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Robert Dennis Gerberding
LAUREL - On Monday, Aug. 30, 1999, Robert "Bob" Gerberding passed away at his home after a battle with heart disease. Bob was born on March 22, 1943, in Wolf Point, a son of Richard Gerberding and Avis Dohn. He attended school in Circle and served in the Army from 1960-1963. He married
Marlene Grotte on Oct. 11, 1964, and they had two children, Scott Douglas and Kathy Jo.
Bob worked for numerous companies during his 35 years of driving truck until he became too ill in early August. He loved the outdoors and spent all of his spare time camping and fishing. Bob will be deeply missed by his family and friends.
Bob is survived by his brother, David of Lake Elsinore, Calif.; a sister, Cleone Byxbie of Chester; his son, Scott and wife, Lori of Laurel; his daughter, Kathy Otis and husband, Tom of Billings; his fiancÈe and best friend, Terri Gilbert of Laurel; his special grandchildren, Jerika Dawn and Ryder Scott; and six nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents.
Memorial Services will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, Sept. 3, 1999, at Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Laurel. Inurnment will be at the Laurel cemetery with Military Honors. Smith Funeral Chapel in Laurel is in charge of arrangements. Memorials may be made to the American Heart Association and American Diabetes Association - Montana Chapter.
Sara Belle Grotz
THERMOPOLIS, Wyo. - Sara Belle Grotz, 89, died Monday, Aug. 31, 1999, at the Hot Springs Memorial Hospital.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday, Sept. 3, at the First Baptist Church. Additional services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 7, at McColley Funeral Home in Hot Springs, S.D., with interment at Fairview cemetery near Oral, S.D. Mortimore Funeral Home of Thermopolis is in charge.
Pauline Hackleman
SHERIDAN, Wyo. - Pauline Hackleman, 69, died Sunday, Aug. 29, in Sheridan Manor.
Memorial services will be at a later date in Riverton. Ferries Funeral Home is in charge.
Palmer Martin Hauge
BIG TIMBER - Palmer Martin Hauge, 88, died Tuesday, Aug. 31, 1999, at the Pioneer Medical Center.
Memorial services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 9, at the Big Timber Lutheran Church with interment of cremated remains in Mountain View cemetery. Lowry Funeral Home is in charge.
Helen Myrtle Jensven
FROID - Helen Myrtle Jensven, 86, of Froid and formerly of Homestead, died Monday, Aug. 30, 1999, at Roosevelt Memorial Medical Center in Culbertson.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 2, at Homestead Lutheran Church with interment in the Big Lake cemetery near Homestead. Fulkerson Funeral Home of Plentywood is in charge.
Ezra Miller
GLENDIVE - Ezra Miller, 94, died Monday, Aug. 30, 1999, at the Glendive Medical Center.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 2, at the White Chapel Mennonite Church in Glendive with interment in the Red Top Mennonite cemetery in Bloomfield. Silvernale-Silha Funeral Home is in charge.
Maynard Eugene Nelson
Gene Nelson died on Aug. 20, 1999, at 1 p.m., at the Francis Mahon Deaconess Hospital in Glasgow of brain cancer
Gene was born on June 19, 1943, in Wolf Point, the son of Don E. and Junette Nelson. He was proud to remain a northeast Montana resident all of his life.
As a highly respected teacher, coach and family man, Mr. Nelson dedicated 31 years to inspiring and leading his pupils and children to be their best as athletes and as people. He has touched many and will be dearly missed.
Gene is survived by his wife, Vicki Nelson of Glasgow; his mother, Junette Nelson of Wolf Point; four sisters, Karen Boe of Bismarck, N.D., Joyce Peters of Wolf Point, Donna Beuthien and Debbie Croft, both of Hamilton; children, Bridger Nelson, U.S. Navy of Brunswick, Maine, Mandy Nelson and Trevor Nelson, both of Portland, Ore., Brent Braden of Tucson, Ariz., and Kaysi Braden of Spokane, Wash.; and his longtime canine companion, Andi. It is widely believed Gene will be joining his father in the highest of heavens.
Visitations will be held at Clayton Memorial Chapel in Wolf Point from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 3. Funeral services will be held by his family at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 4, at the Wolf Point High School Gymnasium with Rev. Timothy Whiteman officiating. Interment will follow at Greenwood cemetery in Wolf Point.
Memorial donations may be made to: The Gene Nelson Memorial Scholarship Fund, c/o Laura Krath, Guidance Counselor at Wolf Point High School.
Christopher M. Read
LEWISTOWN - Christopher Michael "Chris" Read, 27, died Monday, Aug. 30, 1999, at his home.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday, Sept. 3, in the Cloyd Funeral Home Chapel with interment in Central Montana Memorial Gardens.
Orville Sundheim
SIDNEY - Orville Sundheim, 73, died Monday, Aug. 30, 1999, at the Sidney Health Center Extended Care Facility.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday, Sept. 3, at the Fulkerson Memorial Chapel in Sidney with interment in the Fairview cemetery in Fairview.
Fern E. Trower
SCOBEY - Fern E. Trower, 96, died Thursday, Aug. 26, 1999, at the Daniels Memorial Nursing Home.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 1, at the Scobey Lutheran Church with interment in the Scobey cemetery. Waller Funeral Home is in charge.
David C. Amundson
SIDNEY - David C. Amundson, 46, died Friday, Oct. 29, 1999, at the Sidney Health Center.
Memorial services will be held at a later date. Fulkerson Funeral Home is in charge.
Mary Elizabeth Bailey
Mary Elizabeth Bailey, 88, of Billings, formerly of Rosebud Creek, died Wednesday, Oct. 27, 1999, at the Deaconess Medical Center in Billings.
Mary was born Aug. 24, 1911, in Miles City, the daughter of James W. and Anna Elgin Nugent. She grew up and attended schools in Miles City, graduating from Custer County High School in 1929. Mary attended nurses training in Holy Rosary Hospital in Miles City.
On Dec. 31, 1931, Mary married
James N. Bailey in Miles City. They ranched on Rosebud Creek between Lame Deer and Colstrip until 1998 when they moved to Billings.
Mary was a member of the St. Margaret Mary's Catholic Church in Colstrip and served on the Rosebud County Hospital Board in the 1960s.
She is survived by her husband, Jim of Billings; two sons, Dr. James H. Bailey and his wife, Sharon of Great Falls, Don Bailey and wife, Connie of Rosebud Creek; her daughter, Mary Ann Lammers and husband, Duane of Corvallis, Ore.; eight grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Mary was preceded in death by her nine brothers and sisters.
A private family rosary will be recited Sunday, Oct. 31, at St. Pius X Catholic Church. Funeral Mass will be celebrated 10:30 a.m. Monday, Nov. 1, 1999, at St. Pius X Church with interment to follow at 3 p.m. at the Lee cemetery on Rosebud Creek. Memorials may be made to the charity of choice. Beals Mortuary of Forsyth is in charge of the arrangements.
Charles (Chaz) Carpenter
Charles (Chaz) Carpenter, 25 of Billings, passed away Monday, Oct. 25, 1999. He was born in Torrance, Calif.
Survivors include: wife, Tiara D. Carpenter; son, Tristan L. Carpenter; mother, Bonnie J. Carpenter; his aunts, Ruth E. Craig, Mary F. Knight; brothers, James N. Carpenter of Louisville, Ken., Timothy D. Carpenter of Billings, Allen D. Jones Jr. of Pensacola, Fla.; sisters, Rena Jean, Penellope, and Niecee of Louisville; nephew, Stephen M. Carpenter; niece, Kristina Ann Carpenter.
No services, cremation has taken place. Smith Funeral Home was in charge.
Anna Clingman
BIG TIMBER - Anna Clingman, 94, passed away at the Pioneer Medical Center, Friday, Oct. 29, 1999, of natural causes.
Anna was born on Jan. 10, 1905, in Ackley, Iowa, to Jacob and Hattie (Bestge) Risius.
She was united in marriage to Rev. W. F. Clingman on June 11, 1930, in Brownsdale, Minn., and after their marriage she lived in Hewitt, Minn., and in Montana at Great Falls, Rapelje, Harlem, Columbus, Absarokee, Big Timber, Lockwood, Reed Point, and Rudyard.. She was a member of the Big Timber Evangelical Church, and her hobbies included gardening, home canning, her lovely flower garden, sewing, crocheting, and reading.
Anna was preceded in death by her husband; a son, Richard Lee Clingman; a brother, Harry Risius; sisters, Ida Risius and Esther Krull; and great-granddaughter, Callie Ann Nordstog.
Survivors include one son, Rodger F.. Clingman of Bozeman; two brothers, Harry Risius of Bricelyn, Minn., and Edward Risius of Austin, Minn.;, two sisters, Minnie Risius and Frieda Oudekirk of Austin; one grandson, John Clingman of Bozeman; three granddaughters, Cindy Nordstog of Billings, Rene and Kim Clingman of Dalton, Ga.; and great-grandson, James Luke Clingman.
Funeral services will be held 10 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 2, at the Big Timber Evangelical Church, 302 Bramble, Big Timber. Interment will follow at Mountain View cemetery, Big Timber. Memorials may be made to the Evangelical Church of North America, P.O. Box 696, Big Timber, MT 59011, or the Pioneer Medical Center, P.0. Box 1228 Big Timber, MT 59011.
Mary Elizabeth Coltrane
THERMOPOLIS, Wyo. - Mary Elizabeth Coltrane, 85, died Thursday, Oct. 28, 1999, at Hot Springs County Memorial Hospital after an extended illness.
Memorial services will be at 11 a.m. Monday, Nov. 1, at the First Baptists Church. Mortimore Funeral Home is in charge.
Lenn S. Damm
BROADUS - Lenn S. Damm, 81, died Saturday, Oct. 30, 1 999, at the Powder River Manor.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 2, in the Powder River Congregational Church with interment at a later date. Stevenson & Sons Funeral Home is in charge.
Bernetta Goddard
GLASGOW - Bernetta Goddard, 74, died Wednesday, Oct. 27, 1999, at St. Patrick's Hospital in Missoula of natural causes.
Services are at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 2, at First Lutheran Church. Order of Eastern Star services are at 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 1, at Bell Chapel with interment in Highland cemetery.
Florence Harrington
PLENTYWOOD - The funeral liturgy for Florence Harrington will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 2. Father Benjamin Lobo will celebrate the Mass at St. Boniface Catholic Church in Outlook; interment will be in Outlook cemetery.
Florence, 88, died early Saturday morning, Oct. 30, at Sheridan Memorial Hospital in Plentywood.
Florence was born May 12, 1911, in Schereville, Ind., the youngest of eight children of Michael and Frances (Becker) Klos. In 1915 the family moved to Montana and homesteaded north of Navajo, where Florence attended school through the eighth grade. She met Ben at a dance at the Navajo school in 1925; they were married
June 26, 1935, in Scobey. They lived for a time in California, came back to farm in Redstone for awhile; then moved to Archer in 1942. During WWII the family moved to Portland, Ore., where Ben worked in the shipyards for about a year. They then moved back to the farm at Archer, where they were at home until Ben's death.
Florence was a shy, private person with great strength of character. Her marriage vows were sacred; and she made great, lifelong sacrifices for her family. She cared for Ben at home through his declining health, refusing to let him enter the nursing home at the expense of her own health. Renowned for her breads and cinnamon rolls, she was a superb cook and baker, and no visitor left her home without a meal! She was a skilled seamstress and upholsterer; her daughters remember that they could browse through the Sears catalog, and dream of a garment with this feature from one illustration and that feature from another ... and Florence would have it ready for them the next day (and always a perfect fit!) She loved to be at home with her flowers, and play cards, especially Smear, with visitors. She followed soap operas, first on radio, and then on TV, with the many characters seeming to be her close friends, Florence loved babies, and would rock, hug and cuddle all of her new grandchildren for hours. She finished school with the eighth grade, but was an excellent speller, and loved to listen to Ben recite poetry (from memory). Shortly after Ben's death, Sept. 26, 1998, Florence moved to an apartment in Plentywood, then to Montana Pioneer Manor, and in September, to LaCasa Personal Care Center. She remained a devout member of St. Boniface Catholic Church until her death, and as long as she was able she was active in the altar society.
Survivors include two daughters: Sylvia Paulson and her husband, Myrlen of Raymond, and Kathy Wirtz of Outlook; three sons: Bob and his wife, Anita, of Olympia, Wash.; Jim and his wife, Lorraine, of Missoula; and Tom and his wife, Peggy, of Las Vegas, Nev. Also surviving are 16 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren. Besides her parents, Florence was preceded in death by her husband, Ben; her son Pat, and her son-in-law, Melvin Wirtz. She was the last survivor of her family of eight brothers and sisters.
