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Daryl James Haack
LOWRY, Minn. - Daryl James Haack, 42, formerly of Bridger, Mont., died Tuesday, Oct. 26, 1999, in a traffic accident in Northamptonshire, England.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 2, at Nora Lutheran Church in rural Kensington with interment in the Lands cemetery in Hoffman. Erickson-Smith Funeral Home of Elbow Lake is in charge.
Sister Mary Harrington(Sister Stanislaus)
BUTTE - Sister Mary Harrington (Sister Stanislaus), 92, formerly of Billings, died Sunday, Oct. 31, 1999, at St. James Community Hospital.
Wake services will be at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 2, at St. Patrick Church. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at noon Wednesday, Nov. 3, at the church with interment in St. Patrick cemetery. Duggan-Dolan Mortuary is in charge.
Gerald S. Johnson Sr.
WORLAND, Wyo. - Gerald S. "Jerry" Johnson Sr., 84, died Sunday, Oct. 31, 1999, at the Community Care Center.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday, Nov. 5, at First Southern Baptist Church with interment in Riverview Memorial Gardens. Veile Mortuary is in charge.
Teresa 'Terri' L. (Unruh) Kjersem
LEWISTOWN - Teresa "Terri" L. (Unruh) Kjersem, 41, of Lewistown, died Saturday evening at her home. She was born Sept. 30, 1958, in Billings, the daughter of Jacqueline and Leonard Unruh. They lived in Superior where she received her education. She was married
to Ladd Lewis and they later divorced. She was united in marriage to Carey Kjersem in August of 1992. They settled in Lewistown and owned and operated Lewistown Pawn. Terri enjoyed spending time with her family and was looking forward to opening her own sandwich shop.
She is survived by her husband, Carey of Lewistown; two sons: Robbie and Brandon Lewis, both of Lewistown; two stepsons: Mathew and Michael Kjersem, both of Belgrade; her mother: Jackie Unruh of Lewistown; two brothers: Steve Unruh and his wife, Loni of Missoula, and Andrew Unruh of Wolf Point; four sisters: Colleen Kline and her husband, Jerry, Darlinda Shields and her husband, Tim and Lorna Palin and her husband, Skip, all of Missoula, and Jolene Walker and her husband, Glen of Billings; numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her father.
Funeral Services for Teresa "Terri" Kjersem will be Wednesday in the Cloyd Chapel at 1 p.m. with interment to follow in the Lewistown City cemetery. The Cloyd Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Friends may make memorials to the Robbie and Brandon Lewis College Memorial Fund and they may be left at the Cloyd Funeral Home.
James W. Kozloski
James W. Kozloski, 72 of Billings, passed away Monday morning, Nov. 1, 1999, at St. Vincent Hospital. He was born Sept. 24, 1927, in Lewistown, where he was raised and educated.
In 1946, Jim enlisted in the U.S. Army and served during the Korean Conflict. On Aug. 31, 1948, he married
Jean Mollett in Billings. Jim worked as a salesman for Meadow Gold and later, Sweetheart Bakery, before retiring in 1976. He served as city secretary for the Billings Bowling Association for several years and was a member of the association's hall of fame. He also enjoyed working in his yard and garden. Jim was preceded in death by his daughter, Bonnie, in 1986.
Survivors include his wife, Jean of Billings; his daughter, Sharon O'Donnell and her husband, Jeff of Laurel; four grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Cremation has taken place and a memorial service will be held 2 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 4, at Michelotti, Sawyers & Nordquist, 1001 Alderson Ave. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to the Northern Rockies Cancer Center, 1041 N. 29th, Billings, MT 59101.
Mildred M. Miller
LEWISTOWN - Mildred Montana Miller, 88, died Sunday, Oct. 31, 1999, at the Central Montana Medical Center.
Memorial services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 6, at the Moore United Methodist Church with inurnment in the Moore cemetery. Creel Funeral Home is in charge.
Ina Mae (Pewitt) Potter
HAYDEN, Idaho - Ina Mae (Pewitt) Potter, age 88, a former Laurel, Mont., resident, died Tuesday, Oct. 26, 1999, in Hayden.
Ina was born Aug. 10, 1911, in Dent County, Mo., to Silas and Ida (Stephens) Pewitt. She moved with her family to Laurel in 1915. Ina graduated from the Laurel High School in 1930 as the Great Depression set in and was fortunate to soon find work as a telephone operator. It was there that she became acquainted with Blaine Eshom, the night roundhouse foreman, who made frequent business calls through her switchboard. They were married
in 1937.
When Blaine retired from the Northern Pacific Railroad in 1950, Ina's family moved to Sequim, Wash., to enjoy the temperate climate. In 1951 the family moved to Kingston, Wash., where Ina again worked for the local independent telephone company. She started as an operator and later went into selling directory advertising. Blaine suffered from several heart attacks starting in 1953, so in 1958 the family moved to Gig Harbor, Wash., so he could be closer to medical care. Ina worked for the Tacoma News Tribune Newspaper office in Gig Harbor. Blaine died in March of 1958.
Ina founded the Tide Laundromat in east Gig Harbor in 1959. The business was very successful and kept Ina very busy. She met John Potter in 1960 and they were married
in February of 1961. In 1964 they moved to Noxon, Mont., after John's retirement. They moved to Coeur d'Alene in 1977. John died in 1983. Ina moved to Autumn Haven II in Hayden in 1995.
Ins is survived by a son, Coy Eshom of Port Orchard, Wash.; a grandson, Steve Eshom of Vancouver, Wash.; four step-grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren; brothers, Harold Pewitt of Woodland, Calif., and Howard Pewitt of Laurel
Her husbands, Blaine Eshom and Jack Potter; brothers, Melvin, Ormond, Dorse, Henry and Coy; and her sister, Jane, preceded Ina in death.
A memorial service will be held at Smith Memorial Chapel in Laurel on Thursday, Nov. 4, 1999, at 10 a.m.
Memorial contributions can be made to the American Heart Association. Smith Memorial Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
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 a 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.
Frieda died Saturday, Oct. 30, 1999, at the Sidney Health Center, Sidney.
Frieda is survived by her three sons: Roger of Sidney, Leonard 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 and husband, Bill.
Sevilla Seghetti
WORLAND, Wyo. - Sevilla Seghetti, 76, died Saturday, Oct. 30, 1999, at Community Care of Worland.
Visitation will be 7-8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 5, at the Bryant Funeral Home Chapel. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 6, at the First Baptist Church with interment in Riverview Memorial Gardens.
Harriet Sommers Taggart
Harriet Sommers Taggart, 92, passed away Sept. 14, 1999, at St. John's Nursing Home. She was a special mother, grandmother and great grandmother.
She was born Jan. 16, 1907, in Billings, Mont. After graduating from school, she moved to Rockford, Ill., where she worked as a receptionist in a major restaurant and hotel. She later moved to Mammoth, Wyo., where she worked in administration for Yellowstone National Park. She retired in 1970.
She married
Lloyd P. Taggart on Nov. 5, 1961, in Roberts, Mont. He preceded her in death on Oct. 29, 1970.
Mrs. Taggart was the head of the League of Business Women in Billings for many years. She enjoyed spending time with her family, ceramics, cooking and traveling.
She was preceded in death by two sons, Thomas M. Taggart of Orofino, Idaho, and William Donahue of Billings.
Survivors include one daughter, Eleanor Dowell of Pateros, Wash.; 10 grandchildren; 17 great grandchildren; four great great grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews.
Cremation has taken place, and she was put to rest next to her husband Lloyd in Livingston.
Ethel Fairlie
BUFFALO, Wyo. - Ethel Fairlie, 90, died Saturday, Oct. 30, 1999, at her home.
Visitation will be 1-10 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 2, and 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 3, at the Adams Funeral Home Chapel. Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the chapel with interment in Willow Grove cemetery.
Elmer Henry Ringhand
HARLOWTON - Elmer Henry Ringhand, 89, died Sunday, Oct. 31, 1999, at the Wheatland Memorial Hospital.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 3, at Trinity Lutheran Church with interment in the Harlowton cemetery. Perkins Funeral Home is in charge.
Myrtle Alice O'Banion
Myrtle Alice O'Banion passed away Friday, Oct. 29, 1999, at the Deaconess Hospital. She was the daughter of Richard Roy and Olive Alice Sherwood and was born on Jan. 25, 1915, in Billings. Myrtle went to school in Billings and Bozeman. She was a graduate of Billings Business College. Myrtle worked for years as a nurses aid and then many years as a secretary.
She was a friend to many and found great joy in writing to others and was a genealogy enthusiast.
On April 23, 1937, she married
Cecil Allen O'Banion in Missoula.
Survivors include her husband, Cecil; a son, Ralph R. (Martha) O'Banion of Billings; and a daughter, Carol (Jake) Hill of Nauvoo, Ill. Also surviving are 10 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, a brother, two daughters and one grandson.
Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 3, 1999, at the Sixth and Ave. D LDS Chapel with Bishop Stewart Kirkpatrick officiating. Interment will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Private family viewing only.
Adella Ida Fuchs
Adella Ida Fuchs. Safe in the arms of Jesus. Born May 20, 1906, in Russia, she died Oct. 31, 1999, at Eagle Cliff Manor, where she had been a resident for the past four and a half years.
Adella immigrated to the U.S. in 1911 with her family and spent most of her youth on a farm in Lemmon, S.D. In 1924, she married
Fred E. Fuchs in Hettinger, S.D. They moved to Baker where they farmed until 1928, when they moved to Knee Hill Valley, Alberta, Canada. Three children were born of that union, Viola, Richard, and Clinton. In 1931, their 3-year-old son, Richard, was killed when he was struck by lightning and not long after, her husband, Fred, passed away. Adella sold the farm in Canada and she and her two children moved to Montana, where she married
her husband Fred's brother, Daniel G. Fuchs in 1939.
They made their home in Montana until the war broke out when Adella and Dan moved to Spokane, Wash. There, they both worked as airplane mechanics at the Spokane Army Air Depot. After the war, they returned to Billings, where she spent the rest of her life dedicated to Christ and his work. Adella spent many hours working for her church and in her spare hours enjoyed knitting, crocheting, baking, fishing, and working in her flower gardens. She was preceded in death by her husband, Fred; her second husband, Dan; her two sons, Richard and Clinton; a grandson, Frank Daniel Packard; a brother, Fred Fuchs; and a sister, Pauline Perry.
Survivors include her daughter, Viola Packard of Billings; her daughter-in-law, Peggy Fuchs of Billings; her two sisters, Lena Rauch and Mary Wickler of Bellingham, Wash.; her six granddaughters, Sandra Brasch of Fargo, N.D., Kathy Schuyler of Midland, Texas, Diana Metz of Gillette, Wyo., Dixie Kansala of Sheridan, Wyo., Barbara Reichenbach of Charlotte, N.C., and Judy May of Billings; three grandsons, Danny Fuchs of Billings, Clinton Packard of Polson and Richard Packard of Billings; 21 great-grandchildren, and five great-great-grandchildren.
Visitation will begin 4 p.m. Monday at Michelotti, Sawyers & Nordquist, 1001 Alderson Ave. Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 3, at Michelotti, Sawyers & Nordquist with interment in Sunset Memorial Gardens. Memorials may be directed to Wicks Lane Baptist Church, 1605 Bench Blvd., Billings, MT 59105 or Eagle Cliff Manor Activities Center, 1415 Yellowstone River Rd., Billings, MT 59105.
Sarah Elizabeth (Cunningham) Gillett
DOUGLAS, Wyo. - Sarah Elizabeth (Cunningham) Gillett, 90, died Friday, Oct. 29, 1999.
Visitation will be 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday, Nov. 1, at the Converse Funeral Chapel. Funeral liturgy will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 2, at St. James Catholic Church. Interment will at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 3, in the Hillside cemetery in Greybull.
Robert L. Wood
BUFFALO, Wyo. - Robert L. Wood, 55, died Saturday, Oct. 30, 1999, of an apparent heart attack.
Visitation will be 1-10 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 3, and 8:30-9:30 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 4, at the Adams Funeral Home. Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home chapel. Private family interment will be held at a later date in the Willow Grove cemetery.
John H. Homberger
LEWISTOWN - A fisherman's final journey came on Oct. 27, 1999, for our beloved daddy, grandpa, great-grandpa and friend John Homberger, 89, of Lewistown.
He was born Sept. 4, 1910 in Oberhaun, Germany, the son of Karl and Elizabeth Homberger. His life in Germany was very hard and at times food was in short supply. Because of the family hardship, at age 17, speaking no English, John said goodbye to his parents, brother and sister and boarded the ship the Hamburg bound for Ellis Island. He was to join an older brother and two uncles who came over from Germany earlier. Plans were to stay here only a few years until Germany's economy improved. Those few years turned into a lifetime with only one return visit home in 1955. After meeting up with his brother, the two did various jobs such as clam digging on the Washington-Oregon coast. Years later they came to the Great Falls, Dutton, Choteau area meeting up with their uncles. While working in Choteau, he married
the woman who he would spend the next 51 years with, Adele (Toots) Hodik. Knowing her only two weeks, they were married
Sept. 14, 1939, in Choteau. Shortly after their marriage, they moved to Great Falls where he drove taxi. In 1941 they moved to their permanent home of Lewistown. John worked for Johnson Nicholson Beer Distributors until going to work for Fergus County as a heavy equipment operator until his retirement in 1973.
John's greatest life accomplishment was receiving his United States Citizenship in 1951. To his dying day, he could still recite the Preamble of the Constitution. He joined the Moose Lodge in 1939 in Great Falls and transferred to the Lewistown Lodge in 1941. He spent most of his years for the betterment of the organization and went through all the offices of the lodge in Lewistown. He was Governor in 1963-64 and went through all the offices of the lodge in Midland Empire Legion No. 38 and was Past North Moose. He was Past President, Past Deputy Grand North Moose and Past Deputy Supreme Governor. He received the Fellowship Degree and the Pilgrim Degree of Merit. He was a member of the 100 Division of the "25" Club. He served as a Ritual Judge for many years and also served as chairman of the Stamp Fund. He was appointed chairman of the Pilgrim committee, which completed the project, started by the Loyal Order of Moose to help restore Yellowstone Park after the fire in 1988. He was responsible for sending many orphaned children to Moose Heart to further their education. He was chosen national Moose of the year in 1989 and retired from duties in 1991 after 62 years of service. He was also a lifetime member of the Eagles Lodge of Lewistown.
He was reunited after 49 years with his nephew, Hans Deitert of Cologne, Germany, in 1994 when Hans and his wife came to visit and to meet his family.
John loved the outdoors, hunting and fishing. Three days before his passing he was doing both all in the same day! On most any day you could find him out at a pond, sometimes with a pole in hand and sometimes just napping. When he wasn't fishing, you could find him telling stories and drinking coffee at the Empire CafÈ, Cookie Jar or at McDonalds.
He was preceded in death by his parents; sister, Elizabeth of Germany; brother, Curtis, believed to have been killed in a concentration camp in Russia; and brother, Karl of Washington. In 1991 he said good-bye to his wife.
Survivors are his two daughters, Joanne (Duane) Demars of Billings and Sharyn Homberger of Lewistown; grandchildren and great-grandchildren: Sheri (Jim) Lahti, Stacey and Kelsey, Brandi Demars, Bryan (Jody) Tuss and Alex and Daquiri, Kory (Karen) Tuss and Jamie and Travis Tuss.
Funeral Services for John H. Homberger will be Tuesday at 1 p.m. in the Cloyd Chapel with interment to follow in the Lewistown City cemetery. The Cloyd Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Friends may make memorials to the Loyal Order of the Moose and they may be left at the Cloyd Funeral Home.
