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Minnie Tyler
Minnie C. Tyler, 93, of Miles City died Wednesday Nov. 8, 2006.
She was born Feb. 27, 1913, in Stacy, a daughter of Riley and Annie Henning Tyler. Upon completion of her education, she worked as a nurses’ aide.
She was a member of the First United Methodist Church and the Range Riders Museum, where she was a Range Rider Representative.
Her parents, brothers Andrew, Fred, Grant and Bruce, sister Nell and granddaughter, Tamra preceded her in death.
Survivors include her daughters, Eunice Hill of Miles City and Annie Clark of Whitefish; six grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, Nov.11, 2006, in the Bullis-Graves Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow in the Custer County cemetery.
Bullis-Graves Memorial Chapel has been entrusted with the arrangements.
Benjamin Hurlbut
Benjamin F. Hurlbut, 84 years young, passed away November 5, 2006, after a brief and courageous battle with cancer surrounded by family. Ben was born to Josephine and Oscar Hurlbut on June 3, 1922, in Walsenburg, Colo. He graduated from Custer County High School in Miles City in 1940.
Ben served with the 220th field artillery battalion of the 44th infantry division during World War II in active duty in the European theater. After the war, Ben attended Montana State College in Bozeman, MT graduating with a degree in Civil Engineering in 1949. He then moved to Spokane, WA, married
Betty Meyer with whom he had six children, worked for various firms before coming to Billings in 1955. Ben and Betty divorced in 1965, and he married
Rosalie Lackman in 1966 with whom he had two daughters.
Ben’s engineering career spanned nearly six decades and involved many milestones. One young engineer, upon meeting Ben for the first time, referred to him as the Godfather of engineering in Montana. He founded HKM, Inc. in 1955. Hurlbut was the structural engineer for private and public buildings throughout Montana, including Billings West High School, Bozeman Senior High School, C.M Russell High School in Great Falls and schools in Livingston, Glendive, Miles City, Broadus, Red Lodge, Polson, and Missoula. He was the structural engineer for Brick Breeden Fieldhouse at MSU-Bozeman. At the time of its construction in 1956, the fieldhouse was the largest clear-span, timber-frame dome in the world. His career also included consulting on a grain elevator building in Tokyo, a WWII memorial in Guam, and laminated wood turning vanes for a NASA wind tunnel. Ben was an inaugural inductee into the Montana Professional Engineers Hall of Fame in 2002. He possessed a common sense approach to construction methods that many contractors, architects, and colleagues appreciated.
Ben was an active member of his profession and community. He was a national director and co-founder of the Montana chapter of the American Council of Engineering Companies. He served on the Technical Review Board for the American Institute of Timber Construction. He was a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers, the Elks Club, Optimists, Knights of Columbus, initial member of the Montana Tramway Council, the Billings Boat Club.
Ben enjoyed working with wood, fishing, bowling, camping, boating and took up golf at the age of 79. Other hobbies included playing cards, especially pinochle and 31, spending time with his family, tinkering in the garage, and visiting friends.
Dad, we will remember the good times, the many camping trips, fatherly advice, doctoring of cuts and scrapes, stern lectures, car wrecks, pulling boats of the sand bar, finding you stuck in the sand in Nevada, and the laughter we shared. There are so many more memories and achievements that we want to remember. We love you, Dad!
Ben was preceded in death by his wife Rosalie, daughter Rebecca Hurlbut, brother Lu Hurlbut, grandson Gabriel Solbrack and brother-in-law Willard Lackman. He is survived by his brother John (Dorothy) of Stanford; four sons Joseph (Arsenia) of Half Moon Bay, CA, Samuel (Terri) of Kennewick, WA, Daniel (Linda) of Spokane, WA, and Steven of Lake Havasu City, AZ; three daughters, Melissa (Brad) Solbrack of Kennewick, WA, Melanie (Scot) Rindal of Carson City, NV and Sonia (Vince) Gavin of Missoula, MT. Ben is also survived by three granddaughters, Erin Matheson (Jason) of Seattle, WA, JoAnna LaTorre of Olympia, WA, and Eugenia Hurlbut of Half Moon Bay, CA; and three grandsons, Thomas Hurlbut of Half Moon Bay, CA, Seth Solbrack of Kennewick, WA, and Roy Rindal of Carson City; sister-in-law Beverly (Richard) Sanders of Basin, WY; and five nephews; two nieces and many “granddogs.”
Funeral services will be Saturday, November 11, at 10:00 am at St. Pius X Catholic Church, 18th Street West and Broadwater Avenue with burial services following at Sunset Memorial Gardens, 1721Central Avenue. The family suggests memorials to the MSU Foundation, P. O. Box 172750, Bozeman, MT 59717-2750.
Michelotti-Sawyers is assisting with arrangements.
Dill Padilla
Dill A. Padilla, 73, of Casper, Wyo., former Miles City resident, died Friday, Nov. 17, 2006, at his home in Casper.
Mr. Padilla was born June 4, 1933, in Douglas, Wyo., the son of Paul and Predicanda Sevilla Padilla.
Mr. Padilla and Delores Marie Taran were married
. He worked in the oil field and also was a grocer, but foremost he was a musician. He served in the United States Air Force and was a member of Word Christian Fellowship. He loved his grandchildren, and entertainment and music were his life.
His survivors include his wife, Deloris Marie Padilla; five sons, Steve Padilla and Scott Alexander, both of Casper, Michael Phillip and Kevin Perry, both of Anchorage, Alaska, and Victor Brian of Kenai, Alaska; two daughters, Valerie Lynn Islas and Elizabeth Janae Rivera, both of Casper; 11 grandchildren and one more expected; and one great-grandchild.
He was preceded in death by his parents; a granddaughter; and three brothers.
Memorial services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2006, in the Word Christian Fellowship Church in Casper. Pastor Dan Carlin will officiate. Cremation has taken place.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Walking With Christ Ministries, Dill Padilla Fund, P.O. Box 2378, Mills, WY 82644.
Bustards Funeral Home and Crematory of Casper is in charge of arrangements.
Doris Bender
Doris Bender, 70, of Miles City died Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2006, at Holy Rosary Extended Care Facility in Miles City after a brief battle with cancer.
Mrs. Bender was born in Lancaster, Pa., on May 10, 1936, the daughter of Herman and Ruth Ziegler Woodrig. She attended school there, graduating from McCaskey High School.
Following her schooling, she worked for a Loan Company and for Dunn and Bradstreet in Pennsylvania where she met Larry Bender. They were married
in Lancaster in 1956. Following their marriage, they moved to Dickinson where Mr. Bender went to college. They then moved to Baker and then to Miles City where she had resided since.
Mrs. Bender enjoyed her dogs, shopping and working on jigsaw puzzles. She loved to do home projects and bake cookies, especially at Christmastime. Mrs. Bender was a member of Grace Bible Church.
Her survivors include two sons: Russell (Robin) Bender of Billings and Michael (Evelyn) Bender of Glendive; two daughters: Barbara Bender of Miles City and Debora (Richard) Bonine of Gillette, Wyo.; a brother, Karl Woodrig of Gautier, MS; three grandchildren; two step-grandchildren; two nieces; and numerous cousins.
Mrs. Bender was preceded in death by her parents and her husband, Larry in 1993.
Funeral services will be Saturday, Nov. 18, 2006, at 2 p.m. at Stevenson and Sons Funeral Home in Miles City. Interment will follow in the Custer County cemetery.
Should friends desire, memorials may be made to the Holy Rosary Hospice, 2600 Wilson St., Miles City, MT 59301 or to the charity of one’s choice.
Howard Moullet
Howard A. Moullet, 75, longtime area cowboy died Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2006, in the Holy Rosary Extended Care Facility.
Mr. Moullet was born Feb. 2, 1931, in Spooner, Wis., a son of James A. and Ester Edgbert Moullet. He received his education in Wisconsin.
He moved to Montana in the 1940s where he lived and worked the life of a cowboy.
Mr. Moullet and Carlene Leach were married
and she died in 1981. His sister, Norma, and brothers, Robert and James, also preceded Mr. Moullet in death.
His survivors include his sons, Randy Moullet of Wisconsin and Michael Moullet of Billings; his step-children, Billy Lowry of Billings and Glenda and Rocky Lowry of Helena; a sister, Mollie Melton of Wisconsin; and two grandchildren.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Friday, Nov. 17, 2006, in the Bullis-Graves Memorial Chapel of Miles City. Interment will follow in the Custer County cemetery.
Edwin "Sonny" Olson
Edwin C. “Sonny” Olson, 61, of Jordan died Monday, Nov. 13, 2006, at his son’s home in Jordan.
Mr. Olson was born Sept. 12, 1945, in Jordan, the son of Norman and Lucille Edwards Olson. He attended school at the two-room Frazier Creek School, the Jordan Elementary School and graduated from Garfield County High School in 1963.
In the fall of 1965, Mr. Olson was drafted into the Army where he received his basic training at Fort Ord, Calif., and spent the rest of his service at Sandia Base, Albuquerque, N.M. While there he received a Certificate of Achievement Award from the Defense Atomic Support Agency. He was discharged in the fall of 1967.
Upon returning home, Mr. Olson was married
to Wanda Lou Logan on Feb. 21, 1968. Later they had a daughter, Mindy, who joined her step-sister, Laura. The couple were later divorced.
On Sept. 4, 1987, Mr. Olson and Dianna Vollmer had a son, OK Olson.
Mr. Olson lived, worked and loved the family ranch until the time of his death. He loved his family and cherished his many friends. Music was a big part of Mr. Olson’s life, it began in the family living room, and continued on. He loved country music and was talented at playing several different instruments. This talent was shared with his son and daughters, as well as his brother, Skip, and many close friends.
His survivors include his step-daughter, Laura; his daughter, Mindy Phipps (Tony); his son OK; and grandchildren, Amber Weeding, Christopher Krampert, Tia, Tyrell, Tarissa, and Tierney Phipps.
Survivors also include his sisters, Norma (Ken) Youngquist of Circle, Mardrie (Jim) Baker of Jordan and Betty (Don) Proue; his brother, Skip of Jordan; and his nieces and nephews.
Mr. Olson was preceded in death by his parents and two infant sisters.
Funeral services will be Saturday, Nov. 18, 2006, at 10 a.m. at the Veterans of Foreign Wars Hall in Jordan. Interment will follow in the Pioneer cemetery at Jordan.
Stevenson and Sons Funeral Home in Jordan is in charge of arrangements.
Should friends desire, memorials may be made to the charity of one’s choice.
Katherine "Katie" Vetch
Katherine “Katie” Vetch, 89, of Miles City died Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2006, at the Holy Rosary Extended Care Facility in Miles City.
She was born in Aberdeen, S.D., on Feb. 7, 1917, the daughter of David and Magdalena Scherr Gross.
She and Peter Vetch were married
at St. Bernard’s Church in Linton, N.D., on Aug. 21, 1934. They moved to Miles City in 1948.
Mrs. Vetch was a homemaker. She enjoyed taking care of the family as well as crocheting and embroidery work. Mrs. Vetch also liked making her own style of quilts and rugs. She enjoyed taking care of their garden, especially her flowers.
A member of the Sacred Heart Parish, she also was a member of the “Little Flower” group of the Sacred Heart Council of Catholic Women Altar Society.
Her survivors include four sons and two daughters: David (Kay) Vetch, Robert (Diane) Vetch, both of Billings; Larry (Jeanne) Vetch, Louie (Sue) Vetch, Virginia (Doug) Bennett and Winnie (Syl) Augustyn, all of Miles City, and David (Kay) Vetch and Robert (Diane) Vetch, both of Billings; two sisters: Helen and Mel Holzworth of New Mexico, and Margaret and Zeb Johnson of Roaring River, N.C.; and numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Peter on May 16, 2000; her parents; 17 brothers and sisters; two grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
A Vigil Service will be at 6 p.m. Friday, Nov. 17, 2006, at Stevenson and Sons Funeral Home in Miles City. A Funeral Mass will be Saturday, Nov. 18, 2006, at 11 a.m. in the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Miles City. Rite of Committal will follow in the Calvary cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Sacred Heart Parish or the charity of one’s choice.
Hugo Muggli
Hugo Muggli, 92, of Miles City, beloved father and grandfather, died Friday, Nov. 10, 2006, after a hard fought battle with cancer.
Mr. Muggli was born on April 1, 1914, in Richardton, N.D., the son of Joseph and Barbara Schmidt Muggli. At an early age, he moved with the family from Richardton to Ringling and then on to Rosebud. The family farmed on the Rosebud Flats until 1928 when they moved to Miles City and purchased a farm in the Yellowstone Valley. Mr. Muggli attended Kircher School and then Custer County High School.
Following his graduation, he worked on the family farm and on Feb. 25, 1941, he and Cecilia Deibele were united in marriage in Miles City. They lived in the Yellowstone Valley until 1948 when they purchased a place on the Tongue River south of Miles City where he was still active on the farm until the time of his death.
Mr. Muggli loved life on the farm and enjoyed manufacturing machinery for its use there as well as for his family. He loved working in the shop and could fix or build almost anything, a trade that he carried on to his family.
He was an amateur photographer and even had his own dark room and equipment. He was active in 4-H with his children and was the last of the charter Future Farmers of America members. Mr. Muggli was also a member of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Miles City.
His survivors include his five sons, Jim Muggli and his wife Shirley and David Muggli, all of Denver, Colo., Ray Muggli and his wife Gerilyn, Leonard Muggli, and Jerry Muggli and Teri, all of Miles City; two daughters, Margaret Hinman of Denver, and Martha Heilman and her husband Bob of Portland, Ore.; 12 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
Survivors also include two brothers, Tom Muggli and Luke Muggli and his wife Georgia, all of Miles City; three sisters, Sister Agatha Muggli of Bismarck, N.D., Lorraine Kaiser of Miles City and Anna Mae Miller of Manhattan; and numerous nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Cecilia in 2001; four brothers, Art, Greg, Don and Francis Muggli; and one granddaughter, Katie Hinman.
A Vigil Service will be at 6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 16, 2006, in Stevenson and Sons Funeral Home. Funeral Mass will be Friday, Nov. 17, 2006, at 11 a.m. at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Interment will be in the Calvary cemetery at a later date.
Should friends desire, memorials may be made to the Miles City Hospice, the Sacred Heart School or to the charity of one’s choice.
Montana Nelson
Montana E. Nelson, 67, of Miles City died Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2006, in the Billings Clinic.
She was born Jan. 3, 1939, in Miles City, a daughter of William and Montana Pinnow Dyba. After receiving her education, she became a business manager for several retail outlets, restaurants and ranches in and around Miles City. She enjoyed casinos and spending time with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren, especially her little side-kick, granddaughter Elycia.
Montana will be remembered for her efforts in helping people in their times of need.
She was a member of the Catholic Church and Degree of Honor.
Survivors include her father, William Dyba of Miles City; her sons, Matt and Wesley Kercheval of Miles City; three sisters, Geraldine Bradshaw, Cindy Groosfield and Anita Scanlan; two brothers, Max and Bob Dyba; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Her mother, and daughter, Roberta, preceded her in death.
Cremation has taken place in the Eastern Montana Crematory. Memorial services will be at a later date.
Bullis-Graves Memorial Chapel of Miles City has been entrusted with arrangements.
Cora Engdahl
Cora C. Engdahl, 98, of Billings, formerly of Jordan, died Thursday, Nov. 7, 2006, at her daughter’s home in Billings.
Born on Oct. 26, 1908, in Helena, she was the daughter of Lucien Onesime and Annie Josephine (Deranleau) Forcier. The family moved to Moore and then onto Piniele, near Hammond, where Mrs. Engdahl attended grade school. She attended one year of high school in South Dakota and then attended high school in Broadus and graduated as the valedictorian.
She attended a semester at the University of Montana in Missoula and then Eastern Montana College in Billings where she earned her teaching certificate. She moved to Jordan in 1930 and began teaching at the Hellcreek School.
On Dec. 1, 1930, she and Lester Engdahl were married
at Miles City and they made their home on the ranch at Hellcreek.
Mrs. Engdahl taught school for another year and then stayed at the ranch to raise her family and work the ranch. She was a full working partner with her husband in everything that needed to be done around the ranch. She was called on to run to town for this and that, to tend the sheep camp (to deliver food and water to the herders), to help gather sheep and doctor lambs, and to tend the garden.
For many years after the children were gone, she went along with Mr. Engdahl to help with feeding sheep and cattle or whatever she could help with. At docking time, she always did the vaccinating, right up until the sheep were sold when she was 91. After docking, she would go home and prepare a full dinner.
Mr. Engdahl died in 1995 and Mrs. Engdahl remained on the ranch until May 2005 when, due to her health, she moved to Billings.
She enjoyed her yard and working with flowers. Mrs. Engdahl was fortunate to be able to do her own yardwork, mowing and watering, into her 90s.
Reading was important to her and she kept up with the “world” by reading and watching the news. In early years, she completed many crocheted and tatted items. She looked forward to and enjoyed holiday family gatherings where she would be joining her sister, children and grandchildren. Most of all, however, she enjoyed her home and being on the ranch. She was a member of St. John’s the Baptist Catholic Church in Jordan and the Range Riders Reps.
Her survivors include her son Robert and his wife Jane of Jordan; her daughter, Arlys and her husband Ted Rieger of Billings; a sister, Eva Moeller of Miles City; a daughter-in-law, Mary Ann Engdahl of Jordan; seven grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; and several nieces and nephews.
In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by a son Larry in 1999; and two brothers, Wilfred “Bud” Forcier and Lucien Onesime Forcier Jr. “Boy.”
Cremation has taken place. A Vigil service will be Sunday, Nov. 12, 2006, at 7:30 p.m. at the St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Jordan. A Funeral Mass will be Monday, Nov. 13, 2006, at 10 a.m. at the Veterans of Foreign Wars Hall in Jordan. Interment will follow at 3 p.m. in the Calvary cemetery in Miles City.
Stevenson and Sons Funeral Home of Jordan is in charge of arrangements.
Should friends desire, memorials may be made to the St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Jordan, the Jordan Ambulance Fund or to the charity of one’s choice.
