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Ruth Fitzgerald
BUFFALO, Wyo. – Ruth Fitzgerald, 68, died Monday, Aug. 28, 2000, at the Johnson County Healthcare Center.
Visitation will be held from Adams Funeral Home from 1 p.m. to 10 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 29. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 30, from the Adams Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will be in Willow Grave cemetery.
Nancy Fraley
BUFFALO, Wyo. – Funeral services for Nancy Fraley, 79, who passed away suddenly Monday morning, Aug. 28, 2000 at the Johnson County Health Care Center, will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 31, at the Adams Funeral Home Chapel with Reverend Larry Johnson officiating. Visitation will be held from 1-10 p.m. Wednesday and 8-9:30 a.m. Thursday, at the Funeral Home. Burial will be in the Willow Grove cemetery.
Adrian ‘Matoba’ Hamilton
WAPATO, Wash. – Adrian “Matoba” Hamilton, 48, died at Toppenish on Friday, Aug. 25, 2000.
Funeral services will be held in Wolf Point, Mont., at 10 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 31, at the Clayton Memorial Chapel. Viewing will be Wednesday from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. with a prayer service at 7 p.m., also at the Clayton Memorial Chapel. Interment will be in the Chicken Hill cemetery in Wolf Point.
Jon Hamper
MISSOULA – Jon Hamper was born in Miles City, Mont., on Nov. 13, 1977. Survivors include his parents, Pete and Arlene Hamper of Missoula; his birth parents, Keith and Jane Bryant of Webster, S.D.; brother and sister-in-law, Kris and Tami Hamper of Beaverton, Ore.; brothers, Keith and Kyle Bryant; nephews, Kyle and Luke Hamper; seven grandparents and numerous aunts, uncles and cousins.
Jon graduated from Loyola Sacred Heart High School in Missoula in 1996 and was currently attending the University of Montana He enjoyed water skiing, snowmobiling and spending time at his family’s cabin. Jon had a big heart and enjoyed people of all ages. His family and many friends will miss him.
Jon was called to the Lord Saturday, Aug. 26, of injuries sustained in an automobile accident.
Visitation will be at the Malletta Family of Funeral Homes Livingston Chapel, 224 W. Spruce, Tuesday, Aug. 29, from noon to 5 p.m. A Parish Vigil service will be held Tuesday at 7 p.m. at St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at the church Wednesday, Aug. 30, at 10:30 a.m. A reception will follow at the church.
The family suggests memorials to the Jonathan Bryant Hamper Wrestling Memorial Fund, c/o CorTrust Bank, PO Box 60, Webster, SD 57274 or to the Loyola Sacred Heart High School Foundation, 320 Edith, Missoula, MT 59801.
Donna P. Hoiness
LAUREL – Donna P. Hoiness, 97, went into the arms of Jesus on Saturday, Aug. 26, 2000, at Laurel Evergreen Health & Rehabilitation Center where she had been a patient for the past five weeks.
Donna was born on July 12, 1903, in Gilboa, Ohio, a daughter of George and Maud (McCafferty) McCartney. She came to Montana with her family in 1913, settling on a farm north of Red Lodge.
On Feb. 12, 1929, she married
Sidney R. Hoiness in Red Lodge. They rented a farm on Volney Creek and farmed there until the spring of 1947 when they purchased their place north of Roberts. They farmed at Roberts until retiring to Fromberg in 1976. Donna and Sid enjoyed their retirement years and always looked forward to attending the activities of the Montana and Wyoming Fiddlers Association. Donna also enjoyed flowers and having friends over to visit. She moved to Laurel in 1994.
Mrs. Holiness was preceded in death by her husband of 63 years, Sidney, in 1992; her great-grandson, Jason; her parents, two brothers and four sisters.
Survivors include her son, Lewis Hoiness and his wife, Virginia of Park City; four grandsons, one granddaughter, and 12 great-grandchildren. Also one sister, Micky Hoines, and one brother, Edward McCartney, both of Red Lodge; one sister-in-law, Thelma McCartney of Hubert, Okla.; and many nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 30, in the Olcott Funeral Chapel. Interment will be in the Rockvale cemetery. Memorials may be given to the charity of choice.
Alice P. Foottit Kautsky
Alice P. Foottit Kautsky, 89, residing at Valley Health Care since June 26, 2000, passed away on Aug. 26, 2000 from complications of colon and liver cancer.
The daughter of Joseph and Maybelle (Higgins) Foottit. Alice was born on Feb. 10, 1911 in Atchison, Kan. She moved to Billings with her family, and as a young woman, Alice loved dancing, especially ballot, and she, herself danced Ballet and she danced Ballet at the Babcock Theater. She loved music, orchestras and Lawrence Welk.
On Dec. 13, 1941, Alice married
Arnold “Bud” H. Kautzky in Ryegate, Mont. During the early years of their marriage, Alice traveled with Bud to various military bases throughout the United States. After the war ended, Alice became a housewife and began to raise a family. Alice enjoyed the beauty of her outdoor plants and loved to raise African Violets. Alice and Bud were married
56 years before Bud’s death on Feb. 2, 1997. After Bud’s death, Alice continued to live in their house until her health began to fail.
Alice was preceded in death by her father, Joseph; mother, Maybelle; sisters, Mary Lumley and Helen Keenan and brother, John Foottit.
Survivors include a son, Gary Kautsky; former daughter-in-law, Christie Kautsky; daughter, Patsy (Augie) Bentz and grandchildren, David Kautsky, Kevin Bentz, Carrie (Kautsky) Gall, Christopher Bentz and Amy Kautsky; and great grandchildren, Josie Kautsky and Rebecca Gall, in addition to numerous nieces and nephews and special friends.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 30, at Smith West Chapel, 304 34th St. West. Interment will be in Mountview cemetery with a luncheon to follow back at Smith West Chapel.
Margaret Ann Mann
TOWNSEND – Margaret Ann Mann, 90, died Saturday, Aug. 26, 2000, at Broadwater Health Center.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 31, at Connors Funeral Home. Interment will follow in Deep Creek cemetery.
Juanita J. Nienkark
GREYBULL, Wyo. – Juanita Jean Nienkark, 67, of Greybull and formerly of Montana, died at her home in Greybull on Sunday night, Aug. 27, 2000.
Cremation has taken place and no services are planned at this time. Atwood Family Funeral Directors, Inc. are in charge of arrangements.
Shirley May Noecker
SHERIDAN, Wyo. – Shirley May Noecker, 81, died Friday, Aug. 25, 2000, in Deaconess Medical Center in Billings, Mont.
Graveside committal of cremains will be at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 30, in Sheridan Elks cemetery. Ferries Funeral Home is in charge.
Kathryn Sethne
LARSLAN – Kathryn Sethne, 77, died Saturday, Aug. 26, 2000, at her daughter’s home south of Sheridan, Wyo.
Memorial services will be at First Lutheran Church in Glasgow, Mont. Ferries Funeral Home is in charge
Donald Wallander
FROID – Donald Wallander, 81, died Saturday, Aug. 26, 2000, in Roosevelt Memorial Hospital in Culbertson.
Visitation will be from 12 p.m. noon until 7 p.m.(CDT) Tuesday at the Everson Funeral Home of Williston, 10 a.m. until 12 p.m. noon (MDT) Wednesday at Everson-Clayton Memorial Chapel, and at the church for the hour preceding the service. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m.(MDT) on Wednesday, Aug. 30, in the Froid Lutheran Church. Interment will be in the South Froid cemetery.
Benton R. Pattee
Benton Ralph Pattee, 77, of Billings, passed away Aug. 25, 2000, at the Saint Vincent Hospital.
He was born Dec. 28, 1922 in Terry, Mont., the son of Ralph E. and Eunice (Gibson) Pattee.
His parents moved to Billings when Benton was a child. He graduated from Billings Senior High School. He worked at McKesson-Robins, Chicago Bridge and Iron, and he retired from the Billings Fire Department in the late 80’s after 25 years of service.
He enjoyed fishing and hunting. Benton was a member of Ashler Lodge No. 29 AF and AM and the American Legion.
Survivors include his son, Russ Patte and daughter, Donna (Joe) Pattee Charter all of Billings; two grandchildren, Boyd Charter and Michael (Jill) Charter; brother, Dwight G. Patte of Salt Lake City, and several nephews.
Graveside service will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 31, at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Visitation is at Smith Downtown Chapel.
Virginia H. Stuart
Belle Fourche, S.D. – Virginia H. Stuart, 62, of Belle Fourche, S.D. and the Camp Crook, S.D. areas died on Saturday, Aug. 26, 2000 at the Rapid City Regional Hospital. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 30, at the Camp Crook Methodist Church. Burial will be in the Capitol cemetery. Stevenson Funeral Home of Ekalaka is in charge of the arrangements.
Marvin Calvin ‘Marv’ Croston
Marvin Calvin “Marv” Croston, 72 of Billings, passed away Thursday, Aug. 24, 2000, at Deaconess Med-ical Center after a short illness. The oldest of 12 children, Marv was born on Dec. 9, 1927, in Buffalo Gap, S.D., to Ike and Juanita (Kidney) Croston.
Marv served in the U.S. Army for 20 years, homesteaded in Alaska, and worked in Yellowstone National Park as an electrician and heavy equipment operator before retiring in 1990. He married
Pat (Praus) Mylan in Billings in 1978.
Marv enjoyed a full and active family and social life and was a loving husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather who will be greatly missed by family and friends alike. His parents and a younger brother, Bobby, preceded him in death.
Marv is survived by his wife, Pat of Billings; his son, James Croston of Watertown, S.D.; his three daughters, Marguerite (Sue) and Gary Owens of Logan, Laurali Mylan of Billings, and Vicki and Gary Anderson of Bridger; his four brothers, John and Rose Croston of Harlowton, Bill and Irene Croston of West Burlington, Iowa, Tom and Barb Croston of Red Lodge, and Ed and Kathy Croston of Clyde Park; his six sisters, Virginia (Jack) Fullerton of Bozeman, Pat (Larry) Ross of Bozeman, Dorothy (Bob) Heath of Seeley Lake, June (Kyle) Peckenpaugh of Greenough, Shirley (Lee) Suhr of Belgrade, and Sue (Dick) Johnson of Clyde Park; four grandsons, Craig (Lani) Bolenbaugh of Missoula, Brook Bolenbaugh of Seattle, Byron (Deanna) Anderson of Nevada, Mo., and Robert Anderson of Bridger; his two granddaughters, Jennifer Hobbs of Englewood, Colo., and Sarah Anderson of Bridger; and three great-grandchildren, Byron James Anderson Jr., Annabelle Lee Anderson, and Arric Tyler (Hobbs) Frye.
A Vigil Service will be held 7 p.m. Monday, Aug. 28, at Michelotti, Sawyers & Nordquist. Funeral Mass will be celebrated 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 29, at St. Thomas the Apostle Church. Rite of Committal with military honors will be at Holy Cross cemetery following the service. Memorials may be directed to the Northern Rockies Cancer Center or the Parkinson’s Foundation.
Aubrey Merle Darnielle
“Wow!..” What a life. Aubrey Merle Darnielle, “Aub, ” was born April 21, 1926, in Inglewood, Calif. He passed away at home on Aug. 24, 2000, after an eight year struggle with cancer. He grew up in Idaho on the Payette River, in the family’s general store located at Gardena, and attended schools in Jerusalem and Emmett, Idaho.
He proudly served in WWII with the 157th Liaison Squadron in the South Pacific. He was on a B-17 bomber crew, as his love of airplanes and flying were very strong. He met his bride of 53 years, Lois Marie Brown, on a blind date and they were married
three months later. They spent the first ten years of their marriage “in retirement” (i.e. without kids) fishing, hunting and hiking the mountains of Idaho. They relocated to Billings in 1955. They have four children: Teresa Lynn, Deanna Marie, David Edward (wife, Barbara) and Carol Lee.
Aubrey’s professional career in the insurance industry spanned almost 50 years. Darnielle Insurance Agency was founded in 1986. His civic and professional involvement and accomplishments are many: past president of Foothill Toastmasters Club, Downtown Exchange Club of Billings, Billings Board of Insurers, Independent Insurance Agents of Montana. He was the first national recipient of Safeco Insurance Company’s Commercial Council Award In 1973; Chairman of the Year Award presented by the American Association of Managing General Agents; Lobbyist, Montana State Legislature. He approached his personal life with the same zeal, organizing the Billings Flying Mustangs, the Rainmakers Motorcycle Club (lifetime member), and the Montana Vintage Motorcycle Club. He was on the board for the Big Sky International Air Show for many years, and the list could go on and on.
Aub was always looking for that rusted out skeleton of a motor scooter sitting in some old barn. With an artistic flair, and a big wrench, he could turn that “basket case” into a show piece. He participated avidly in many motorcycle and car exhibitions, riding in parades, and found his greatest passion being surrounded by friends and family, motorcycles and memorabilia. He loved to work in his yard, took incredible pride in his home, enjoyed bowling for many years, Saturday coffee with the guys, and could play the (wood) saw.
Aubrey is survived by his wife, Lois; his four children; and his five grandchildren, Jesse Larson, Devin Darnielle, Robby and Eddie Carson, and Kenneth Kniefel; his sister, Ava Lee Lutteman (Otto) of Middleton, Idaho, and several aunts and uncles.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Edna and Arley Darnielle.
If you are attending the funeral, two wheels or four vintage wheels are encouraged.
Funeral services will be at 1:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 26, at Faith Chapel, the coroner of Shiloh Road and Broadwater Avenue. Interment will be in Yellowstone Valley Memorial Park. Visitation will be at Smith West Chapel from 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday. The casket will be closed at church.
Memorials way be made to the Rocky Mountain Cancer Center, the American Cancer Society, or Big Sky Hospice.
Cecil C. Flinders
LEWISTOWN – Cecil C. Flinders, 89, died on Friday, Aug. 25, at the Central Montana Medical Center.
Memorial services will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 31, at the Creel Funeral Chapel. Cremation has taken place. Inurnment will be at the Lewistown City cemetery.
Harry M. Reed
Harry M. Reed, 74, of Billings, died Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2000, at St. Vincent Hospital after a brief illness.
He was born Nov. 24, 1925, in Wabasha, Minn., where he was reared and educated. He moved to Montana after graduating from Court Reporter School in Minneapolis. He served as court reporter for the district court in Glasgow for 20 years and then served as a deputy clerk of district court in Billings for another 20 years, retiring in 1990.
He loved working at the computer and using the Internet. He was always known for his very dry sense of humor.
Preceding him in death were his parents, Harry M. Reed Sr. and Sara Price Reed. Survivors include his brother, George C. “Bud” Reed of Charleston, S.C.; and many friends at the courthouse and surrounding areas.
Cremation has been held. A gathering of friends will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 2, at Cremation or Funeral Gallery, Eighth Street W. and St. Johns Avenue, with a reception following at the Elks Lodge, 934 Lewis Ave. Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society or charity of choice. Arrangements were made by Cremation or Funeral Gallery.
