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Monica Demunbrun
Monica Demunbrun, 33, of Worland, Wyo., formerly of Baker, died Saturday, Dec. 16, 2006, in an automobile accident in Powell, Wyo.
She was born June 8, 1973, in Baker, a daughter of Alice Madler and Jerry Quenzer. She received her schooling in Ten Sleep, Wyo.
In November of this year, she and daughter, Brittney, moved to Powell so she could further her education.
She and Bob Demunbrun were married
on Dec. 17, 1988. To this union were born three children, Robby, Ryan and Brittney. Mrs. Demunbrun worked at the Comfort Inn in Worland and really enjoyed her work.
The loves of her life were her three children. She enjoyed watching them take part in sports and motto-cross.
Her survivors include her husband Bob, of Worland; her children, Robby, Ryan and Brittney; her mother and step-father, Alice and Eddie Anderson of Fallon; her brothers, Dana (Heather) Quenzer of Billings and Brandon Anderson of Fallon; her step-brother, Todd (Sara) Anderson of Dickinson, N.D.; her step-sister, Stephanie (Brandon) Harper of Billings; her nephews, Skyler and Parker; her nieces, Shaylee, Saraya, Ashlee, Peytan and Taylor; her mother and father-in-law, Becky and Bill Anderson of Rockwell, N.C.; her father-in-law, Thomas Demunbrun of Casper, Wyo.; her grandparents, Bud and Dorothy Madler of Miles City; a special aunt, Auntie Arlene Groshans; and a host of uncles, aunts and cousins.
She was preceded in death by her father, Jerry Quenzer; and her grandparents, Florence and Albert Quenzer.
Funeral Services will be Thursday, Dec. 28, 2006, at 2 p.m. from the Zion Lutheran Church with Pastor Dan Garnett officiating. Burial will follow the services at the Riverview Memorial Gardens cemetery.
Memorial donations may be made in Mrs. Demunbrun’s name and are being set up for her children in care of Bryant Funeral Home, P.O. Box 524, Worland, WY 82401.
Katherine Isobel "Kay" Witcher Sanders
Katherine Isobel “Kay” Witcher Sanders, 59, of Miles City died Saturday, April 14, 2007, at Holy Rosary Healthcare as the result of an automobile accident.
She was born Jan. 18, 1948, in Miles City, the daughter of John F. Witcher and Helen Donna Coughlin Witcher. Mrs. Sanders was the youngest of three children; her older brothers were James E. “Jim” and John F. Witcher III, “Jack.” Her brothers fought over Mrs. Sanders when she was a baby, each wanting to “take care” of their baby sister. She spent a year of her early childhood at home on the ranch on the Bobcat Creek with her father, helping him feed cattle and chop ice through the winter, before moving into Miles City with her mother and two brothers to start school.
Mrs. Sanders attended grade school in Miles City and graduated from Custer County High School in 1966.
She went to work for the Mountain Bell Telephone Company, then First Security Bank, and Farm Credit Services, where she worked for 24 years. In 1996, she joined the Stockman Bank as the agriculture administrative assistant, a job that she greatly enjoyed.
Mrs. Sanders deeply loved the people with whom she worked, and all of the people she served. She remained with Stockman Bank until her death.
She and Keith Holmlund were married
in September 1968, and one child was born to this union, Jaimi Holmlund, in 1977. A wonderful mother, she was always supportive and always loving; Jaimi was greatly blessed to have a mother who was also her best friend. The couple were divorced in 1986, and she, her mother Donna, and daughter Jaimi moved to their new home in Kinsey near her brother Jack, where she thrived in her new home.
She met Joe Sanders in the fall of 1991, and they were married
in August 1992. Mr. and Mrs. Sanders loved to work together on their home, care for their beloved dogs, and spoil their grandchildren. Their marriage was built on love, respect and the deepest care for one another.
Mrs. Sanders had friends beyond number, and was the greatest wife, mother, grandmother and sister that anyone could wish for.
She was a spiritual person who had deep faith in Jesus Christ. So much of her beauty radiated from her faith and her desire to walk with the Lord. She tried every day to live her life as He wants us to, showing love to all people, rich or poor, and forgiving others as she had been forgiven. She was truly an example of how we all should live.
Her survivors include her husband, Joe Sanders of Miles City; her daughter Jaimi and her husband Shane Balsam of Powderville and their two children, Kolette and Heath; her brother, Jack Witcher and his wife Carrol of Kinsey; two step-sons, Ronald Sanders and his wife Bonnie of Palo Alto, Calif., and Bradley Sanders and his wife Michele of Bakersfield, Calif.; and four step-grandchildren.
Survivors also include five nieces and nephews: Jeff, Donna Lynn, Cindy, Kelly, and Chris, whom she loved as if they were her own children; and her dearest, oldest friend, Julie Jordan.
Mrs. Sanders was preceded in death by her parents and her oldest brother, Jim.
Funeral services will be Wednesday, April 18, 2007, at 11 a.m. at the Grace Bible Church in Miles City. Interment will follow in the Custer County cemetery.
Should friends desire, memorials may be made to the Range Riders Museum, where Mrs. Sander’s parents were inducted in June of 2006, and a place that she truly cherished.
Linda Lee Montgomery-Seitz
Services for Linda Lee Montgomery-Seitz, 44, former Kinsey resident, were held Tuesday, April 10, 2007, and her remains were interred at the Missoula City cemetery.
She died of natural causes Friday, April 6, 2007, at Community Medical Center in Missoula after a short illness.
Born Dec. 14, 1962, in Gulfport, Miss., she was the daughter of Ted and Fern Montgomery. She grew up in Lakeside, Laurel, Havre and Kinsey. She spent much of her time in 4-H and enjoyed sewing, cooking and her sheep projects. She played clarinet and sang in choir in both high school and college, traveling throughout Montana. She graduated from Custer County District High School in 1981.
She majored in history and political science and received her bachelor of arts degree from Rocky Mountain College in Billings in 1986.
In 1988, she moved to Missoula where she met her husband, Michael. They were married
July 9, 1994, and had their child, Chester, on Jan. 8, 1997. She loved her family. They were most precious to her in her life.
She volunteered at the Missoula Public Library and then was employed with a Missoula food distributor before beginning employment with Missoula County at the Historical Museum at Fort Missoula. She enjoyed her time working there and also worked as a volunteer.
From 2000 until her untimely death she worked as a clerk at Justice Court. She was a very private person, but on occasion her wry sense of humor would come through at the most unexpected yet appropriate time. She was stubborn, smart and spoke her mind and let others speak their minds too.
Active in the Society for Creative Anachronism, she was engaged in making candles, knitting, sewing and other crafts. She also enjoyed music and solitude.
Her survivors include her loving husband, Michael, and son, Chester Seitz, both of Missoula; her parents, Ted and Fern Montgomery of the family home in Kinsey; sister, Rosalie (Rory) Richoux, niece Kelsey and nephew Kyle of LaPlace, La.; brother, Daniel Montgomery of Miles City; sister, Nancy (Rich) Whipple and nephews Jeremy and Collin of Norfolk, Va.; and half-brother, Richard Peterson, nephew Alex and niece Rebecca of Billings.
Funeral arrangements were made by Cremation Burial Society of the Rockies in Missoula.
Laura Nan Hayes Austill Shield
Laura Nan Hayes Austill Shield, 67, mother of Jerry Austill of Miles City, died Saturday, March 31, 2007, in Moon Twp, Pa., after a long battle with cancer.
She was was born April 20, 1939, in Blue Lake, Mi. She was raised in Chicago, Ill., but raised her children in Montana. She later moved to Arizona in 1989.
She retired from Bashas’ in Sedona and was a member of the local Veterans of Foreign Wars.
After she retired, she spent many years touring the United States, visiting her children, relatives and doing genealogy research. She was a wanderer at heart and really enjoyed driving her van wherever she desired. For the last two years, she lived with her daughter, April, and family in Moon Twp.
In addition to her son, Jerry Austill, and his wife, Diona, of Miles City, her survivors include eight other children, Stacy Camper of Nashville, Tenn., Terry of Cottonwood, Ariz., Mary (Michael) Griffith of Cottonwood, Gary Austill (Lori) of Powell, Wyo., Larry Smith (Trina) of Arkansas, April Warn (Russ) of Moon Twp, and Kelner Shield (Karen) of Williamsport, Md.;, 17 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.
She is also survived by five siblings, Patty Ricci of Washington, Lynn Hedgecoth of Tennessee, Mickie Tremell of Florida, Howard Hayes of Georgia and Pete Hayes of Oregon.
J.T. Anderson Funeral Home in Beaver, Pa., is in charge of arrangements.
Paul Esmond Dobbin
Paul Esmond Dobbin, 99, of Miles City, died peacefully the night of Tuesday, March 20, 2007.
He was born Nov. 15, 1908, to Dee Albert and Editha Wade Manning Dobbin in Red Creek, N.Y. He was preceded in death by his parents; his brothers: Edward (New York) and John (Laurel); his sisters, Wynona Wilkins (Portland, Ore.) and Doris Stott (Puyallup, Wash.); as well as Elizabeth (Buckingham) whom he married
in 1959 and Gladys (Ebeling) whom he married
in 1938.
Mr. Dobbin was a man of unpretentious passions, quietly pursuing excellence in work and play and family. If he boasted, it was in the accomplishments of others, but those who knew him admired his unfailing integrity, his gentle humor and his focus on what was good in each person and circumstance.
He enjoyed working as a telegraph operator and ticket agent for Northern Pacific Railroad at many Montana stations from Mandan to Livingston, including 15 years in Hysham, six years in Terry and eight years in Miles City. During his 37 years at NP “strangers were simply friends he hadn’t yet met” — a trait which also served him well in his second career as a retiree.
Where before he had energetically applied himself to being a first-rate employee, Mr. Dobbin became an avid gardener, fisherman and card player, enjoying travel, photography, dancing and teaching himself to play the organ along the way. Mr. Dobbin never missed an opportunity to be grateful — for a beautiful day, for health, for helpful friends, for loved ones — living a full and gracious life for all his 99 years.
He is lovingly remembered by his wife of 15 years, Mabel; and his four children: Dennis (Judy) Dobbin (Buffalo, Wyo.), Doug (Cindy) Dobbin (Glenwood Springs, Colo.), Ron (Marge) Dobbin (Willcox, Ariz.) and Paula (Lincoln) Wilson (Tubac, Ariz.). His legacy also includes nine grandchildren: Kelly Holiday (Buffalo), Jason Dobbin (Buffalo), Brandy Dobbin (Aspen, Colo.); Justin Dobbin (Japan), Holly Womack (Malaysia); Tina Dunlap (Willcox, Ariz.), Ron Dobbin, Jr. (Phoenix, Ariz.); DeeAnn Westfall (Fort Collins, Colo.), Reagen Huey (Elburn, Ill.); and 16 adoring great-grandchildren.
Mr. Dobbin was a devout Catholic and faithful member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Miles City.
A Rosary will be Sunday, April 15, 2007, at 6 p.m. at Stevenson and Sons Funeral Home. A Funeral Mass will be Monday, April 16, 2007, at 11 a.m. for High Mass. Rite of Committal will follow in the Calvary cemetery.
Patricia Ruth "Pat" Loberg
Patricia Ruth “Pat” Loberg, 83, of Miles City, formerly of Circle, died on Easter Sunday, April 8, 2007, of natural causes at her daughter Vicki’s home in Miles City.
Born on Feb. 13, 1924, in Glendive, she was the youngest of William and Ida Gertison’s three daughters. She grew up on the family ranch next to the Yellowstone River south of Glendive and often referred to herself as her “father’s son.” She took part in every aspect of ranch life while remaining very much a lady.
She became well-known as a winning jockey at local race tracks. A talented artist, she also had a remarkable “green thumb.” She received her schooling in Glendive schools, graduating from Dawson County High School in 1941.
After graduation, she was secretary for the Dawson County Superintendent of Schools for seven years.
On Aug. 17, 1947, she and Gardner “Red” Loberg were married
in Circle at the First Lutheran Church. They made their home on a farm west of town where they raised their five children.
Mrs. Loberg also worked as head bookkeeper for Dr. Hastetter at the Circle Hospital. When she and her husband opened Loberg Heating and Cooling she became the bookkeeper for their business, as well as Town Clerk for the town of Circle in later years.
She was an active member of the Circle Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary and also a member of the Welca Circle of First Lutheran.
Together she and her husband enjoyed attending his Flying Tiger reunions, many trips and a 35th wedding celebration at the farm. They were married
for 39 years until his death on Feb. 6, 1986.
Mrs. Loberg continued to live on the family farm until her “kidnapping” a year and a half ago when she was spirited away to live at the Eagles Manor in Miles City. There she enjoyed being closer to her daughter, Vicki, and her family, but her heart always remained with her Circle friends, the farm and the gumbo hills of her father’s ranch.
Her survivors include her daughters: Carol (Stan) Hurley of Cortez, Colo., and Vicki (Ken) Hess of Miles City; three sons: Craig and Billy of Circle and Brian (Jeanne) Loberg of Glendale, Ariz.; a daughter-of-the-heart, Emmie Loberg; 11 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.
Survivors also include two sisters: Jeanne Brody of Circle and Constance Vogele of Glendive; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be Thursday, April 12, 2007, at 2 p.m. at the First Lutheran Church in Circle. Interment will follow in the Riverview cemetery in Circle.
Should friends desire, memorials may be made to the First Lutheran Church, P.O. Box 277, Circle, MT 59215 or to Holy Rosary Hospice, 2600 Wilson St., Miles City, MT 59301.
Troy Garold Pontius
Troy Garold Pontius, 32, of Miles City died at his home Monday April 9, 2007.
He was born July 6, 1974, in Miles City, a son of Donald and Marjorie Reinhart Pontius. He grew up and received his education in Miles City, graduating from Custer County District High School in 1992. While in school, he participated in wrestling. He later attended Miles Community College.
Mr. Pontius enjoyed fishing and hunting. He was a member of the Trinity Lutheran Church. Mr. Pontius worked for the County Market, Phillips Service and most recently for the Pines Hills Youth Correctional Facility.
In addition to his parents, he is survived by his brother, Rob (Amy and Addie) Pontius; his grandmother, Anna R. Pontius; an uncle, Hugh Neumann; an aunt, Edna (Buck) Mendenhall; and many more aunts, uncles and cousins.
He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Garold Pontius and Blanche and Harry Reinhart.
Cremation has taken place in the Bullis-Graves Eastern Montana Crematory. Memorial funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Friday, April 13, 2007, in the Bullis-Graves Memorial Chapel. Inurnment will follow in the Custer County cemetery.
Clinton Phipps
Clinton Phipps, 64, of Brusett died Thursday, April 5, 2007, while working on the family ranch.
He was born Dec. 26, 1942, in Jordan. Mr. Phipps was the youngest of eight children born to Charles and Elsie Loomis Phipps. He attended first through eighth grades at Pine Grove School, but never quit learning.
He and Prentice Negaard were married
on Oct. 11, 1963, in Cour d’Alene, Idaho. After they were married
they returned to the family ranch where they lived and worked until his death.
Mr. Phipps was very proud of his family and loved them very much. He was known in the community for his kindness, generosity, vast mechanical knowledge and problem solving abilities. He had a deep love for and close relationship with the Lord. Mr. Phipps also loved his cattle and calving time was his favorite time of year.
His survivors include his wife, Prentice; daughters, Jodi (Kelly) Pierson, Beth (Christo´) Pierce and Nicole (Steve) Downs; grandchildren, Dixie Pierson, Isaac Pierson, Nathan Downs, Melissa Downs and Abby Pierce; brothers, Curtis (Flossie) Phipps and Frank Phipps; sisters, Evelyn (Curtis) Chamberlin and Mary (Robert) Cowin; sisters-in-law, Margie Phipps and Nelleen (Phipps) Liese; and numerous nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Charles and Elsie Phipps; brothers, Roy, David and Robert Phipps; nephew, James Phipps; and niece, Cheryle Negaard.
The family will receive friends from 3 to 6 p.m. Monday, April 9, 2007, at the Fairview Hall. Graveside services will be Tuesday, April 10, 2007, at 11 a.m. at the Hearts of Peace cemetery in Brusett. A potluck luncheon will follow the graveside at the Fairview Hall in Brusett.
Should friends desire, memorials may be made to the charity of one’s choice.
Richard "Dick" Hoverson
Richard “Dick” Hoverson, 73, of the Van Norman Community, east of Jordan, died Thursday, April 5, 2007, at the Holy Rosary Extended Care Facility in Miles City.
Mr. Hoverson was born in Jordan on Jan. 13, 1934, the son of Newell and Sarah Milroy Hoverson. He attended Van Norman Country School, later working for his uncle, Fergus Milroy, the Whiteside family, Slim Hays and Shell Oil Company.
He then went to work in Big Timber and returned home to start ranching in the Van Norman Community.
On June 14, 1958, he and Dorathea Sommer were married
in Miles City. The couple continued to ranch until the time of his death.
Mr. Hoverson is survived by his wife, Dorathea of Van Norman; and two sons, Dan Hoverson of Van Norman and Bob Hoverson of Billings
Survivors also include three very special grandchildren, Nikki, Noell and Newell; an adopted grandson, Lance Smith; and one sister, Martha Edsall of Bozeman.
He was preceded in death by two brothers and one sister.
Funeral services will be Tuesday, April 11, 2007, at 4 p.m. at the Veterans of Foreign Wars Hall in Jordan. Interment will follow in the Pioneer cemetery at Jordan.
Should friends desire, memorials may be made to the charity of one’s choice.
