo, another one of Myrtle's favorite pastimes.
In the past year, while a resident of the LaCasa Personal Home Care and the Sheridan Memorial Nursing Home, Myrtle was always happy to see all of the people who stopped by to see her. She spent a lot of time with her word find books, as well as watching and listening to the birds outside her window. Myrtle was the kind of person who always put others' needs before her own. Her children and grandchildren were truly blessed to have her play such an important role in all of their lives. Myrtle was a very devoted mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend who touched the hearts of all that knew her with her happiness, humor, love and generosity.
Myrtle is survived by her four sons and their families: John and his wife, Evelyn of Dagmar and their three daughters, Tammy, Wendy and Jenny; Ronald and his wife, Judy of Medicine Lake and their three children, Marc, Brant and April; Clint of Dagmar and his three children, Cal, Cindy and Cathy; Curt and his wife, Vicki of Rapid City, S.D., and their two children, Chad and Nicole; and three grandsons born to her daughter, Helen: Keith, Kevin and Kraig Warner. She is also survived by 10 great-grandchildren; four sisters: Ruth Bauer, Pherne Jorgenson, Florence Sutherby, and Frances Potter; and numerous nieces and nephews. She is preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Alva; her daughter, Helen; her sisters, Ellen Lauckner and Anna Schafer; and her brothers, Lloyd Erickson and Ernest Erickson.
Fulkerson Funeral Home of Plentywood has charge of arrangements.
Robert Bruce Ammons
MISSOULA - Robert Bruce Ammons, 79, died of pneumonia at home on Friday, May 21, 1999. He was born in the governor's mansion in Denver, Colo., on Feb. 27, 1920, to Bruce Ammons and Margaret Gates Ammons, and resided for several years on the family's homestead outside of Partial, Colo. After attending several grade schools where his mother taught, he graduated from high school in San Diego, and then from San Diego State College in 1939 with majors in history, as well as psychology, political science, and German.
He received his General Secondary Teaching credentials from the University of California at Los Angeles in 1940. In 1941 he earned a Master's Degree from the University of Iowa in general psychology, worked in an aircraft factory in San Diego during WWII, and in 1946 received a Ph.D. from the University of Iowa that included both clinical and experimental psychology.
Before coming to the University of Montana in 1957 as a full professor, he was an instructor at Syracuse University in 1946, an assistant professor at the University of Denver from 1946-48, at Tulane University 1948-49, at the University of Louisville from 1949-1955, and an associate professor at the University of North Dakota in 1956-57. He retired as Professor Emeritus from the University of Montana in 1985 after 28 years of service. He was originally certified in 1975 by the Council for the National Register of Health Service Providers in Psychology, and worked and consulted in clinical psychology.
Dr. Ammons was recognized professionally as a fellow of the AAAS, Sigma Xi, several divisions of the American Psychological Association, including Experimental Analysis of Behavior, Clinical, and History of Psychology. He has held memberships in more than thirty other international scientific and professionally related organizations, and also held several offices in the Montana Psychological Association from 1958 to 1985, including the presidency and secretary of the MPA Board of Examiners.
He did research on motor skills learning, verbal intelligence, cultural history, child development, and many other areas, accumulating over 300 publications. and authored or co-authored more than 170 papers at scientific meetings. With his wife Carol H. Ammons, he founded two well respected journals in psychology, Psychological Reports and Perceptual and Motor Skills, which are still active.
His strong affection for his family was expressed in his persistent encouragement and support of high standards academically and personally. His family remembers him also insisting that on family bikes, they only go as fast as the slowest person in the group (little sister or granny) could manage. His care included seatbelts for all, even in the pickup, long before they were standard in cars, a love of reading and scientific research on every topic, educational trips to major observatories, professional and private researchers' laboratories, support for science fair projects and endless experiments, teaching kids to drive and understand how a car works. Classical music was a source of delight for him and Carol, and they encouraged their children in listening and making music. His close and appreciative attention was given, like it or not, to many thousands of students at the university, and to the employees in his business, whose well-being was of great importance to him. Grandchildren were perhaps his softest spot, and he loved eliciting an infant's smile, triggering a child's curiosity and discovery, and gently surprising even the smallest one with something unexpected. Most of all, he loved a mental challenge and actively pursued these, often to focus exploration of personal sensitivity and understanding. Seldom did he let up. We all will miss his richness in living.
Dr. Bob was preceded in death by his parents and a sister, Mary Virginia Zirker.
Survivors include his wife, Carol at the family home; son Carl and his wife Rachael, son Bruce and his wife Marni, son Doug and his wife Robin, all of Missoula; daughter Beth and her husband Dan Monroe of Whitefish; son Richard and his wife Stephanie of Missoula, daughter Stephanie and her husband Brad Isbell of Missoula; and daughter Nyss of Boulder, Colo. Also included are his brother Carl Luth of New Jersey and his children: Frieda, Erika, and Kurt of Brooklyn, N.Y., and a daughter Carolyn Ruth O'Neill of Petuluma, Calif. The 17 grandchildren include Zackary, Jeff, Carolyn, Sandy, Julie, Wren, Rob and Leslie, Callie, Cory and Cece, Max, Olivia, Alex, Andrew and Sophia, and Eli.
Survivors also include an extended family of former students who lived during their college years with the family and have continued affectionate friendships.
Immediate arrangements include a private family celebration. Cremation has taken place at Garden City Funeral Home and Crematory. A remembrance gathering will be announced at a later date in mid-summer. Memorial contributions for research may be made to the Ammons Auditorium, Virtual Reality Brain Science Center, in care of Sherry Dingman, Ph.D., Department of Psychology, Marist College, Poughkeepsie, NY or to the charity of your choice with his friendship in mind.
The family would deeply appreciate receiving any stories his friends, students, and coworkers might share with us, in writing or on tape. We are collecting these in the same historical spirit Dr. Bob always showed, to share with his family to come.
Irene Bruce
Irene Bruce, 72, of Billings, formerly of Laurel, passed away Wednesday afternoon, June 2, 1999, at her home following a lengthy illness. The daughter of Carl and Marie Lehr, she was born in Laurel on Dec. 12, 1926.
After her education, she moved to Billings and was united in marriage to Ronald M. Bruce on Aug. 22, 1959.
Survivors include her husband Ronald of Billings; her three sons, Doug Bruce and Randy (Sherry) Bruce of Billings, and Scott Bruce of Billings; three grandchildren, Douglas (Robyn) Bruce and Stephen Bruce of Billings and Randy Sewell with the military; one great-grandson Nathaniel Bruce of Billings; two sisters, Helen (Ivan) Eckman of Seattle, Wash., and Natalie Jacobs of Palm Springs, Calif.; two sisters-in-law, Mary and Frieda Lehr of Laurel; and numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her son, Steven Sewell, her parents, five brothers, and one sister.
Irene was a devoted wife and mother whose greatest joy in life was her great-grandson Nate.
To honor her wishes, the casket is closed and private funeral services are planned. Interment will be in Mountview cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to Pilgrim Congregational Church or the Billings Community Center. Michelotti, Sawyers & Nordquist has charge of arrangements.
Lillian Elizabeth Warddrip Darrah
COLUMBUS - Lillian Elizabeth Warddrip Darrah, age 80, passed away Thursday, June 3, 1999 at St. Vincent Hospital in Billings.
Lillian was born to Olive Bacon and Otto Lee Warddrip on Feb. 11, 1919 at Columbus, Mont. She moved to Alabama with her family in 1926 where she married
Hampton Monroe Suttles in 1933 at Plantersville, Ala. Born to this union were Hazel and Olive. Hampton died Nov. 11, 1940. Lillian than moved back to Columbus with her two daughters. On Aug. 7, 1945 Lillian married
Bob Darrah. He died Sept. 9, 1982.
Lillian worked many years for Vaughn-Ragsdale and later for Matovich IGA until February 1998. She loved working in her garden and spending time with her family, especially her many grandchildren. She was very proud of her bear collection.
Survivors include her daughter, Hazel Viig and husband Al of Columbus; daughter, Olive Benningfield and husband Roy of Yakima, Wash.; eight grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; a brother, Otto Warddrip and wife Barbara of Joliet, Mont.; a sister, Evelyn Redle and husband Richard of Columbus; half sisters, Eldelee Mitchell in Texas, Mable Weber in Oregon and Sharon Unterseher of Great Falls, Mont.
She will be greatly missed by her family and many friends. Her smile touched many lives.
Memorials may be made to Community Congregational Church.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, June 7, 1999 at Community Congregational Church in Columbus with interment to follow in Mountainview cemetery. Visitation will be at Smith Funeral Chapel in Columbus from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Sunday.
Herschel Matthew Cummins Jr.
Herschel Matthew Cummins Jr., 78, died May 31, 1999 from complications of cancer, while attending Memorial Day services at Mount View cemetery, Billings, Mont. He was born Nov. 4, 1920 in Melba, Idaho, the son of Herschel Matthew Cummins and Ruth Pettigrew. He married
Rose Catherine Collins, who preceded him in death Jan. 9, 1994. Hersh is survived by two daughters, Patricia Ann Arnold of Gresham, Ore., and Jane Catherine Udall of Portland, Ore.; and two grandsons.
He graduated from Boise State University and served as a Navy Aviator from 1942 to 1965, retiring at the rank of Commander. Hersh was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross three times, the Commendation Combat "V" and other medals of honor. He enjoyed his longtime membership and fraternity with his Retired Navy VPB-13 Squadron and 3-B group of Naval Officers from WWII.
Memorials may be sent to the H.M. "Hersh" Cummins Jr. Memorial Scholarship, Boise State University Foundation, Boise, Idaho.
Muriel Carol Pratt
LOVELL, Wyo. - Muriel Carol Pratt, 81, died Thursday, June 3, 1999, at New Horizons Care Center in Lovell.
Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, June 5, in New Horizons Care Center. Haskell Funeral Home of Lovell is in charge of arrangements.
Ruth Padilla
On June 1, 1999, Ruth Padilla left this earth for a heavenly family reunion, with her husband of over 50 years, Lee. Also present were her son, Michael, who was killed in Vietnam in 1968; her mother and father; sisters, Helen, Berniece and Shirley. Future guests include her son, Terry, daughter, Carolyn, and their families.
Ruth came into this world on March 29, 1923, born the third daughter of Axel and Anna Edwards. Ruth hit life at a full run. Ruth had such a zest for life, evident at age 6 when her only surviving sister, Esther, threatened to get the police on Ruth if she wouldn't slow down. Mother loved to always be doing something, going somewhere. She grew up in Gladstone, Mich., the daughter of a Swedish Baptist preacher. Always remembering what a good life it was, being poor as church mice, but never even knowing it at all.
When the United States went to war, Ruth enlisted in the Army. It was while she was at Fort Baxter, in a chow line, her life would change forever. Unknown to her, she caught the eye of a handsome Army sergeant, who told his friend he was going to have her. They got married
in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, April 28, 1945, vowing that only death could separate them.
Ruth loved her children, Terry, Michael and Carolyn, and was a good mother, always at home taking care of her family, involved in everything they were, and everything Lee was. When Lee died in 1995, a part of her died, what else could happen after 50 years together. Ruth became very close to Carolyn as her daughter devoted herself to help her mom. Ruth loved attending her son Terry's church and had a wonderful spiritual experience the Friday before she died. She said I want to go be with PaPa (Lee) I am ready to go home to heaven. God in all of His wonder and love granted her final prayer, what a wonderful God we serve.
Ruth is survived by her son, Terry, wife, Linda; grandson, Todd; granddaughter, Traci, husband, Dave and their family; granddaughter, Michelle, husband, Lon, and their family; daughter, Carolyn, and grandson, Jimmy; and other precious family and friends.
Cremation has taken place and a memorial service will be held 11 a.m. Monday, June 7, at New Beginnings Ministry Center, 145 Alderson Ave. Memorials may be sent to New Beginnings Ministry Center, 145 Alderson Ave., Billings, MT 59101. Michelotti, Sawyers & Nordquist has charge of arrangements.
Roberta Mae (Redman) Neely
On Wednesday, June 2, 1999, Roberta Mae (Redman) Neely was called by our Lord after an extended illness. She was a resident of Western Manor Nursing Home.
She was born Aug. 4, 1923, one of two children to Reinhardt G. and Mildred M. (Calkins) Redman in Adams County, Hastings, Neb.
Her childhood was spent in Nebraska, graduating from Friend High School, Friend, Neb., in 1941.
Her mother was killed in an auto accident when Roberta was 7 years old. After some years, her father remarried
and she gained a stepbrother, Richard P. Redman.
On Nov. 2, 1947, Roberta M. married
James U. Neely.
They moved to Sheridan, Wyo., in 1954, and on to Billings in 1956 where she spent the remainder of her life.
Berta started working for the Telephone Company in 1941 and retired from the Company in 1984.
Roberta and Jim were very active members of Al Bedoo Shrine and Roberta herself was a member of Bath Zabbia Temple No. 21 Daughters of the Nile, being Queen in 1989.
Survivors include her stepbrother and numerous nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Jim; her brother, Forrest, who was killed in WWII; her parents; and Aunt Edythe and Uncle Higg.
Cremation has taken place and Memorial Services will be held June 7, beginning at 2 p.m., at Michelotti, Sawyers & Nordquist. Memorials may be sent to Al Bedoo Shrine Transportation Trust Fund.
We wish to express our thanks and appreciation for the good care Roberta received at Western Manor and Deaconess Hospital Emergency.
Kenneth John Roth
Kenneth John Roth passed away Wednesday of pulmonary fibrosis. Kenneth was born in Manhattan, Mont., on June 6, 1921, to parents John and Mable (McLees) Roth. He attended his first 12 years of school at Manhattan Schools and attained a Bachelor of Education from Montana State College and a Masters of Education at the University of Montana in 1951.
Ken married
Libby Eblen, June 7, 1947, while attending Montana State College and two sons were born to this union, Len Kirk Roth of Bozeman and Rande Kenneth Roth of Billings.
Upon completion of college, they moved to Absarokee where Ken taught and was Principal of the High School for 12 years. While there he coached 6-man football and high school baseball. He loved teaching and enjoyed his students, having maintained a loving relationship with those students and parents to this day.
He and Libby with their two sons moved to Billings in 1963 where he taught History at West High School for 23 years. He also was ticket manager of the Athletic Dept. for 15 years. Ken retired after 35 years of teaching in 1986. He has maintained a close friendship with his many teacher and Principal friends throughout his retirement.
Ken served in World War II in the Artillery Div., in the European Theatre, being honorably discharged in 1946. He was a former member of the V.F.W., 30-year member of the Elks Club, member of the Montana Education Association for 35 years, former member of the Montana Officials Association, Lions Club Int'l, and Pres. of the old Southern Div. Athletic Conference. He has been a member of Mayflower Congregational United Church of Christ for 36 years, having served as Trustee and Moderator.
Ken was preceded in death by his parents; a sister, Mildred Ballantyne; a young brother, Glenn; and a brother, Floyd.
Ken is survived by his wife, Libby of 52 years; son, Len and wife, Marilyn Roth; grandsons, Kirk and Brett Roth of Bozeman; son, Rande and wife, Gayle Roth; grandson, David and granddaughter, Kendall Roth of Billings; sister, Lois and brother-in-law, Bob Davis of Manhattan; brother, Gerald Roth of Helena; and several nephews and nieces.
Cremation has taken place. Memorial services will be held Saturday, June 5, at 2 p.m. at Mayflower Congregational United Church of Christ at Poly and Rehberg. Reception afterwards at the church. Memorials to Big Sky Hospice, P.O. Box 35033, Billings, MT 59107.
Michelotti, Sawyers & Nordquist has charge of arrangements.
Anna Eugenie Mehling Ochs
BRIDGER - Ann was our choice as "Volunteer of the Year, " for all the years she was a Foster Grandmother in the Bridger School System, and also the Migrant worker program.
For 18 years she freely volunteered to be with the kids. This was the highlight of her life.
Anna Eugenie Mehling Ochs left this world peacefully, surrounded by her loved ones at St. Vincent Hospital in Billings, on June 2, 1999.
She was born the oldest of 14 children to Conrad Mehling and Eugenie Ruppel Mehling on Jan. 15, 1918, at Park City.
She was married
to Herman Ochs on Nov. 7, 1938. He preceded her in death on Feb. 8, 1972.
To this union, three children were born, Carol (John) DeRudder, Stan (Karin) Ochs, and Bruce (Gail) Ochs.
She is survived by her three children and their spouses, eight grandchildren, and 12 great-grandchildren. She is also survived by five sisters and two brothers, Hulda Weil, Betty Lenhardt, Fred Mehling, her special sister, Jo Meccage, Dorothy Hilzendeger, Don Mehling, and Ruth Rueb.
She was preceded in death by four brothers and two sisters.
Funeral Services will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday, June 4, 1999, at Smith Funeral Chapel in Laurel. Interment will be at the Bridger cemetery.
Memorials may be made to: Bridger Ambulance Service in Bridger, MT 59014, The American Cancer Society, or the Foster Grandparent Program at St. V's Hospital.
