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Elizabeth Timmons
On Feb. 7, 2000, Elizabeth Timmons left her earthly home. Her health began failing after a fall in November. Congestive heart failure and pulmonary disease kept her in the hospital and Western Manor. However, she spent her last few days at home where she departed peacefully and with dignity. She was respected by all that knew her.
She was born Elizabeth Julia De Saveur, the first daughter of Remy and Celina De Saveur, on May 22, 1915, in St. Lievens Essche, Belgium. Elizabeth, brother Pete, and their mother came to the United States together. After landing in New York and being processed through Ellis Island, they boarded a train for the cross-country trip to Montana. Her father, already working in the Red Lodge mines, met his family here in Billings on Jan. 20, 1920.
Later, he moved the family to the Clarks Fork Valley, farming near Edgar and Fromberg. Elizabeth received her education in the Fromberg Public Schools.
On March 23, 1940, Elizabeth and Emory Timmons were united in marriage. Much of their married
life was spent at Fromberg, raising a son and daughter, farming, and operating a grocery store. Elizabeth was active in the Northside Community Club and Edna Hedges Chapter Order of Eastern Star during this time. They retired in 1970 and moved to Billings.
Elizabeth became an avid volunteer and accumulated over 7,500 hours at Billings Deaconess Hospital. Through RSVP, she also worked at the information table at the airport every Saturday afternoon. All of the neighborhood children affectionately called her "Grandma" and knew there were always delicious home-baked cookies or other goodies waiting for them in the Timmons' kitchen.
Elizabeth was preceded in death by her son Charlie, brother Pete, and parents. She is survived by her husband, Emory; daughter, Joanne (Clay) Jellison; daughter-in-law, Marge (Ben) Flynn; sisters, Elsie (Bill) Easton of Santa Ana, Calif., and Florence (the late Gus) Gstohl of Gillette, Wyo.; four grandchildren, Jacquie (Jim) Vannoy, Mark (Kelly) Timmons, Bryan (Jennifer) Bailey of Pflugerville, Texas, Brett (Chassanna) Bailey of Helena; six great-grandchildren, with two more to be born soon; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held 10 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 10 at Michelotti, Sawyers & Nordquist. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to Big Sky Hospice, P.O. Box 35033 Billings, MT 59107 or the charity of one's choice.
Helen Marie LaGaly
At the age of 78, Helen died peacefully at Deaconess Medical Center on Tuesday. Feb. 8, 2000, of natural causes.
Helen was born Jan. 25,. 1922, in Brophy, Mont., the daughter of John and Alida (Berg) Lammi. She attended Washoe Elementary and graduated from Red Lodge High School. She also attended Billings Business College for a year.
On June 10, 1949, Helen was united in marriage to the love of her life, Robert Charles LaGaly, in Red Lodge. Helen and Bob moved to Billings in 1958 where they lived together until Bob's death in 1997. Helen maintained the home until her death.
Crossword puzzles. reading and watching her humming birds were Helen's favorite pastimes. Her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren were her joys in life. Always the caregiver, Helen's concerns were of everyone else before herself
Survivors include her daughters and their husbands, Robin and Danny Morse, Susan and Dennis Placek and Therese and Rick Mims, all of Billings; her son and his wife, Michael and Sally LaGaly of Seattle; five grandchildren, Danny, Mandy, Ricci, Michael and Jennifer and two great-grandchildren, Cyrell and Dominique as well as a sister, Lula Nikula and half-brother, Velkko Lammi.
Her parents, her husband, Bob, a son, Patrick and brothers, Bob Berg and Mike Berg all preceded her in death.
A memorial service will be 11 a.m. Friday. Feb. 11, at Dahl Funeral Chapel. Burial of ashes will be in Mountview cemetery. Memorials may be made to Meals on Wheels or Senior Helping Hands.
James E. Fultz
STANFORD - James E. Fultz, 69, died Saturday at his home of an apparent heart attack.
No services are planned at this time and cremation has taken place. Inurnment will be in the Riverside cemetery in Fort Benton at a later date. The Cloyd Funeral Home of Lewistown is in charge. Memorials may be made to the charity of one's choice and may be left at the Cloyd Funeral Home.
Fred Terwilliger
LIVINGSTON - Fred Terwilliger, 60, died at his home Saturday, Feb. 5, 2000.
Cremation has taken place at Franzen-Davis Crematory . Memorial services will held 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 12, at the chapel of Franzen-Davis Funeral Home.
Helen Palmer
BUFFALO, Wyo. - Helen Palmer, 77, died Monday, Feb. 7, 2000, at the Johnson County Health Care Center.
Visitation will be from 1-10 p.m. on Wednesday from the funeral home chapel, and from 8:30 a.m. until 1 p.m. on Thursday. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 10, from the Adams Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will be in Willow Grove cemetery. Friends may donate in Helen's memory to Meals on Wheels in care of the Adams Funeral Home.
Ruth Catholeen Nelson
Ruth Catholeen Nelson passed away on Feb. 6, 2000, in Camarillo, Calif., of cancer.
She was born on Jan. 19, 1912, to Andrew and Helga Lunde in Mandan, N.D. As a child her family lived in Czar, Alberta, Maples, Idaho, and finally settled in Glendive, where her father worked for Northern Pacific Railroad. She was a graduate of Dawson County High School.
On Sept. 13, 1930, she married
Earl Nelson in Glendive, and they farmed at the family homestead in Lindsey. In 1938, the family moved to Forsyth where Mr. Nelson owned and operated a gas station. They then moved to Billings in 1941 where she has remained.
Mrs. Nelson was a lifelong homemaker who most enjoyed taking care of her family. She has been a member of the American Lutheran Church since moving to Billings. In addition to being an active member of church groups, she was an election judge for many years and a member of the Sons of Norway.
Survivors include her daughter, Sharon (Don) Pryor of Westlake Village, Calif; a son, Jim of the family home; a sister, Margaret Bergren of Billings; a brother, Norman Lunde of Glendive; seven grandchildren, Jeff (Sharene) Nelson, Shelby and Sydne Nelson, Cathie Oliver, Christi Ferrin, Cherie (Scott) Ash, and Sharyl (Bill) Abbott; seven great-grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by a son, John, her daughter, Loretta MacMillan, a grandson, Greg MacMillan, her brothers, Lloyd Lunde, and her husband of 57 years, Earl, in 1988.
Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at American Lutheran Church, 5 Lewis Ave., with interment following at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Arrangements were made by Cremation or Funeral Gallery. Memorials can be sent to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, 1242 N. 28th St., Billings, MT 59101.
Eldon S. Picard
FLORENCE, Ariz. - Eldon Samuel Picard, 87, formerly of Bainville, Mont., died Friday, Jan. 28, 2000, in Casa Grande.
Services were held on Monday, Jan. 31 at Simes Mortuaries Florence Chapel in Casa Grande.
Ursella Bickle
MILES CITY - Ursella Bickle, age 94, of Miles City, passed away Sunday, Feb. 6, 2000, at the Friendship Villa Care Center in Miles City.
Ursella Bickle was born June 27,1905, at Ramona, S.D., to James Andrew and Mary Barbara Casanova Sullivan. She grew up and attended school in Madison, S.D., graduating with a two-year teaching degree from Eastern Dakota Teachers College, now Dakota State.
She moved with her family to Minneapolis, Minn., and worked one year at Dayton's Department Store. In 1928 she came to Ismay, Mont., to teach school. On June 1, 1931, she and Arthur Bickle Sr. were married
in Rapid City, S.D.
They built up their ranch on the Sandstone Creek and spent the next 52 years there, retiring to Miles City in 1984. Mrs. Bickle was a member of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Range Riders and Catholic Women. She was state president of the CattleWomen and first vice president of the American National CattleWomen Association.
She enjoyed reading, walking and traveling. She and her husband traveled widely throughout much of the world. Her husband Arthur, her parents, and two brothers, Msgr. Leonard Sullivan and Ray Sullivan preceded her in death. She is survived by her daughter, Mary Barbara Bickle of Miles City, and her son, Arthur William (Bill) and his wife, Sheila Bickle of Ismay. She is also survived by four grandchildren, Arthur William III (Bill) and his wife, Jamie Bickle of Miles City, Sue and her husband, Rick Archer of Longmont Colo., Katie and her husband, Kevin Andriolo of Billings and Elizabeth Bickle of Hawaii, and one great-grandchild, Gregory Andriolo. She also leaves one sister, Marie Ryan of Miles City, and one brother, Joseph Sullivan of Minneapolis, Minn.
Vigil services will be held Wednesday, Feb. 9, at 6 p.m. in the chapel of Stevenson & Sons Funeral Home. Mass of Christian Burial will be held Thursday, Feb. 10, at 1 p.m. at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Miles City with Father Kevin Christofferson officiating. Rite of Committal will follow in the family lot of the Custer County cemetery. Stevenson & Sons Funeral Home of Miles City is in charge of the arrangements.
Should friends desire, memorials can be made to the Miles City Public Library.
Beulah Mae Porter
ABSAROKEE -Beulah Mae Porter, went to be with Jesus Saturday evening, Feb. 5, 2000. She died of a heart attack while playing cards with her family. A long time resident of Stillwater County, Beulah was known as mom, sister, cousin, grandmother, great-grandmother and friend to many people. Beulah was born April 16, 1912, at the family ranch at Beehive, Mont. She was the firstborn daughter of Sherman and Josie Smith. After her father died when she was five, she helped take care of her two younger sisters Faye and Annabel. Beulah sacrificed much of her early childhood to help her mother with her two younger sisters. The family went through very tough times, but there were many family and friends who helped them in those early years. Beulah attended school in Absarokee and took part in many activities. She was known to many as "Bubbles" because of her outgoing personality. She enjoyed playing basketball, roller-skating, riding horses and community hall dances held during those days. After graduating from high school in Absarokee, she started working to help her family make ends meet. She held many jobs which included working for Vaughn-Ragsdale Clothing Store, and the Absarokee Butcher Shop, and MPC in later years as a bill collector. She was an excellent seamstress and loved to bake. Beulah was married
to Clarence Porter May 7, 1939, in Billings, Mont. They worked construction and moved around quite a bit from 1949-1965. Beulah was blessed with two girls and two boys. She was preceded in death by one son, Bud in 1978 and her husband, Clarence in 1984. Beulah was an active member of the community, as she took part at the Senior Citizens Center, Beehive Community Center, Dorcas Society and the Congregational Church. She was a supporter of the Cobblestone Preservation Society. Beulah enjoyed playing pinochle with friends at the Absarokee Senior Center and was well-known for the pies that she baked. She loved and spent many years on the Stillwater River where she and Clarence made their home. She loved the Stillwater Valley and was very knowledgeable about its history, which she would share with anyone willing to listen. Beulah had many friends including one lifelong school friend, Clara Blakely and dear friends, Ruth Edgar and Martha Mitchell. Beulah is survived by three children, Julie Gallagher and Beverly Owens of Absarokee, Mont., and Ron Hoffman of Spokane, Wash.; ten grandchildren, twenty-one great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild. She is also survived by her two sisters, Faye Sexton and Annabel Jacobson of Billings, Mont.
Services will be held 2 p.m. Wednesday, Feb.9, at the Community Congregational Church of Absarokee. Interment will be later at the Nye cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be given to the Community Congregational Church or the Cobblestone Preservation Society. A reception will follow the services at Gallagher's Brookside Retirement Home in Absarokee. "We love you and we will miss you, until we see you again." Smith Funeral Chapel-Columbus was in charge of arrangements.
Don L. Gould
SAFFORD, Ariz. - Don L. Gould, 84, formerly of the Greybull area, died Feb. 3, 2000, at the Safford Care Center.
No memorial service will be held in Safford. Possible graveside services will be at a later date in Basin, Wyo. The family suggest memorials to your local church or charity of your choice. Caldwell Funeral Home was in charge.
Lorna M. Dahl
SCOBEY - Lorna M. Dahl, 67, died Friday, Feb. 4, 2000 in Billings, after a short illness.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 10 at the Scobey Lutheran Church. Rev. Paul Landeraaen will officiate. Burial will be in the Scobey cemetery.
Wayne Cumming
SIDNEY - Funeral services for Wayne Kirkwood Cumming, 74 of Sidney, will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 10, 2000, at Pella Lutheran Church with Pastor Alton Hillesland and Pastor Mark Morgenstern officiating. Casketbearers are: Otto Habedank, Bob Hall, Jim Williams, Lloyd Riggins, Robert C. Baxter, and Hu Williamson. Honorary Casketbearers: J. Harry Johnson and Bill Rounce. Ushers are: Matt Dasinger, Kevin Boehler, Terry Verhasselt, and Earl Neff. Music will be provided by Marge Thogerson, Ray C. Young, and Doris Norby. Interment will be in the Sidney cemetery under the directions of the Fulkerson Funeral Home.
Wayne Cumming was born Jan. 22, 1926, in Helena, the son of Frederick Louis and Martha Ellen (Smith) Cumming. He was raised and educated in Helena, graduating in 1943 at Helena High School. He enlisted in the U.S. Army and was sent to Stanford University for a year. He served with the Engineer Corps in Germany, France, Philippines, and Japan. He was honorably discharged in 1946. Wayne attended college at the University of Montana, Missoula on a tennis scholarship and the G. I. Bill. He was a member of the Sigma Chi fraternity. Wayne received a bachelors degree in business in 1950 and his Juris Doctorate in 1951.
After college, he moved to Columbia Falls and practiced law with his brother, James Cumming. He then moved to Sidney, in July, 1952, where he joined the firm of Brattin and Habedank. On June 6, 1954, Wayne was united in marriage to Betty Young at Lewistown. He continued to practice law until his retirement in 1993. Wayne continued to practice law, on a part time basis, up until the time he of his death.
He was the second president of the Sidney Jaycees, was a member of Kiwanis Club where he also served as president, and attended Pella Lutheran Church.
He was a kind, considerate, and patient man, always supporting others in their pursuits and passions. Teaching and encouraging his family and friends in playing tennis at any level was his joy. Time on a trout stream was one of his favorite pastimes and enjoying his musical family, himself an expert listener, gave him great pride and joy. Wayne was also an avid reader, with special interest in history.
Wayne Kirkwood Cumming, died Saturday, Feb. 5, 2000, at St. Vincent's Hospital in Billings.
Wayne is survived by his wife, Betty of Sidney; two sons, Kirk of Sidney, and James of Helena; three daughters, Robin (Larry) Johnson of Bellingham, Wash., Bonnie (Steven) Nagode of Federal Way, Wash., and Beth (Steven) Geelan of Buffalo, Minn.; five grandchildren, Benjamin, Cameron and Alison Geelan; Ennis Johnson and Alex Nagode; a brother-in-law, Ray C. (Diane) Young of Great Falls; sister-in-law, Jean Cumming of Charlo; two nieces, and three nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents and a brother, James A. Cumming.
Our husband, father, grandpa, brother-in-law, and friend will walk with us forever.
Ursella Bickle
MILES CITY - Ursella Bickle, age 94, of Miles City, passed away Sunday, Feb. 6, 2000 at the Friendship Villa Care Center in Miles City.
Ursella Bickle was born June 27,1905, at Ramona, S.D., to James Andrew and Mary Barbara Casanova Sullivan. She grew up and attended school in Madison, S.D., graduating with a two-year teaching degree from Eastern Dakota Teachers College, now Dakota State.
She moved with her family to Minneapolis, Minn., and worked one year at Dayton's Department Store. In 1928 she came to Ismay, Mont., to teach school. On June 1, 1931, she and Arthur Bickle Sr. were married
in Rapid City, S.D.
They built up their ranch on the Sandstone Creek and spent the next 52 years there, retiring to Miles City in 1984. Mrs. Sickle was a member of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Range Riders and Catholic Women. She was state president of the CattleWomen and first vice president of the American National CattleWomen Association.
She enjoyed reading, walking and traveling. She and her husband traveled widely throughout much of the world. Her husband Arthur, her parents, and two brothers, Msgr. Leonard Sullivan and Ray Sullivan preceded her in death. She is survived by her daughter, Mary Barbara Bickle of Miles City, and her son, Arthur William (Bill) and his wife, Sheila Bickle of Ismay. She is also survived by four grandchildren, Arthur William III (Bill) and his wife, Jamie Bickle of Miles City, Sue and her husband, Rick Archer of Longmont Colo., Katie and her husband, Kevin Andriolo of Billings and Elizabeth Bickle of Hawaii, and one great-grandchild, Gregory Andriolo. She also leaves one sister, Marie Ryan of Miles City, and one brother, Joseph Sullivan of Minneapolis, Minn.
Vigil services will be held Wednesday, Feb. 9, at 6 p.m. in the chapel of Stevenson & Sons Funeral Home. Mass of Christian Burial will be held Thursday, Feb. 10, at 1 p.m. at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Miles City with Father Kevin Christofferson officiating. Rite of Committal will follow in the family lot of the Custer County cemetery. Stevenson & Sons Funeral Home of Miles City is in charge of the arrangements.
Should friends desire, memorials can be made to the Miles City Public Library.
Beulah Mae Porter
ABSAROKEE -Beulah Mae Porter, went to be with Jesus Saturday evening, Feb. 5, 2000. She died of a heart attack while playing cards with her family. A long time resident of Stillwater County, Beulah was known as mom, sister, cousin, grandmother, great-grandmother and friend to many people. Beulah was born April 16, 1912, at the family ranch at Beehive, Mont. She was the firstborn daughter of Sherman and Josie Smith. After her father died when she was five, she helped take care of her two younger sisters Faye and Annabel. Beulah sacrificed much of her early childhood to help her mother with her two younger sisters. The family went through very tough times, but there were many family and friends who helped them in those early years. Beulah attended school in Absarokee and took part in many activities. She was known to many as "Bubbles" because of her outgoing personality. She enjoyed playing basketball, roller-skating, riding horses and community hall dances held during those days. After graduating from high school in Absarokee, she started working to help her family meet ends. She held many jobs which included working for Von-Ragsdale Clothing Store, and the Absarokee Butcher Shop, and MPC in later years as a bill collector. She was an excellent seamstress and loved to bake. Beulah was married
to Clarence Porter May 7, 1939, in Billings, Mont. They worked construction and moved around quite a bit from 1949-1965. Beulah was blessed with two girls and two boys. She was preceded in death by one son, Bud in 1978 and her husband, Clarence in 1984. Beulah was an active member of the community as she took part at the Senior Citizens Center, Beehive Community Center, Dorkas Society and the Congregational Church. She was a supporter of the Cobblestone Preservation Society. Beulah enjoyed playing pinochle with friends at the Absarokee Senior Center and was well-known for the pies that she baked. She loved and spent many years on the Stillwater River where she and Clarence made their home. She loved the Stillwater Valley and was very knowledgeable about its history, which she would share with anyone willing to listen. Beulah had many friends including one lifelong school friend, Clara Blakely and dear friends, Ruth Edgar and Martha Mitchell. Beulah is survived by three children, Julie Gallagher and Beverly Owens of Absarokee, Mont., and Ron Hoffman of Spokane, Wash.; ten grandchildren, twenty-one great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild. She is also survived by her two sisters, Faye Sexton and Annabel Jacobson of Billings, Mont.
Services will be held 2 p.m. Wednesday, Feb.9, at the Community Congregational Church of Absarokee. Interment will be later at the Nye cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be given to the Community Congregational Church or the Cobblestone Preservation Society. A reception will follow the services at Gallagher's Brookside Retirement Home in Absarokee. We love you and we will miss you, until we see you again. Smith Funeral Chapel-Columbus was in charge of arrangements.
