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E.B. 'Ted' Dalton
LAS VEGAS, Nev. - Edward Benson "Ted" Dalton, 72, formerly of Powell, Wyo., died Thursday, Oct. 28, 1999, in Las Vegas.
Cremation has taken place. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Friday, Nov. 5, in Crown Hill cemetery in Powell.
Gerald J. Durbin
BOZEMAN - Gerald Julius Durbin, 71, formerly of Lewistown, died Monday, Nov. 1, 1999, of pancreatic cancer.
Rosary will be at 10:15 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 4, with a Mass at 11 a.m. at Resurrection Parish in Bozeman. Vigil services will be at 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 4, at St. Leo's Catholic Church in Lewistown. Funeral Liturgy will be at 11 a.m. Friday, Nov. 5, at St. Leo's Catholic Church with interment in Mount Calvary cemetery in Lewistown. Dahl Funeral Home of Bozeman and Creel Funeral Home of Lewistown are in charge.
Kathleen V. Hall
Kathleen V. Hall, 93, a resident of Westpark Village in Billings, passed away on All Saints Day, Monday, Nov. 1, 1999. She was born in Kendall on May 25, 1906, to Anthony Joseph and Catherine Hogan Smith.
She was very proud of her Irish heritage and that her family moved from Chicago to Kendall during the gold mining years. In 1920, as the gold mines were closing, she moved with her family to Lewistown. She graduated from Fergus County schools and two years of teachers college. In 1926, the family returned to Chicago, where Kathleen attended business college and worked as a bookkeeper and in administration. She helped care for her parents until their deaths. In 1946, Kathleen relocated to California with her brother, Charles and sister, Elizabeth. While there, she worked for and retired from the Firemen's Fund Company after many years as personnel supervisor. Upon her retirement, she returned to Montana to marry her high school beau, Earl D. Hall, on Feb. 2, 1967. Earl died in 1975.
Kathleen had been a member of St. Patrick's Catholic Church since her arrival in Billings. She belonged to a rosary group until ill health prevented her participation. She had many dear friends who appreciated her devotion and kindness. Throughout her lifetime, she loved dancing, chocolate candy, and her rose garden. She was always a very proper lady, perfectly dressed, including the matching hat, until her very few final days following a stroke. Kathleen was preceded in death by her parents, two sisters, and one brother.
She is survived by her sister, Helen M. Brown Snelling of Saginaw, Mich.; several nieces and nephews in Michigan and in Lewistown; her friends, Albert and Sheila Galen and Kay Stivers of California; and in Billings, she was especially close to Dr. and Mrs. Berl Ward, Maxine Hanson, Darlene Loran and Mary E. Honaker. We thank her caregivers at Westpark Village for their kindness.
The rosary will be recited 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 11, at Michelotti, Sawyers & Nordquist, 1001 Alderson Ave. Funeral Mass will be celebrated 10 a.m. Friday, Nov. 12, at St. Patrick's Co-Cathedral with Fr. John Houlihan officiating. Rite of Committal will be 2 p.m. Friday, Nov. 12, in the Calvary cemetery, Lewistown. Memorials may be sent to the St. Patrick's Renovation Fund, 215 N. 31st, Billings, MT 59101, or the charity of one's choice.
Tokiko Kawano
POWELL, Wyo. - Tokiko Kawano, 71, died Monday, Nov. 1, 1999, at her home.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday, Nov. 5, at Miratsky-Easton Funeral Home with interment in Crown Hill cemetery.
Phyllis Rae Letcher
CASPER, Wyo. - Phyllis Rae Letcher, age 75, passed away Monday, Nov. 1, 1999, in Casper of emphysema. She was born June 23, 1924, in Lodgepole, Neb.
A homemaker, Phyllis was united in marriage to Talbert "Bud" Letcher on Aug. 17, 1942, in Conway, S.C. She was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and she was sealed to Talbert Letcher in the Salt Lake City Temple.
The family would like to thank Alice and Fred Oneyear for the loving care and devotion they gave to Mom. Alice was the daughter she never had.
Survivors include two sons, John (Kae) Letcher of Laurel, Mont., and Bill (Vickie) Letcher of Salt Lake City; six grandchildren and 16 grandchildren; and sisters, Cleo (Pete) Van Cleave and Maxine (Allen) Andrews. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; sisters, Evelyn Grignon and Gladis (Birdie) Van Cleave; and granddaughter, Wendy Letcher.
Burial is pending at the Veterans cemetery in Casper. Bustards Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Memorials may be made to Big Sky Hospice, 123 S. 27th, Billings, Mont. 59101.
Dorothy Moore
BUTTE - Dorothy Moore, 72, of Butte and formerly of Lodge Grass, died Oct. 23, 1999, in Billings after emergency surgery.
Cremation has taken place and memorial services were held Oct. 28 at Wayrynen-Richards Funeral Home. Entombment of ashes was in Mount Moriah cemetery.
Mary L. Schell
TACOMA, Wash. - Mary L. Schell was born Aug. 12, 1914, and passed away Oct. 31, 1999, to God's loving arms.
Mary, formerly of Billings, is survived by husband, Phillip of 34 years; daughter, Delores Martineau; grandsons, Gregory Widener (Terry), Stephen Widener (Pam), and Larry Fogel; great-grandchildren, Todd and Mary Widener and Lauren Fogel; great-great-grandson, Gregory Widener; brother, Thomas Lue; many nieces and nephews, a favorite Kathy Sturm of Billings.
Frieda Schmierer
SIDNEY - Funeral services for Frieda Schmierer, 81, Sidney, will be 2 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 3, 1999, at the Pella Lutheran Church, Sidney, with Pastors Mark and Maryann Morgenstern officiating. Interment will be in the Riverview cemetery, Savage, under the direction of Fulkerson Funeral Home of Sidney.
Frieda was born on Nov. 13, 1917, in Otter Creek, N.D., to parents, John and Otillda (Herrmann) Schmierer. Frieda lived in Otter Creek until 1929 when the family moved to Savage. They lived there until 1931, when they moved to Crane, but moved back to Savage in 1937. Frieda was united in marriage to Bill Schmierer on Sept. 10, 1939, in Savage. Their first home was north of Sidney, in the Ridgelawn Community, near his brother John and Father's farm, for 17 years. In 1956, they moved to their present home north of Crane. Bill died Sept. 21, 1984, in Sidney.
Frieda was an active member of the Pella Lutheran Church, Sidney, and the Montana Senior Citizens Association and the Savage Senior Citizens, which she took an active part in many capacities and they felt they were very fortunate to have such a caring and capable member. She was also a member of the Women of the Moose and Democratic Women.
Frieda died Saturday, Oct. 30, 1999, at the Sidney Health Center, Sidney.
Frieda is survived by her three sons: Roger of Sidney, Leonard Schmierer and wife, Joan of Elizabeth, Colo., and Gordon Schmierer of Billings; a brother, Toby Reiner of Missoula; two sisters, Lillie Schmierer of Sidney and Evelyn Lewis of Glendive; four grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
She is preceded in death by her parents; husband, Bill; an infant grandson; three brothers, Fred, Chris and Carl.
Delpha E. Southcott
LOS ALTOS, Calif. - Delpha E. Brown Vance Southcott, 96, formerly of Jordan, Mont., died Saturday, Oct. 30, 1999, in Los Altos.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 6, in the chapel of Stevenson & Sons Funeral Home with interment in the Custer County cemetery, both in Miles City, Mont.
Robert J. Wier
SPOKANE, Wash. - Robert J. Wier, 65, of Spokane, Wash., formerly of Billings, passed away Friday, Oct. 29, 1999. He was born March 3, 1934, in Roundup, Mont., to Joseph and Kathryn Wier.
Bob was an avid sports enthusiast and especially enjoyed playing golf.
Bob is survived by five children: Robert M. Wier (Dana) of Tucson Ariz., Tami Wier of St. Paul, Minn., Vickie Anderson of Billings, Michael (Stephanie) of Helena, Teri Clement of Ogden Utah; seven grandchildren; a sister, Helen Lenhardt of Billings, a brother James Wier of Canyon Ferry and many nieces and nephews.
Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, 211 Broadwater Ave., Billings 59102 or to the charity of one's choice.
Cremation has taken place and a memorial services will be held in the future.
Jack A. Baughman
EMIGRANT - Jack Austin Baughman, of Emigrant, beloved husband, father, and friend, passed away Sunday, Oct. 31, 1999, at Livingston Memorial Hospital.
His family includes his wife, Carla Postel Baughman of Emigrant; two daughters, Carla Stringfellow and Abigail (William) Turner who reside in Tennessee; beloved grandnephew, Aragorn Mikel Hansard, who was raised by Jack and Carla for seven years and now residing in California; his grandchildren, Amber Stringfellow of Arkansas and Errol Stringfellow of California; and nine great-grandchildren.
Jack was born Dec. 24, 1929, in Douglas, Ariz. He joined the U.S. Coast Guard at age 17 and was on the high seas for seven years, including during the Korean Conflict. He earned his bachelor of science degree in Texas and later was in the aerospace programs as an engineer at TRW, Redondo Beach, Calif., for 28 years. He moved to Montana and was employed by Mountain States Energy in Butte for nine years. His post retirement career has been as owner of the Mountain Eagle Bakery in Livingston.
A memorial will be 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 23, 1999, in Canterbury Chapel at Emigrant. Cremation will be held at Cremation or Funeral Gallery.
Robert Duane Bay
HURRICANE, Utah - Robert Duane Bay, formerly of Lovell, Wyo., died Friday, Oct. 30, 1999, at the Dixie Regional Medical Center in St. George.
Visitation will be 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 4, at Haskell Funeral Home in Lovell. Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Lovell LDS Stake Center with interment in the Lovell cemetery.
John Paul Boyko
SHERIDAN, Wyo. - John Paul Boyko, 79, died Sunday, Oct. 31, 1999, at the VA Medical Center.
Visitation will be 6-9 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 2, at Kane Funeral Home. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 3, in the Dayton cemetery.
Constine Damm
CULBERTSON - Our dear father and grandfather Constine Damm went home to be with the Lord on Oct. 31, 1999, in Billings, after a year-long fight with cancer.
Constine was born Nov. 9, 1919, in Froid to Conrad and Anna Damm. He was raised on the Damm family homestead northwest of Culbertson.
He married
Rosalie Hellstern in Wolf Point on May 26, 1942. They were married
for 54 years until her death in 1996. In 1947, he moved to the Hellstern farm near Hinsdale where he farmed and ranched until moving back to Culbertson in 1952. Constine worked for Co-op Chevrolet in Culbertson until it burned down in 1953. He then purchased the Peterson Garage in 1954 and renamed it Culbertson Motor Sales, which he operated for 25 years.
Constine was a horticulture inspector for the state of Montana for 20 years, a volunteer fireman for 16 years and a member of the Culbertson Horseshoe Club for 30 years. He drove a school bus, worked in the safflower plant of Culbertson, worked for the city and for the local hospital. Constine also served on the Methodist Church board and as an officer of the Culbertson Senior Citizens. In 1997, he was named Senior Citizen of the Year.
Constine is survived by his daughter, Sharon Borer of Townsend, and two sons, Gary of Great Falls and Larry of Billings; seven grandchildren and five great-grandchildren; brother, George of Froid; sisters, Molly and Marie Damm and Anna Luft, all of Culbertson and Lydia Liebrecht of Yorkton, Saskatchewan.
Visitations will be held from 2 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 3, at the Everson-Clayton Memorial Chapel in Culbertson with a prayer service at 7 p.m. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 4, at the Methodist Church with Rev. Tim Hutslar officiating. Interment will be in the Hillside cemetery in Culbertson.
Everson-Clayton Memorial Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
Lenn Spencer Damm
BROADUS - Lenn Spencer Damm, 81, of Broadus, passed away on Saturday, Oct. 30, 1999, at the Powder River Manor in Broadus.
Leon was born Sept. 19, 1918, in Miles City, the son of Mathew and Pearl (Hopkins) Damm. He was raised on the family ranch on the Powder River and attended country schools in the area. At the age of 22, Lenn entered the U.S. Army. He served in the Tunisian, Naples Foggia and the Rome Arno campaigns and was at Anzio for the invasion. Lenn was wounded while in the service and then was sent to Rome and on to Naples. Lenn came back to the states in November of 1944, and spent some time in Walla Walla, Wash., in the hospital and was discharged on June 2, 1945, from Camp Carson, Colo.
Following the service he returned to Broadus and went to work for Tom Dudley, for the Triple A, running a caterpillar. In March of 1947, Lenn and Helen Nesbit were united in marriage in Miles City. They lived on the Dolan ranch, where they ran cows for a couple of years, then moved to town where they have remained ever since.
Leon is survived by his wife. Helen of Broadus; three daughters, Cheri Alt and her husband. Earl of Joliet, Deanna Hay and her husband. Larry of Bridger, and Vickie Damm of Miles City; a son. Shawn Damm and his wife. Corinna of Billings; six grandchildren, Bodee and Reed Alt, Heather and Spencer Hay and Kylie and Garrett Damm; and two brothers, Charles and Stanley Damm, both of Broadus. He was preceded in death by his parents.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 2, 1999, at the Powder River Congregational Church in Broadus with Rev. Karalee Mulkey officiating. Private interment will follow at a later date. Stevenson & Sons Funeral Home of Broadus is in charge of arrangements.
Should friends desire, memorials may be made to the Henry Malley Library or the Powder River Historical Society in Broadus.
Barbara Jo 'Jody' Fink
LIVINGSTON - Barbara Jo "Jody" Fink, 74, of Livingston, died of cancer Sunday, Oct. 31, 1999, at her home. Funeral services will be at 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 4, 1999, at American Lutheran Church, corner of F & Lewis Streets, with Rev. Roger Churness officiating. Graveside committal and burial will be in Mountain View cemetery. Visitation will be at the Franzen-Davis Funeral Home Wednesday, Nov. 3, 1999, 9 a.m. to noon and 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., and Thursday, 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Arrangements are under the direction of Franzen-Davis Funeral Home in Livingston.
Survivors include two sons, David of Casper, Wyo., and Wayne and his wife, Kim of Livingston; three daughters, Willa Gilbreaith and her husband, Marty of Bozeman, twins, Lindie Gibson of Livingston and Julie McCartney-Hollar of Choteau; three brothers, Chet Goddard of Seattle, Wash., Don Goddard of Deer Lodge and Mickey Goddard of Brigham City, Utah; two sisters, Helen Irey of Townsend and Mary Lou Shields of Houston; 12 grandchildren, two great-grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews.
In addition to her husband who preceded her in death March 18, 1989, she was preceded in death by her son-in-law, Tim McCartney in 1980 and a brother, John in 1926, and twin grandsons, Nathan and Jason McCartney in 1976.
