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Dolores Catherine Helm Hecht
Dolores Catherine Helm Hecht, 83, of Miles City died Sunday, Oct. 24, 2010, in Miles City.
Mrs. Hecht was born in Aberdeen, S.D., on Nov. 11, 1926, the daughter of Nels Albert and Grace Hart Helm. Her father was a bridge and building forman for the Milwaukee Railroad and they lived in a rail car and traveled with the job until she was about four years of age. At that time the family settled in Miles City where she attended school and graduated from Custer County High School in 1944.
After graduation she attended the junior college and worked for the Miles City Mercantile.
On Nov. 29, 1947, she and Robert L. Hecht were married
and they moved to Forsyth. While in Forsyth, prior to the start of her family, she was a legal secretary for Fritz Haynes.
After her family was complete she began working for Vic East at the Bulk Plant, which later became Petrolane Gas, as their office manager for the next 30 years.
After her retirement in 1991, she moved to Billings where she enjoyed volunteering at St. Vincent’s Hospital, getting together with old friends and classmates, and playing cards.
She also enjoyed traveling and took many trips and cruises. But visiting with her children and grandchildren was the highlight of her life.
In 2004 she returned to Miles City where she had resided until the time of her death.
While in Forsyth she was a member of the Federated Church, Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary, Forsyth Country Club, and enjoyed league bowling for many years.
Her survivors include three sons and their wives, Dr. Robert and Mary Hecht of Helena, Dr. Don and Michelle Hecht of Lewistown and Dr. Ron and Jeanne Hecht of Bozeman; two daughters and their husbands, Catherine and Butch Smith of Miles City and Lynn and Jim Rusch of Laramie, Wyo.; a brother, Don Helm of Hathaway; grandchildren, Shawna, Micah, Tarun, Navaneeta (Bryce), Courtney (Andrew), Morgan, Banner, Sunni, Chelsea, Shelby and Kramer Hecht, Kanyon (Julie), Brandel (Peggy) Smith, Jennifer (JR) and Christopher Rusch; and six great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Nels and Grace; and by an infant brother.
Funeral services will be at Stevenson and Sons Funeral Home of Forsyth on Saturday, Oct. 30, 2010, at 11 a.m. Cremation has taken place and burial will be in Hokah, Minn., at a later date.
Milo Dean Huber
Milo Dean Huber, 70, of Miles City, died at the Holy Rosary Hospital in Miles City.
He was the son of Jacob and Edna Huber, brother of Elroy Huber, husband of 50 years of Mary Lou Huber, father to Deani Goyette, Dana Huber, Dion Huber and Debbie Johnson; father-in-law to Doug Goyette and Eric Johnson and Grandpa to Andrew, Ethan, and McKenna Johnson.
Mr. Huber’s genuine laughter could be heard as he shared stories with family and friends. Working many jobs through his early years, he was a pillar of Miles City’s Main Street for more than 40 years.
In 1980 he opened his own aptly titled clothing store, Milo’s. With the ability to look at a man and tell him his shirt, pant, jacket and shoe size, Mr. Huber was invaluable to shoppers who relied upon him to dress family members. With a genuine aptitude and love of the retail business, he had a loyal customer base.
Known by nearly all residents of Custer County and several surrounding counties, Mr. Huber rarely met a stranger. He could travel anywhere and have a personal contact ready to help. As a Custer County Commissioner, he learned a whole new set of rules which he faithfully applied to his work for the county.
Mr. Huber was incredibly proud of his family and willingly shared stories of his daughters with anyone. He will be remembered by his loving family and countless friends. A true gentleman, he will be missed.
Mr. Huber was preceded in death by his parents; his daughter, Dion; and infant twin daughters.
Visitation will be Thursday, Oct. 28, 2010, with a Vigil Service at 6 p.m. at Stevenson and Sons Funeral Home in Miles City. Mass of Christian Burial will be Friday, Oct. 29, 2010, at 11 a.m. in the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Miles City. Rite of Committal will follow in the Calvary cemetery in Miles City.
Should friends desire, memorials may be made to the National Alzheimer’s Association; Montana Region — 3010 11th Avenue North, Billings, MT 59101 or to the charity of one’s choice.
Stevenson and Sons Funeral Home of Miles City has been entrusted with the arrangements.
Maxine Stephanie Leatherberry
Maxine Stephanie Leatherberry, 55, of Miles City died Sunday, Oct. 24, 2010, at the Holy Rosary Healthcare in Miles City.
Mrs. Leatherberry was born on May 21, 1955, in Beach, N.D., to Robert and Edith Carlson. She was raised in Miles City and graduated from Custer County District High School.
Following graduation, she worked at the Friendship Villa as a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) and later for the Veterans Affairs Hospital until her marriage to Alfred Leatherberry in June of 1973 in a joint wedding with her twin sister.
Following their marriage, they ranched on the Tongue River with her husband until they sold their ranch in December of 2008. They moved into Miles City in May of 2009 where they made their home since.
Mrs. Leatherberry enjoyed leatherwork, bead work and most of all her family. One of her highlights was when her hunters would come out hunting and spending time at hunting camp with them.
She is survived by her husband, Alfred LeRoy Leatherberry; her son, LeRoy Leatherberry; her daughter, Dixie Leatherberry; her mother, Edith Ebert; brothers, Farron Carlson (Linda), Carl Carlson and Claude Carlson (Cheryl); and sister, Robin Leatherberry (Ray); as well as many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by two sisters: Debbie Carlson and her twin sister, Dorene Robertson; and her father, Robert.
Mrs. Leatherberry’s and Mrs. Robertson’s visitations with family receiving friends will be Tuesday, Oct. 26, 2010, from 3 to 5 p.m. at Stevenson and Sons Funeral Home in Miles City. Joint funeral services will be Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2010, at 10 a.m. at Stevenson and Sons Funeral Home in Miles City. Interment will be in the Custer County cemetery at a later date.
Should friends desire, memorials may be made to the charity of one’s choice.
Dorene Carlson Robertson
Dorene Carlson Robertson, 55, of Miles City, died peacefully in her sleep surrounded by her family on Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2010.
She was born on May 21, 1955, in Beach, N.D., to Robert and Edith Carlson. She was born three minutes after her sister Maxine. She was raised in Miles City and graduated from Custer County District High School.
In June of 1973, she and Guy Lund were married
in a joint wedding with her twin sister and to this union were born Travis and Chad.
In May of 1984, she and Jerry Robertson were married
.
Mrs. Robertson was a speed swimmer in her youth. She liked to cook, liked her dogs and riding horses and loved to fish. She worked as a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) for many years.
She did a lot of traveling before her illness. She enjoyed playing board games with her children, nieces and nephews and a few friends on Saturday nights.
Mrs. Robertson is survived by her sons, Travis Lund and Chad Lund, both of Miles City; her mother, Edith Ebert; her brothers, Farron Carlson (Linda), Carl Carlson and Claude Carlson (Cheryl); twin sister, Maxine Leatherberry (Al), and sister Robin Leatherberry (Ray); as well as many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her sister, Debbie Carlson; and her father, Robert.
Mrs. Robertson’s and Mrs. Leatherberry’s visitations with family receiving friends will be Tuesday, Oct. 26, 2010, from 3 to 5 p.m. at Stevenson and Sons Funeral Home in Miles City. Joint funeral services will be Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2010, at 10 a.m. at Stevenson and Sons Funeral Home in Miles City. Interment will be in the Custer County cemetery at a later date.
Should friends desire, memorials may be made to the charity of one’s choice.
Helen Claudia Stanley
Helen Claudia Stanley, 91, of Miles City died under Hospice care at Friendship Villa on Thursday, Oct. 21, 2010.
She was born on Oct. 3, 1919, to John and Della Brodston at the family ranch in Broadus. They sold the ranch and moved to Fort Keogh in Miles City when she was eight years old where she and six brothers grew up.
She and Donald Stanley were married
in 1938 in Miles City. Mr. Stanley purchased Volborg Store and Post Office in 1934, where they worked as a team for 40 years. Mr. and Mrs. Stanley had five children, and when the older children started high school, Mrs. Stanley moved to Miles City part-time. She worked at the Miles City Collection Agency and held various other jobs to help support the family.
Mrs. Stanley was a very independent woman and her love for driving took her around the United States to visit family and friends over the years. During hunting season you could find her behind the scenes, cooking and washing dishes for the many hunters camping at Volborg.
One of Mrs. Stanley’s passions was preparing for her yearly rummage sale. She never viewed anything as junk and could mend and fix whatever she would find, from furniture to clothing.
Over the years, she participated in bowling leagues, enjoyed sewing and gardening, was an active member of the Seventh Day Adventist Church, a member of the Coalwood Ladies Aid, a wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother.
She enjoyed writing letters to friends and family. Mrs. Stanley was a strong woman of faith. She will be truly missed by those lucky enough to know and understand her.
Her survivors include one brother, Melvin Brodston of Rio Vista, Calif.; five children, Donald Stanley of Miles City, Dick (Jean) of Volborg, Jay Stanley of Billings, Sherill (Dan) Frickle of Billings, and Jerry (Peggy) Stanley of Miles City; as well as 11 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents; and five brothers, Carl, George, Kenneth, Bob and Gary.
The family will receive friends on Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2010, from 4 to 6 p.m. in the chapel of Stevenson and Sons Funeral Home. Funeral services will be Thursday, Oct. 28, 2010, at 2 p.m. in Stevenson and Sons Funeral Home. Interment will follow in the Custer County cemetery in Miles City.
Should friends desire, memorials may be made to the charity of one’s choice.
Judith "Judy" Griffith Freestad
Judith “Judy” Griffith Freestad, 60, of Miles City, died Saturday, Oct. 23, 2010, after a long and valiant fight against ovarian cancer.
She was the oldest of the seven children of Homer and Mary Griffith of Harlowton. In her younger years, she loved to play and help with the farm animals (especially kittens, puppies and bum lambs), babysit her younger siblings, and bake.
She baked delicious cinnamon rolls and other desserts such as custard and chocolate chip cookies, which were very much appreciated by the rest of the family.
She graduated from Harlowton High School in 1968 and then attended Rocky Mountain College in Billings where she made many lifelong friends. She graduated with a degree in elementary education and went on to teach in Rosebud, Volborg and Bell Creek Schools.
She fell in love with David Freestad of Colstrip and they were united in marriage in 1982. Their son, Henry Homer David Freestad, was born on Oct. 29, 1983, and a daughter, Megan Elizabeth, was born Aug. 26, 1985.
Mrs. Freestad’s husband, David, was killed in a farm accident in March 1992, which left Mrs. Freestad to raise their children alone.
Mrs. Freestad devoted her whole life to raising and nurturing her children. She substitute taught at Colstrip for many years and remained very active in her church. She continued to love to cook and can vegetables. She also spent many hours cross-stitching crib quilts for baby grandnieces and grandnephews as they arrived.
Her survivors include her mother, Mary Griffith of Harlowton; her son, Hank, and daughter, Megan, both of Miles City; her sisters, Janet(Keith) Hill, Atha (Clint) Stagner and Lorna (Bill) Theriault, all of Harlowton, and Joan Griffith of Elko, Nev.; her brothers, Robert (Emily) of Moorcroft, Wyo., and Sam Griffith of Harlowton; four nephews; and two nieces.
Memorial services will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2010, in Stevenson and Sons Funeral Home in Miles City. Interment will be in Harlowton.
Should friends desire, memorials may be made to the charity of one’s choice.
Sam Minow
Sam Minow, 96, of Olive died Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2010, at the Friendship Villa Care Center in Miles City.
Sam Minow celebrated his 96th birthday this past August at his ranch home on the Cross S with many family members attending. Even with the major change of moving to Eagles Manor in Miles City a year ago and more recently to Friendship Villa, he never lost his sense of humor and love of visiting with friends and family. The highlight of his day was getting news from the ranch about the weather or crops or cattle.
He was born in 1914 at the homestead of his parents, Ivan and Mary Minow. Mr. Minow lived there his entire life, working and raising a family with his wife, Anne, who moved to Montana from Streeter, N.D.
They were married
in 1938 and celebrated 64 years together before her death in 2002. Throughout the years, they mainly raised cattle, wheat, barley and hay and expanded their ranch holdings, always striving to improve the land and cattle.
Mr. Minow served on the Broadus SCS Board for several years and was a Deputy Brand Inspector for the State of Montana. He enjoyed playing 500 and getting the occasional high score at a Powderville card party.
One highlight of his life was a trip to the home town of his parents in Savorava, Ukraine, in 1994 along with his wife and daughter, MaryAnn, where he visited the home where his three older siblings were born and lived before immigrating to this country in 1913. They also visited the Orthodox Church where his parents were baptized, married
and which was also an important part of their everyday life.
His survivors include his son, Ben (Brenda) Minow of Olive; daughters, MaryAnn (Vic) Stabio of Denver, Colo., and Pat (Neal) Sanburn, of Sheridan, Wyo.; 14 grandchildren; and 29 great-grandchildren.
Mr. Minow’s oldest son, John, died in 1990.
Mr. Minow was very proud to have lived to an older age than most of his peers and all of his relatives including his older siblings who preceded him in death: Donna Russiff, Thomas J. Minow and Jennie Kalianoff.
He has left a legacy of honesty and dedication to his work and family as a high standard to follow for his descendants. His deep faith and love of God throughout his lifetime membership in the Orthodox Church has carried him through good and bad times and gave him the strength to carry through a long and productive life.
Funeral services will be Saturday, Oct. 23, 2010, at 2:30 p.m. in the First Lutheran Church in Miles City. Interment will follow in the Custer County cemetery.
Should friends desire, memorials may be made to the charity of one’s choice.
Connie Jean Wilson
Connie Jean Wilson, 76, of Miles City died Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2010, at the Holy Rosary Extended Care Facility in Miles City.
She was born in Laurel on March 27, 1934, the daughter of Casey and Alice Hammer Kass. She grew up, attended grade school and high school in Laurel, graduating from Laurel High School.
Following her schooling, she worked for her family at Owl’s Café.
On Aug. 31, 1957, she and Malcolm “Will” Wilson were married
in Laurel. Following their marriage, they moved to Colorado in 1962 and in 1967 they moved to Miles City where they made their home and worked for local businesses. She worked for the Veterans Affairs Hospital for more than 20 years.
Mrs. Wilson loved to sew, cook, crochet, scrapbook and most of all spend time with her family. They meant the world to her.
Her survivors include three sons: Daniel Wilson of Shandon, Calif., Dave (Wendy) Wilson of Memphis, Tenn., and Tim Wilson of Miles City; nine grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by two daughters: Laurie and Linda Wilson; a son, Mark Wilson; her husband, Malcolm “Will” Wilson; and nine brothers and sisters.
The family will receive friends on Friday, Oct. 22, 2010, from 4 to 6 p.m. at Stevenson and Sons Funeral Home in Miles City. Funeral services will be Saturday, Oct. 23, 2010, at 11 a.m. at Stevenson and Sons Funeral Home in Miles City. Interment will follow in the Custer County cemetery in Miles City.
Should friends desire, memorials may be made to the charity of one’s choice.
Joseph P. Kelley
Joseph P. Kelley of Puyallup, Wash., died Thursday, Sept. 30, 2010, after a long illness.
Mr. Kelley was born April 17, 1919, in Lee to Perry G. and Bertha Parkins Kelley. He attended schools in Miles City and graduated from Custer County High School.
In April 1941, he joined the United States Navy, serving aboard the U.S.S. Minneapolis during World War II, and afterwards on the U.S.S. Duluth for one and one-half years. He was recalled to duty during the Korean Conflict.
In 1952, he started his 30-year career with Mountain Bell Telephone Co. He was a member of the Telephone Pioneers of America, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Guadal Canal Veterans and a 50-plus-year member of the Masonic Lodge, Yellowstone No. 26 of Miles City.
His survivors include his wife, June of Puyallup; son, Bob (Shirley) of Puyallup; daughter, Debra of Marrero, La.; granddaughters, Lisa (Kent) Davis of Seattle, Wash., and Traci Kelley of Kent, Wash.; and many nieces, nephews and cousins.
He was preceded in death by his parents; two sisters; and two brothers.
Private graveside services and burial were at Tahoma National cemetery in Kent, Wash.
