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Leonard Paul Conley
Leonard Paul Conley, 70, of Grand Forks, N.D., died Saturday, Feb. 18, 2012, at Altru Hospital in Grand Forks with family at his side.
Mr. Conley was born on Nov. 14, 1941, to William and Agnes Dunn Conley in Edgeley, N.D. He attended St. John’s High School in Jamestown, N.D., and graduated in 1961. He played on the basketball and football teams and was offered a scholarship, but chose to enlist in the United States Army on Sept. 18, 1961. He was honorably discharged Aug. 27, 1964, and returned to Grand Forks to attend Bernells School of Cosmetology.
Mr. Conley’s first job was at Town and Country Salon in Grand Forks. He went on to manage Kato’s Salon and soon after purchased the Salon. He worked at the University of North Dakota in Grand Forks as the maintenance supervisory and retired in November 2008. Mr. Conley was an avid UND sports fan and enjoyed watching all the hockey and football games.
He was an active member of The American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars. He served as an honor guard member of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3817 and was offered the commander job and declined.
Mr. Conley was a great animal lover and shared his home with his cat Tiger, “his baby.” He also enjoyed spending time with his sister-in-law Dee’s dog, Trixie.
His survivors include, two brothers, Melvin “Mel” of Fallon and Mark (Donna) of Elk River, Minn.; two sisters, Marcella “Suzie” Behles of Sheridan, Wyo., and Beanie Conley of Miles City; two sisters-in-law, Delaine “Dee” (Mrs. Donald Conley) and Dorothy (Mrs. Patrick Conley); and brother-in-law, Tom Vars (Margaret Mary “Conley”) of Rollins; as well as many nieces and nephews.
Mr. Conley was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers, Donald and Patrick; a sister, Margaret Mary Vars; and a brother-in-law, John “Jack” Behles.
Dave Lewandowski and Dee Conley provided assistance to Mr. Conley.
A Memorial Liturgy was Friday afternoon, Feb. 24, 2012, in the Gregory J. Norman Funeral Chapel in Grand Forks.
Bertha Maria Netzer Pisk
Bertha Maria Netzer Pisk, 84, died quietly at her home on March 4, 2012, in Terry.
Mrs. Pisk was born in Zap, N.D., on June 3, 1927, to Mike and Pauline (Finkbiener) Netzer. She had 10 siblings, Louie, Martin, Ernest, Christine, Anna, Ervin and Hertha Netzer as well as Herbert, Frieda and Pauline Gienger. She attended Echo Ridge School, two and one-half miles from her parents’ home, as well as Fallon School and Terry High School.
In 1944 she and Carl “Bud” Pisk in Glendive. Together they made their home on his parents’ farm north of Fallon. Mr. and Mrs. Pisk raised five sons and daughters on their family farm. Mrs. Pisk’s family will remember her as a master at making noodles, bread, frying chicken and making hundreds of pierogis for family gatherings.
Mrs. Pisk enjoyed crocheting, embroidering and doing jigsaw puzzles. She also enjoyed growing flowers and gardening. Mrs. Pisk was loved and admired by her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Her unspoken love for each of them is an inspiration to the entire family. Her family was everything to her.
Mrs. Pisk was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Altar Society, and the Fallon PTA (Parent-Teacher Association).
She is survived by her children: Jerry (Sharon) of Terry, Judy (Donald) Ulrich of Fallon, Janice (Harold) Wallace of Terry, Sharon (Ron) Rosa of Bozeman, Shirley (David) Martin of Sterling, Colo., Mike (Thomas Smith) of Oakland, Calif., Tom (Kay) Pisk of Terry, Jim (Wendy) Pisk of Anchorage, Alaska, and Darryl Pisk (Molly Anderson) of Miles City; her grandchildren: Kevin, Duane, John (Emilia), Rosanna, Rachel and Becky Tridgidga, Mark Ulrich, Heather (Matt) Bunkers, Jeff Wallace, Marty Kimball, Brandy Kimball, Cami (Matt) Cetlinski, Tony Martin, Sarah, Taylor and Trevor Pisk, Megan and Callie Pisk, Adrian and Alyssa Anderson; her great-grandchildren: Madalyn, Monique and Maria Bunkers, April and Tyson Pisk, Emily Tridgidga, Paige Krier-Martin, Braedon, Ethan and William Cetlinski; a sister: Freida Lewis of Billings; a brother-in-law: Pete Pisk, and his wife Ella Mae; a sister-in-law: Darlane Pisk; and a special friend: Heather Carter.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Bud; her parents; and nine siblings.
A vigil service will be Wednesday, March 7, 2012, at 6 p.m. in Stevenson and Sons Funeral Home in Terry. Mass of Christian Burial will be Thursday, March 8, 2012, at 10 a.m. at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Terry. Rite of Committal will follow in the Prairie County cemetery.
Stevenson and Sons Funeral Home of Terry is in charge of the arrangements.
Should friends desire, memorials may be made to the Prairie County Hospital Foundation.
Bill Brown Jr.
Born in Sheridan, Wyoming, February 16, 1929, William James Brown, Jr. was the only son of William J. and Elizabeth Brown who ranched east of Buffalo.
He and his sister Betty Jean were virtually the only students in a one-room school for eight years, until high school in Sheridan, where Bill was active in FFA and graduated in 1948. Bill earned a degree in animal science at the University of Wyoming in Laramie, where he led the Phi Delta Theta Fraternity, was involved in the early formation of the National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association, and was elected UW Student Body President in 1952.
After college, Bill Brown returned to the family ranch where his father Bill, Sr., was in partnership with Porter Kennedy. In 1953 he won the Calf Roping title in the Northwest Ranch Cowboys Association. The next year, his friend and fellow calf roper Irv Alderson introduced him to his cousin Ann Alderson, and on September 10, 1955, Bill and Ann were married
at the Bones Brothers Ranch near Birney, one of the original Montana dude ranches started in the 1920’s by Ann’s father Allen R. “Big Bones”, and his brother Irving N. “Little Bones” Alderson.
On April 1, 1960, Bill moved his family to central Montana, where he and his dad bought the current ranch eleven miles west of Sand Springs. That ranch was first known as “W.J. Brown and Son”, but the name was later changed to the “LO Cattle Company”, for the LO brand that they branded on the right hip.
Bill and Ann raised four children: Taylor, Martha, Beth Ann, and Reeves, who all attended country school right on the ranch near Calf Creek, graduated high school at Fergus High in Lewistown, and later from Montana State University in Bozeman.
Bill and his dad started with commercial Hereford cattle, and then developed a popular line of purebred Beau Donald Hereford bulls that they offered in an annual production sale in Lewistown for nearly 20 years. Bill was one of the first in the state to develop a Simmental herd through artificial insemination, which evolved into their family’s present commercial Angus herd.
Bill Brown, Jr. was a leader in the Montana cattle industry, a life-long student of range management, and a mentor to a great many young men who aspired to be the kind of horseman and top hand that he was. He loved nothing more than to work a big herd from horseback, or to help a green colt finally learn to duck a cow. Bill especially enjoyed the most difficult cow and horse challenges, like figuring out a river crossing, or a four-day trail with a roundup tent and a chuckbox, or working a big new piece of country that he hadn’t ridden before. He loved to dance, and to play the piano, and to laugh and tell a story around the dinner table about the cowboys he admired and the horses they rode. Bill was not mechanically inclined; and never had much use for ATV’s, hot-shots, or stock dogs.
Bill served as State President of the Montana Stockgrowers Association in 1988-1990, and was President of the Montana Public Lands Council and the State Grazing Districts. He was proud to be a leader of the Montana Centennial Cattle Drive of 1989, one of the original members of the NILE Stock Show “200” Club, a lifetime supporter of 4-H and FFA, a Mason, and a 50-year member of Elks.
Bill and his wife Phyllis retired and moved to Billings in 2002, where they were active in the First Presbyterian Church and the Golden “K” Kiwanis. They enjoyed 16 years together, ranching, volunteering and traveling. In his last years, Bill struggled with Alzheimer’s disease, but never lost his quick grin and cheery attitude.
Bill left this life on March 2, 2012, after 83 years. He is survived by Phyllis, his four children, Taylor (Shannon) ag broadcaster from Huntley; Martha (Marty Clague) retired university administrator from Red Lodge, Beth Ann (Lyle Hodgskiss) office manager of the Double Arrow Veterinary Clinic in Choteau, and Reeves (Penny) Colorado’s state Executive Director of Local Affairs, of Fruita, Colorado; 14 grandchildren, and 6 great-grandchildren.
Funeral Services will be at 2:00PM, Thursday March 8 at the First Presbyterian Church at 2420 13th Street West in Billings. Interment will follows at Yellowstone Valley Memorial Park. The casket will be open at the church for visitation at 1:00P.M.
Michelotti-Sawyers Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.
The family encourages Memorial contributions to the Montana Stockgrowers Association Research, Education Endowment Foundation, 420 N. California St., Helena, MT 59601, or the Garfield County Endowment Fund, c/o Holly Harbaugh, Treasurer, P.O. Box 395, Jordan, MT 59337, or the First Presbyterian Church in Billings.
Louis John Capra 'Jr.'
Louis John Capra “Jr, ” 76, died unexpectedly on his ranch on Thursday, March 1, 2012.
He was born to John B. and Lydia R. Chiesa Capra on Nov. 21, 1935, at the family home near Boyes. Jr attended Boyes Country Schools, and graduated from Broadus High School. His education continued on an athletic scholarship to Rocky Mountain College in Billings.
He and his high school sweetheart, Penny Thex, were married
on Dec. 11, 1955. Together, they started their ranching career at the Thex family ranch on Otter Creek where they continued to live until the time of his death.
He is remembered for his love of family and community, his smile, sense of humor and good natured teasing. Jr truly enjoyed branding with his neighbors and a good basketball game, whether it be playing or watching.
Jr is survived by his wife, Penny, of 56 years; one son, Brad Capra of Colorado Springs, Colo.; two daughters, Cindy (Tom) Marking of Porterfield, Wis., and Sandy (Thane) Thomas of Otter Creek; three beautiful granddaughters Lindsay, Stacy and Cori; and three great-granddaughters, Autumn, Kassie, and Anna.
He also is survived by one brother, Lawrence (Miriam) Capra of Boyes; one sister, Angie (Norman) Bisgaard of Belle Fourche, S.D, ; and many nieces and nephews.
Visitation will be Monday, March 5, 2012, from 1 to 6 p.m. in the chapel of Stevenson and Sons Funeral Home in Broadus. Funeral Services will be Tuesday, March 6, 2012, at 11 a.m. at the Powder River Congregational Church in Broadus. Burial will follow at Willow Crossing cemetery at 3 p.m.
Memorials may be made to charitable organizations of your choice, as Jr liked to help everyone he could.
Mabel M. (McKee) Goodson Konecny
Mabel M. (McKee) Goodson Konecny, 94, of Miles City died Wednesday, Feb. 29, 2012, at the Holy Rosary Healthcare in Miles City surrounded by her family.
Mrs. Konecny was born on Feb. 3, 1918, in Clyde Park to Verna L. (Williams) and Othal Leroy McKee. She attended school in Livingston and graduated from Park County High School in 1936.
She worked for a short time for F.W. Woolworths. For the next 5-1/2 years she was office steno for C.V. Brown, principal of Park County High School.
In June of 1942 she and Robert William Goodson were married
and they moved to Tacoma, Wash. She worked as a steno in the office of Schoenfelds Department Store. When living in Tacoma, Wash., her first child, Robert Eugene, was born.
In 1944, they moved back to Livingston when twins, David LeRoy and Diana Louise, were born. They owned and operated Taylors Art Shop for several years. When it went out of business, she went to work as a steno clerk at the Northern Pacific Store Department where she worked from 1952 to 1961.
Mr. and Mrs. Goodson divorced in 1953.
In 1961, she married
John Konecny and they moved to Miles City where she worked for B.N. Transport and retired as cashier in 1980.
After retirement she volunteered at the Holy Rosary Hospital Gift Shop two evenings a week. She also volunteered at St. Vincent DePaul Thrift Store where she served on the Board of Directors as president and recording secretary.
In January 1981, she went to Hawaii where she and her husband, John, celebrated her 63rd birthday. In July of 1981 she attended the International Eucharistic Congress in Lourdes, France. She missed seeing Pope John Paul as he was in the hospital after being shot. The group then visited Tatima and went on to Rome for several days. In 1983 she visited the Holy Land at Easter time.
In 1989 she moved to Billings where her husband, John, died.
While in Miles City she became a member of the Sacred Heart Church and served as Eucharistic Minister, was active in CCW and belonged to CDA. She volunteered at St. Vincent Hospital for a number of years.
Her survivors include three children: Robert Eugene (Vonnie) Goodson of Miles City and twins David LeRoy (Linda) Goodson of Livingston and Diana Louise (Bob) Montgomery of Miles City; and many grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
A vigil service will be Sunday, March 4, 2012, at 7 p.m. at Stevenson and Sons Funeral Home in Miles City. Mass of Christian Burial will be Monday, March 5, 2012, at 11 a.m. at the Holy Rosary Church in Billings. Rite of Committal will follow in the Holy Cross cemetery in Billings.
Stevenson and Sons Funeral Home of Miles City is in charge of the arrangements.
Should friends desire, memorials may be made to the charity of one’s choice.
Jeannine Roselia Reynolds
Jeannine Rosella Reynolds, 74, died Wednesday, Feb. 29, 2012, after battling a long illness.
She was born on Feb. 26, 1938, in St. Paul, Minn. She was the daughter of Palmer and Rosella Loehrer Peterson. She attended Saint Joseph’s Academy in St. Paul, Minn., graduating on June 6, 1956.
She married
Robert E. Reynolds in November of 1957. They moved to Billings in 1958 and in 1959 they moved to Miles City where they made their home.
On Nov. 14, 1967, she received her Licensed Practical Nurse license and worked for Holy Rosary Hospital as an ICU nurse for more than 37 years.
Mrs. Reynolds was a well respected and admired nurse. She often went above and beyond the call of duty when it came to caring for her patients. Mrs. Reynolds loved and had many memories of her friends and coworkers during those years.
She enjoyed camping, fishing, gardening, arts and crafts, cooking and baking. Mrs. Reynolds loved doing special things with her granddaughters. She loved her cats and dogs. They were all rescue animals. She treated them as part of the family.
Her survivors include her son, Bob Reynolds of Miles City; her daughter, Cathy (Jeb) Jackson of Rosebud; granddaughters: Chrisy (Jon) Irey of Atlanta, Ga., Michelle Niedge of Miles City, great-granddaughters: Ella and Ava Irey of Atlanta, Ga.; her mother, Rosella (Loehrer) Peterson of St. Paul; sisters: Joanne (Marlin) Huddle of St. Paul, Terry Newgord of Sleepy Eye, Minn., Joannie (Chuck) Felion of Maplewood, Minn.; a brother, Greg (Lynn) Peterson of Blaine, Minn.; a sister-in-law, Dee (Jerome) Ergen of Clearwater, Minn.; and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins, all of Minnesota.
Visitation will be Tuesday, March 6, 2012, at Stevenson and Sons Funeral Home in Miles City with family receiving friends from 4 to 6 p.m.
Should friends desire, memorials may be made to Holy Rosary Hospice or to the charity of one’s choice.
Grace Lemelin
Grace Lemelin, 87, of Miles City died Thursday, March 1, 2012, at the Friendship Villa Care Center in Miles City.
Mrs. Lemelin was the last of three children born to Annie and Charles Felton on Feb. 11, 1925. Her early years occurred during the depression but they were anything but depressing. She loved music and was an avid dancer in both tap and ballet and she never stopped dancing. She loved skiing and playing golf with her Aunt Mary.
At the age of 23, she obtained her first pilot’s license; something that was very uncommon for a women in 1948. During World War II, she enlisted in the United States Marine Corp and spent her service years in Arlington, Va. She worked as a stenographer and later with the civil service. After the war, she was employed with the civil service in Springfield, Ma.
While attending a house party in 1954, she met the love of her life, Martin Lemelin. They were married
on Dec. 9, 1954, and so began a great adventure. Sandra was born in 1955 while Mr. Lemelin was stationed as a civilian with the Air Force in Germany. Martin Jr. was born in Heidelberg, Germany, in 1957. After returning to the U.S., Peter was born in Caribou, Maine, in 1960. The family moved to several different locations throughout New England.
In 1965, the family moved to Miles City. Mrs. Lemelin worked for Mountain Bell Telephone for several years and then as a secretary at the Veteran’s Hospital in the Social Services Department. She enjoyed helping the veterans. In their retirement years, Mr. and Mrs. Lemelin traveled extensively, often times with her brother, Lyman Felton. Paris was their special city.
Mrs. Lemelin was an incredible mother and wife. She was devoted to her children and grandchildren. Her positive attitude and smile will forever lift our spirits.
Mrs. Lemelin is survived by her children, Sandra Lemelin (Steven) and Peter Lemelin (Dawna); her grandchildren, Nicole, Jordan, David, Sabrina, and Christopher; and her dear friends, Jean and Earle Kiddie, the Charlee and Bus Morris family, Misty Carlson and her beloved cat, Hamlet.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Martin Lemelin; her son, Martin Lemelin Jr.; her brother, Lyman Felton; and her sister, Bernice Gould.
Viewing will take place on Friday, March 2, 2012, at Stevenson and Sons Funeral Homes with family receiving friends from 4 to 6 p.m. Funeral services will be Saturday, March 3, 2012, at 10 a.m. at Stevenson and Sons Funeral Home. Following the funeral service, a luncheon will be held at the Veterans of Foreign Wars Hall. Interment will be Monday, March 5, 2012, at 10 a.m. in the Eastern Montana State Veterans cemetery in Miles City.
Frank Ralph Hanel Sr.
Former Miles City resident Frank Ralph Hanel Sr., 99, died at Faith Lutheran Home in Wolf Point on Sunday, Feb. 12.
Born Oct. 15, 1912, near Cohagen to Anna Pavlicek Hanel and Vaclav Hanel, he attended schools in Glendive and Miles City where he graduated from high school. During his teens, Mr. Hanel was employed in Miles City at the Karl Johnson clothing store and the Milligan Hotel. He was one of the earliest workers at the Fort Peck Dam, where he was initially employed to clear brush. He also worked on the dam as an equipment operator and truck driver
On April 3, 1936, he and Alice Folden were married
in Glasgow. They lived in Wheeler where Mr. Hanel was employed by Buttrey’s clothing store. Mr. and Mrs. Hanel then moved to Wolf Point where he was employed at the Fad clothing store.
In 1939 the couple moved to Glasgow where he managed the Standard Oil gas station and bulk plant and they begin a family. In 1944 the family moved back to Wolf Point when Mr. Hanel became a partner in Camrud Motor and a few years later, the sole owner. He worked at Camrud Motors for “50 years to the day.”
Mr. Hanel was a longtime member of First Lutheran Church in Wolf Point. He served on the Wolf Point Chamber of Commerce, and the Board of Directors of Trinity Hospital. He also was involved in the planning and building of Faith Lutheran Home. In 2008, Mr. Hanel was selected at the Grand Marshal of the Wild Horse Stampede.
While raising eight children and running Camrud Motors, Mr. Hanel, a tireless worker, also had other business interests including farming, mobile home sales and operating a mobile home park. He was also a principal investor in Citizens First National Bank. During his 80s and 90s Mr. Hanel became a recycler, spending endless hours collecting, crushing and boxing up aluminum cans, which he sold, giving the proceeds to First Lutheran Church youth group.
Frank enjoyed big game hunting; deep sea, lake and stream fishing; farming; woodworking; yard work; and especially spending time with his many grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
His survivors include his wife of 75 years; his children, JoAn Houg (Loren) of Wolf Point, Joyce Mann (LeeRoy) of Roundup, Jeanie Bickle (Harry) of Wake Village, Texas, Jerrianne Hanel of Baker, Janny Parsley (Dave) of Wolf Point, Judy Lanterman (Gary) of Livingston, June Vogt (Mike) of Satellite Beach, Fla., and Frank Hanel Jr. (Tammie) of Craig, Colo.; his brother Tom Hanel of Miles City; 78 grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his brothers, Joe, Ray, Tony and Jimmy; two sisters, Annie Farnes and Mary Steen; three great-grandchildren; and his grandson’s wife, Denise Williams.
Services were Friday, Feb. 17, at First Lutheran Church followed by burial at Greenwood cemetery in Wolf Point.
