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Clara Leone Sanders
Clara Leone Sanders, 90 of Kansas City, Mo., formerly of Billings, died Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2000, in Kansas City of cancer. She was born on Nov. 25, 1909, in Fairfax, S.D., the daughter of Balsar and Magdalena Bentz Gall.
Leone graduated from Fairfax grade and high schools. She married
Erwin F. Wacker in 1930. Two daughters, Marjorie Joanne and Audrey Kay, were born to that union. In 1938, the family moved to Billings, where Erwin worked with Aldrich Lumber. He died in 1948.
Leone was married
to C.T. “Tad” Sanders in 1955. The couple moved to Kansas City when Tad moved his Livestock Auction Markets Association headquarters to a more centralized location. She and Tad became loyal Kansas City Royals and Chiefs fans. She also had the pleasure of making many new friends while accompanying Tad on his work-related travels to many states, Canada, Mexico, South America and Africa. Leone was a very special and caring mother and grandmother and will be greatly missed by all. She was preceded in death by her parents, one brother, and three sisters.
She is survived by one brother, one sister, her two daughters, Marj (H. Harold) Kelso of Billings and Audrey Banks of Kansas City; a step-daughter, Sharon (Dwayne) Field of Camarillo, Calif.; a grandson, James (Joanne) Kelso; a granddaughter, Jodi (Peter) Borowick; her step-granddaughters, Tammy (Carl) VanWezel and Natalie (Steve) Anderson of California; and four great-grandchildren and two step-great-grandchildren. A family funeral service will be held 3 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 29, at Michelotti, Sawyers & Nordquist with interment in Mountview cemetery. Memorials may be directed to the American Cancer Society.
Rodney R. Schulz
A memorial service will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 29, at Faith Chapel, 517 Shiloh Road, for Rodney Schulz who died Aug. 23, 2000, at age 73.
Rodney was born in Baker on May 5, 1927. He was a decorated WWII veteran of U.S. Navy service. A 48-year member of the IBEW, he worked on projects in Saudi Arabia, Greenland, Marshall Islands and Dubai. He worked for Yellowstone Electric for 30 years, retiring in 1989.
An industrious German of many passions, Rod had several collections and enjoyed fishing, hunting, traveling, and especially, God’s four-legged creations.
He is survived by his loving family and friends. Memorials may be made to charities of one’s choice. Inurnment with military honors will be at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Cremation has taken place at Cremation or Funeral Gallery.
Joanne Marie Sternad
Joanne Marie Sternad passed away Friday, Aug. 25, 2000, at her home on the Stillwater after an extended battle with cancer. She was born March 24, 1937, in Crookston, Minn., to Elmer and Grace (Lan-ghus) Knudtson of Lockhart, Minn.
She attended the rural Lincoln School through eighth grade and graduated from the Halstad High School in 1955. She was united in marriage to Walfred Bernhardson in 1956. They later divorced. Joanne was employed by Halstad Lutheran Memorial Home as the dietary supervisor from 1977 to 1990. She was united in marriage to Gerald Sternad in 1994.
They have resided at the Beehive J Bar 4 ranch on the Stillwater River near Nye. After moving to Montana, she started her business called Beehive Crafts doing what she loved. She created a variety of creative clothing, all of which she sold to various local merchants and at local craft shows. Coming from the flat lands of Minnesota, Joanne quickly grew to love the serenity of the mountains, trees, eagles and the sound of the Stillwater River as it flowed by their home. A favorite spot for Joanne and Jerry was Hawaii where they were able to spend five weeks in January and February of this year.
Grateful for having shared her life include her husband, Gerald of Nye; children Timothy (Beverly) Bernhardson of Stockton, Calif.; Pam (Ray Peery) Neil of Los Gatos, Calif.; Julie (Robert) Meyer of Wahpeton, N.D.; Brenda (Dana) Hermanson of Brandon, Minn.; Walfred Jr.(Kelly) Bernhardson of West Fargo, N.D.; Lea (Troy) Krabbenhoft of Fargo, N.D.; Michael Bernhardson of Redwood Falls, Minn.; and nine grandchildren; stepchildren Jeff (Connie) Sternad of Columbia Falls, Janey (Mike) Kennedy of Woodinville, Wash., Jay Sternad of Nye, Jewel (Jonna) Sternad of Laurel, and seven step-grandchildren; parents Elmer and Grace Knudtson of Halstad; brothers Robert (Rose) Knudtson of Moorhead, Minn., and John (Jeri) Knudtson of Colorado Springs, Colo.; sister: Mary (Duane) Trandem of Halstad, and six nieces.
She was preceded in death by her grandparents and an infant nephew.
The family has requested memorials to be given to Big Sky Hospice, Stillwater Team, Box 35033, Billings, MT 59107 and the Nye Community Church, Nye, MT 59061
Memorial services will be held at Nye Community Church on Tuesday at 11 a.m. and at Bethany Lutheran Church, Shelly, Minn., on Friday, Sept. 1 at 2 p.m. Cremation was held at Cremation or Funeral Gallery.
Loyce L. Van Petten
POWELL, Wyo. – Loyce L. Van Petten, 78, passed away on Friday evening at the Powell Nursing Home. She was born on May 24, 1922, to Nat and Myrle O. (Lewis) Loughlin in Lemmon, S.D.
She was a high school graduate and on May 20, 1945, she and Matthew Van Petten were married
in Thermopolis, Wyo. They have made their home in Powell since 1951. She was a member of the Montana China Painters club.
Survivors include her husband, Matt of Powell; son, Thomas Van Petten of Portland, Ore.; daughter, Norma Gillett and husband, George of Cody; sister, Aileen Schrum of Cerritos, Calif.; sister-in-law, Delores Loughlin of Thermopolis; granddaughters, Stephanie Eisenhauer and husband, Jim of Sheridan and Teresa Gillett of Wichita, Kan.; great-grandchildren, Megan and Matthew Eisenhauer of Sheridan. She was preceded in death by her parents and a brother, Delmar Loughlin.
Visitation will be held on Tuesday evening from 6 to 8p.m. at Miratsky-Easton Funeral Home in Powell. Funeral Services will be on Wednesday, 10 a.m. at First United Methodist Church with Rev. Ron Kapalka officiating. Burial will be Wednesday, 3 p.m. at Monument Hill cemetery in Thermopolis. Pallbearers will be Clyde Sell, Rich Holdsworth, Tracey Loughlin, Jim Eisenhauer, George Gillett and Fred Whitmore. Should friends desire, memorial contributions may be made to the Big Horn Basin Cancer Center, 1025 9th St., Cody, WY 82414.
Mirataky-Easton Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements
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.
Memorials way be made to the Rocky Mountain Cancer Center, the American Cancer Society, or Big Sky Hospice.
Ann Davies
RED LODGE – Ann Davies passed away early Wednesday morning at Cedar Wood Villa in Red Lodge alter a five-year battle with Alzheimer’s. Ann was born Ann Jean Tastovorsnik on Nov. 25, 1916, in Bearcreek to Frank and Antonia Tastovorsnik. She was raised in Scotch Coulee and graduated from Bearcreek High School, where she played basketball the “old-fashioned way, ” as she put it. It was there that she first developed her sense of humor that sustained her through the good times and bad.
Ann was married
to Owen Eugene Davies on Oct. 25, 1936, in Red Lodge. Together they had five children. She lived all her life in the Red Lodge area except for the war years when they resided in Vancouver, Wash., while Owen worked in the shipyards there.
If you ever wanted to find Ann, you had to know what season it was – during fishing season she was out at Cooney Dam or on a stream somewhere daring the big ones to get away; during hunting season she was in the hills, usually with her life-long friend, Ruby. If it was bowling season, she could be found on the alley driving the younger bowlers crazy.
She worked in most of the restaurants in Red Lodge as a waitress and for 19 years, preceding her retirement in 1988, she worked at the Carbon County Memorial Hospital and Nursing Home as a nurse’s aide. After her retirement, she took more time to enjoy the sports she loved. She also enjoyed visiting the nursing home residents she had cared for. She loved any color as long as it was pink.
Ann was preceded in death by her husband (January 12, 1976); twin daughter and son, Edna and Frank; her sister, Antonia “Tonshi” Rowlison; and her brother, Frank “Booster” Tastovorsnik, as well as a special friend, John Eckhardt.
Ann is survived by three children, Owen Eugene Davies (Linda) and Edward Wesley Davies (Linda) of Port Orchard, Wash., and Dorothy Diana Morrison (Bruce) of Frazer; seven grandchildren, and six great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at the Olcott Funeral Chapel in Red Lodge at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 29, with viewing on Monday from 1-5 p.m. Interment will be in the Red Lodge cemetery. Memorials may be made to the charity of one’s choice.
Lulu Ellis
THERMOPOLIS, Wyo. – Lulu Ellis, 87, died Aug. 23, 2000, at the Canyon Hills Manor of natural causes.
Cremation has taken place. No services are planned. Mortimore Funeral Home is in charge.
Warren Brooks Hastings
BELLINGHAM, Wash. – Warren Brooks Hastings passed away on Monday, Aug. 21, 2000, at St. Joseph Hospital in Bellingham. Brooks, as he was known to family and friends, was born Jan. 31, 1922, in San Saba, Texas, to Warren R. and Mary (Sperence) Hastings.
His family moved to Powder River, Wyo., when he was an infant. He remained a resident of Natrona Country, Wyo., for 77 years. Mr. Hastings served in the Army Air Corps during WWII. He worked as a heavy equipment operator, working on projects throughout the country. He was a lifetime member of the operating engineers union. Brooks enjoyed fishing, hunting, and working on machinery.
Mr. Hastings was preceded in death by his wife, Marie Hastings, and by his brother, Melvin Hastings. Brooks is survived by his brother, Eugene Hastings of Redding, Calif.; sisters, Adele Strombaugh of Tigard, Ore., Coralee Foreman of Oklahoma City, Okla.; daughter, Veronica August of Ferndale, Wash.; and numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews as well as many friends throughout the country.
A memorial service is to be held at a later date in his home state of Wyoming. In lieu of flowers, please make donations to the American Diabetes Association, 2 Park Ave., New York, NY 10016. Arrangements are by Moles Funeral Home & Cremation Service of Ferndale.
Leo J. Ketterling
BAKER – Leo J. Ketterling, 69, died on Aug. 22, 2000, at his home.
Funeral services were held on Friday at 11 a.m. in the American Lutheran Church. Interment was in the Peace Lutheran cemetery in Plevna. Stevenson Funeral Home was in charge.
John Killworth
TACOMA, Wash. – Graveside services for John Killworth, 83, formerly of Miles City, Mont., will be held Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2000, at 2 p.m. in the Custer County cemetery. Stevenson & Sons Funeral Home of Miles City is in charge.
Miroslaw Kubic
MILES CITY – Vigil services for Miroslaw Kubic, 85, will be held at 7 p.m. on Monday Aug. 28, 2000, in the chapel of Stevenson & Sons Funeral Home. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Tuesday, Aug. 29, at 10 a.m. at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Stevenson & Sons Funeral Home is in charge.
Edward C. Lowe
CHERRY VALLEY, Calif. – Edward C. Lowe, 78, formerly of Montana, died Aug. 25, 2000, at Cherry Valley Health Care in Banning, Calif.
Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Monday, Aug. 28, at Weaver Mortuary Chapel in Beaumont, Calif. Private family interment will be in Riverside National cemetery, Riverside, Calif.
John McLain
TACOMA, Wash. – Graveside services for John McLain, 60, formerly of Miles City, Mont., will be held at 3 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2000, in the Custer County cemetery. Stevenson & Sons Funeral Home of Miles City is in charge.
Lydia Schneider
Lydia Schneider, 82, died Thursday Aug. 24, 2000, at her home in Billings.
She was born July 16, 1918, in Laurel, Mont., the daughter of Conrad and Elizabeth Fox Ostwald, the oldest of 13 children.
Lydia married
Fred Schneider of St. Xavier, Mont., on Dec. 26, 1935. They ran a family farm in the North Valley of Hardin, where they raised two sons, Johnny and Freddy.
Her husband died in 1983, and shortly after, she moved to Billings where she resided until her death
Lydia was preceded in death by her husband, one son, Johnny in 1980, her parents, three brothers and two sisters.
She is survived by her son, Freddy Schneider and his wife, Edna of Billings; three brothers, George, Frank and Gene Ostwald; two sisters, Olinda Weiber and Marge Schell; 10 grandchildren; 35 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandson.
Lydia enjoyed her grandchildren and reading to them. Lydia (Gram) will be greatly missed.
Graveside funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Monday, Aug. 28, in the Hardin Fairview cemetery. Family and friends will gather at the Bullis Funeral Chapel and proceed to the cemetery. Bullis Mortuary of Hardin has been entrusted with the arrangements. Should friends desire, memorial contributions may be made to BHCo. Library, Hardin, Mont.
Frederic Roy Shaver
DAYTON, Wyo. – Frederic Roy Shaver, 86, died Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2000, at Westview Health Care Center in Sheridan.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Monday, Aug. 28, at Champion Funeral Home. Interment will follow in Mt. Hope cemetery in Big Horn. A reception will be held at 4 p.m. Monday, Aug. 28, in the Dayton Town Hall.
Caroline Marie Taylor
Caroline Marie Taylor, 89, of Billings, passed away Aug. 25, 2000. Born Aug. 4, 1911, to William and Mary Beckton at Lead, S.D., she received her primary education at Hanna, S.D., and graduated from Lead High School in 1931. Marie was very good in spelling, winning eight awards. Marie also attended Black Hills Normal School at Spearfish, S.D., taking a 6-week teacher course, but she never taught school. Marie and Albert Taylor were married
Oct. 5, 1932, at Lead.
They ranched at Horton, Wyo., until Art’s death in 1972. Marie moved to Newcastle, then to Billings in 1993, residing here until her death.
She leaves two brothers, Lloyd Beckton of Newcastle, Wyo., and James Beckton of Broomfield, Colo. Marie also leaves three children, Richard (Jackie) Taylor of Billings, Jean (William) Burleson of Newcastle, and Marge (Roger) Bender of Casper, Wyo.; and niece, Betty Ann Frizzell of Billings. Marie leaves 12 grandchildren, 20 great-grandchildren, and five great-great-grandchildren, also numerous nieces and nephews.
Rosary will be held at Corpus Christy Catholic Church at 2 p.m. Monday, Aug. 28, and Funeral mass will be 10 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 29, in Newcastle.
Virginia B. Bohm
SHERIDAN, Wyo. – Virginia B. Bohm, 83, died Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2000, in Westview Health Care Center.
Memorial service will be at 1 p.m. Saturday from St. Peter’s Episcopal Church. Interment of cremains will be in Sheridan Municipal cemetery. Ferries Funeral Home is in charge.
Luella Kalei Christensen
HONOLULU, Hawaii – Luella Kalei Christensen, beloved sister of Diane Kema Welhaven of Billings, passed away in Honolulu, Hawaii, on July 31, 2000.
She and Diane shared the same birth date, July 26, and that event created a very special bond between the sisters. Luella was born in Honolulu and she worked for 17 years at the Sheraton Waikiki Hotel as a reservations agent.
Luella is survived by five children, Caroline Kalei Miles, Carroll Gene Miles (Trixanna), Florence Meehala Galusha (Mark), Lloyd Kalani Christensen (Shelly) and Shawn Keliiaukai Christensen (Stacey). She was grandmother to eight children who loved her very dearly.
Her other family members who will miss her are John and Lei Kema, Michael and Barbara Kema, Wilfred Kalei Kema and Paul and Lucy Kema, all of Honolulu. She was “Aunty Lue” to Leif and Annette Welhaven and Malia Welhaven.
Her memorial service was held in Honolulu on Aug. 10.
