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William G. Kimes
SHERIDAN, Wyo. -William G. "Bill" Kimes Sr., 58, died Wednesday, March 1, 2000, at the Memorial Hospital of Sheridan County.
Visitation will be held 8 a.m. until 9 p.m. daily and from 8 a.m. until 1 p.m. Monday, March 6. Services will be held on Monday at 3 p.m. at the Sheridan United Pentecostal Church. Champion Funeral Home is in charge.
Pauline Foos King
Polly passed away peacefully with her family by her side on March 1, 2000, after a long, hard battle with Alzheimer's and pneumonia.
She was born in Sidney on June 27, 1919, to Andrew and Anna Marie (Spadt) Foos. She was one of 11 children. Her family moved to the Bitterroot Valley where she grew up and married
Ernest King in 1936. They moved to Berkeley, Calif., and then to Billings around 1940.
She was preceded in death by her parents; four brothers, Alex, John, Herman, and Bill; two sisters, Jo Caylor and Sadie King; one son, Gerald E. King and her ex-husband, Ernest King.
Survivors include two daughters, Betty Pepe, Patricia (Fred) Besel and six grandchildren, Susan Martinez, Michelle Pepe, Sherry (Jack) Miller, Debbie (Mark) Holmes, Pamela Rodriquez and Darren Besel; 11 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.; two sisters, Irene Knight and Ruth Shewbridge of Seattle; two brothers, Ted (Jeanne) Foos and Don Foos, all of Billings.
God be with you "mom" "gammie" "sister." We all know you are at peace now. You will be greatly missed by your loving family and friends.
Funeral services will be 3 p.m. Monday, March 6, at Pilgrim Congregational Church. Interment will be at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Memorial to the Alzheimer Association of Greater Billings, 2 Poly Drive, Pilgrim Congregational Church, 409 S. 36th St., or the charity of choice.
Vernon G. Olsen
ROUNDUP - Vernon G. Olsen, 68, died on Feb. 27, 2000, of natural causes.
Memorial services will be held at 12 p.m. on Friday, March 3, at the Musselshell County Fairgrounds in Roundup. Luncheon will follow at the Emmanuel Baptist Church. Wier Funeral Home is in charge.
Ralph F. Panian
Ralph F. Panian, 89, passed away at home, Wednesday, March 1, 2000, after a brief illness.
He was born October 6, 1910, in Belden, Neb., to Charles and Mamie Panian. Ralph came to Montana with his parents at age five and lived near Utica in Judith Basin County. Ralph married
Rosine B. Diebert in 1939 in Billings. They farmed and ranched in the Judith Basin area until moving to Billings in 1948. He worked for O.M. Wolds Equipment and Interstate Truck and Equipment (Town and Country GMC) until retiring in 1948.
He visited many ill and shut-in friends. Ralph was known for his exceptional gardening ability.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Rosine, in 1990; his parents and his brother, Charles Edward Panian. He is survived by two sons, Ralph C. Panian Jr., and Ronald D. Panian and his wife, June, and grandson, Jay Panian, all of Billings; grandson, Jon Panian of Boise, Idaho; and by his brother, Robert W. Panian of Duluth, Minn.
Funeral Mass will be 10 a.m. Monday at St. Thomas The Apostle Church with rite of committal at Mountview cemetery.
Harry A. Potts
LEWISTOWN - Harry A. Potts, 79, of Lewistown, died Tuesday, Feb. 29, 2000, in Valle Vista Manor of natural causes.
Graveside services with military honors will be held at 10 a.m. on Monday, March 6, in the Veterans Section of the Lewistown city cemetery. Cloyd Funeral Home is in charge.
Mary Caroline Robinson
HOUSTON - Mrs. Mary Caroline Robinson passed away Monday, Feb. 28, 2000, in Houston, where she lived with her son and family. She was born Mary Caroline Eversen in Billings on Dec. 14, 1916.
Mary was a longtime member of the First Baptist Church and an elementary school teacher in the Billings Public Schools. She was preceded in death by her husband of 50 years, Charles A. "Chuck" Robinson. She is survived by her daughter MariLyn Blair of Spokane, Wash.; sons, Charles E. Robinson and wife, Sandra of Houston, Texas, Tom A. Robinson and wife, EAnn of Norman, Okla.; sisters Ruth Holtzman of Bozeman, Mont., and Norma Leak of Seattle. She was known as GranMary to her seven grandchildren, Melissa Robinson Branch and her husband, Marshall, Catie Chuck, Scott and Cynthia Robinson, Caroline and Stephen Blair. Mary will also be remembered fondly by many nieces and nephews.
Graveside services will be held at Mountview cemetery in Billings, on Saturday. March 18, 2000 at 11 a.m.
In lieu of flowers the family asks memorials be made to Montana Rescue Mission or Hospice Care Team, Inc., 1708 Amburn, Suite C, Texas City, TX 77591
Michelotti, Sawyers & Nordquist has charge of arrangements.
Henry Sioux
LAME DEER - Our beloved father and grandfather, Henry Sioux, 88, of Lame Deer, left this world to join his loved ones and be with the Lord on Feb. 29, 2000.
Heova's (Yellow Hair) was born June 16, 1911, in Busby, a son of Thomas and Bessie Sioux. He currently resided at the Awachuawaache Care Center in Crow Agency.
Henry grew up around the Busby area. Some of his fond memories as a young boy were growing up on Trail Creek. He also enjoyed the trips by wagon with his parents to attend church services at the Busby Mennonite Church. This was special because he knew he would spend the night.
He later married
Lorraine Seminole and they made their home on Rosebud Creek where he ranched and raised cattle. He also worked for the Public Health Service in Lame Deer, as an ambulance driver, until his retirement. He often transported patients to Hardin, Billings, Crow Agency, Miles City and Rapid City, S.D., including delivering several babies. He served as a Northern Cheyenne councilman in the early 1970s, was a board member for the Senior Citizens and Northern Cheyenne Credit Committee.
Henry's favorite pastime after his retirement was spending time with his grandchildren. He was a great story teller and had many stories to share with everyone. One of his favorite stories was of him and his good friend Frank Ridgewalker riding and racing horses in Miles City and Sheridan, Wyo. He had a humorous side and loved telling jokes. He enjoyed traveling the PowWow Circuit and singing with his drum group the "White Buffalo Singers". He always looked forward to the 4th of July PowWow where he knew he would be visiting with many friends. He had shared many things with his grandchildren, including some Northern Cheyenne traditional ways. He always encouraged them to do their best and to be aware of the many things life had to offer, to use those values in a good way and with respect.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Lorraine; daughter, Estelle; son, Robert; his parents, sister, Emma; half-brothers, Francis and Crystal Killsnight and a half-sister, Lucy Killsnight.
Henry is survived by sons, Leon (Laura), Michael (Marian), Danny and Larry Sioux; daughters, Henrietta (Arnold) LaFranier, Wilhelmina (Virgil) Schmidt, Rosita and Donita Sioux all of Lame Deer, Anita Sioux of Arizona and Delores (Sam) Littlebear Hart of Oklahoma; 29 grandchildren; 34 great-grandchildren; 1 great-great-grandchild and a very close friend, Corlett "Coco" Teeth.
Wake and rosary services will be held 7 p.m. Friday at the Busby White River Mennonite Church. Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Saturday in the Lame Deer Boys and Girls Club. Interment will follow in the Busby cemetery. Bullis Mortuary of Hardin has been entrusted with the arrangements.
Peter Frank
PARK CITY - Peter Frank, 92, passed away on Feb. 29, 2000, at Evergreen Laurel Health and Rehabilitation Center. He was born on May 13, 1907 in Kautz, Russia, to Phillip and Katherine Busch Frank.
In the spring of 1912, he came to Lincoln, Neb., with his parents, then to Fromberg and later settling in the Park City area. Peter was united in marriage to Frieda Ochs on April 18, 1930, in Billings. He was a member of First Congregational Church in Laurel and the Laurel and Park City Senior Citizens.
Peter was a long time farmer in Park City until retiring in 1972. After his retirement, he worked at various labor and construction jobs. Peter loved children and looked forward to their visits. He loved to fish and enjoyed gardening.
He was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Frieda in 1975; two sons; three sisters, Mary Yost, Mollie Rupp and Katie Wagner; five brothers, Phillip, Henry, Alexander, George and David.
He is survived by his son, Darrell; one brother, Jake (Esther) Frank of Park City and sisters-in-law, Mrs. Elizabeth Frank of Park City and Mrs. Lydia Hergenrider of Belfry.
Funeral services will be held 10 a.m., Saturday, March 4, at First Congregational Church in Laurel with interment in Park City cemetery. Visitation will be 5-9 p.m. Friday at Smith Funeral Chapel-Laurel. Memorials may be made to First Congregational Church, Park City Ambulance or charity of one's choice.
James J. 'Jerry' James
James J. "Jerry" James of Billings passed away peacefully on Feb. 29, 2000, at his home surrounded by his family.
Jerry was born in Crosby, Minn., on July 5, 1923, where he grew up on the family farm. In 1940, Jerry moved to Montana where he held numerous positions for the Anaconda Company. On June 12, 1944, he enlisted in the Navy and he traveled the world on the USS Wilson, the USS Silvercloud and the USS Lubbock. Upon his discharge, he was a teamster with Safeway Stores for 27 years.
On Oct. 10, 1945, he married
his sweetheart Genevieve Jeffery with whom he celebrated 54 wonderful years.
Survivors include his wife, Gen of Billings; son and daughter-in-law, Jerry and Sharon James of Whitefish; daughter and son-in-law, Laurie and Ray Guccione of Billings; grandchildren, Daniel of Denver, Alicia of Show Low, Ariz., and Jonathan and Jeffrey of Billings; brother, Frank; sisters, Opal Taylor, Bernice (Ken) Waldron and Betty (Harold) Garner; many nieces and nephews; and a very special sister-in-law, Jean Cleveland.
He was preceded in death by his son Randy; brothers, Reuben, Art, Lonnie, Jessie and Dennis, and a sister, Shirley.
Thanks for everything, Dad! We love you and will miss you.
Memorials may be made to Big Sky Hospice, P.O. Box 35033, Billings, MT 59107 or donor's choice. Services will be held in Butte.
William A. 'Bill' Rittierodt
PUYALLUP, Wash. - William A. "Bill" Rittierodt died on Feb. 20, 2000, at St. Joseph Medical Center in Tacoma. He was born on March 23, 1942, in Roundup, Mont., the son of Oscar L. and Edna Rittierodt. He was raised in Melstone, Mont., and moved to the Seattle area after high school graduation to learn the machinist trade.
He worked for several companies in that area, owned his own contracting business for 12 years, and was night foreman at Foss Maritime until his retirement in 1994.
Bill married
Judy Lee on Oct. 26, 1963, in Butte, Mont. They lived in the Puyallup area the length of their marriage. Bill is survived by his wife, Judy, two sons, Rick (Trinity) and Rob (Joan) of Puyallup; grandsons, Dion, Devon, River, and future grandson, Skylar; three brothers, David of Seattle, John of Wisconsin, Bob of Reed Point, Mont.; two sisters, Frances Hecker of Forsyth, Mont., and Rosella Meredith of Melstone. He was preceded in death by his parents.
Memorial services were held at Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church in Milton, Wash., on Feb. 23. Another service is planned for June 24, in Melstone.
Jeanne Keebey
MILES CITY - Jeanne Keebey, 87 died Feb. 28, 2000, at the Holy Rosary Health Center after a lengthy illness.
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday, March 2, in the chapel of Stevenson & Sons Funeral Home. Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday, March 3, at the Riverview cemetery in Hamilton.
Meta Arnold
MILES CITY - Meta Arnold, 89, died on Tuesday, Feb. 29, 2000, at St. Vincent Hospital in Billings.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday at Stevenson & Sons Funeral Home. Interment will follow in the Custer County cemetery.
Sandy Underwood
GILLETTE, Wyo. - Sandy (Brazelton) Underwood, 64, died Saturday, Feb. 26, 2000, at her home near Gillette.
No services are planned. A memorial has been established to benefit Northeast Wyoming Hospice. Donations may be sent in care of Wilson Funeral Home, PO Box 734, Gillette, WY 82717.
Celia Annette Preste
LIVINGSTON - Celia Annette Preste, 83, died Sunday Feb. 27, 2000, at St. Patrick's Hospital in Missoula.
Visitation will be from 1-5 p.m. Thursday, March 2 and from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, March 3, at Franzen-Davis Funeral Home, 118 N. Third St. in Livingston. Vigil will be at 7 p.m. Friday, March 3 and Mass of the Christian Burial will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, March 4, both at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Livingston. Interment will be in Calvary cemetery.
Phyllis Childs Morfit
RED LODGE - Phyllis Childs Morfit passed away on Feb. 28, 2000, in Absarokee, surrounded by her family of sons, daughters-in-law, grandchildren and granddaughter-in-law, nieces, grandnieces, nephews and friends, and with the loving care and assistance of the staff of Brookside Retirement Home.
Born on May 1, 1915, in Englewood, N.J., Phyllis was the twin sister of the late Joyce Childs Mackay of Roscoe. Her close and enduring relationship with her sister was a central reference point for her entire life. Together they sustained, protected and nurtured a vibrant and loving extended family. This web of relationships, renewed from generation to generation, was a continuing source of delight, joy and comfort to her right up to the final moment of her passing.
Phyllis' imagination, artistic creativity and ingenuity shone throughout her life. From her earliest formal artistic training at the Cape Cod School of Art, the National Academy of Design in the U.S. and the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Fontainbleau, France, to the simple pleasures of making Christmas tree ornaments or decorating a puppet theater with her children, she demonstrated a sense of delight, style and imagination.
Moving from the East Coast to Denver just after the Second World War, her paintings displayed both the intimacy of the Atlantic coast marshes and the exhilarating vistas of the Rocky Mountain West. Her paintings were exhibited at places as varied and distinguished as the American Watercolor Society, the New York Watercolor Society, the National Arts Club, the Denver Art Museum, the Yellowstone Art Museum and the Carbon County Arts Guild.
One of her most enduring and public works remains on display on the walls of the Grizzly Bar in Roscoe. In the summer of 1936, Phyllis and a group of friends joined Joyce on a summer trip West to visit Joyce's fiancee, the late William R. MacKay at his family's ranch, the Lazy E-L near Roscoe. The sisters and their friends collaborated in painting a series of murals on the barroom walls, celebrating both the spirit of the West and the impending marriage between Bill and Joyce.
Phyllis' artistic sense was matched by her strong sense of commitment to her community. She was an early and active leader in the League of Women Voters during the time she lived in Denver, a regular volunteer at a wide variety of school functions, assisted Meals on Wheels and was a constant and enthusiastic supporter of causes ranging from Planned Parenthood to the Sierra Club and National Public Radio. During her time living in Red Lodge, her advancing years did not deter her active engagement in civic causes. For several years she served on the Board of the Carbon County Arts Guild and conducted a series of art appreciation courses in her home. She was also deeply committed to local efforts aimed at retaining the authentic atmosphere of the community and resisting wholesale growth that would undermine the very things that made life in Red Lodge so special to her.
In addition to her artistic talents, Phyllis had a lively and inquiring mind. She was known for her powerful intellect and quick wit that both made people laugh and kept those around her on their toes. She was a life long student whose curiosity embraced everything from politics to natural history to literature and religion.
Phyllis was also known for her grit and determination. Following her divorce after 25 years of marriage to Dr. H. M. Morfit of Denver, she carved out a new life for herself, establishing new friends, building new relationships and exploring new avenues at a time when single women were at a strong disadvantage. Despite periods of great personal challenge, she never gave up - even in her final hours.
Phyllis Morfit was a rare and inspiring figure - complex, sometimes puzzling and impossible to ignore, but always reaching, striving and trying harder to be all she could be to everyone in her life. She will be greatly missed by us all: sons and daughters-in-law, Mason and Jane Bunker Morfit, Santa Fe, N.M., Michael and Christine Morfit, Washington, D.C., Fred and Claudia Morfit, Fairfax, Calif.; grandchildren and granddaughter-in law, Cameron and Ellen Morfit, New York City, Garrison Mason Morfit, New York City, Nicholas Simon Morfit, Claremont, Calif., and Olivia Jane Morfit, Fairfax, Calif.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Phyllis's home at 911 S. Grant St. in Red Lodge followed by interment in the Roscoe cemetery. A reception will follow at the Lazy E-L Ranch.
Memorials may be given to Brookside Home, P.O. 622, Absarokee, MT 59001 or the Carbon County Arts Guild in Red Lodge or Planned Parenthood.
Harold Nees
POPLAR - Harold Nees, 90, died on Feb. 29, 2000, at the Northeast Montana Medical Facility in Poplar.
Cremation has taken place. Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, March 5, at the Poplar City cemetery. Clayton Memorial Chapel is in charge. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the donor's choice.
