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Gladys Delores Becker
Eugene – Gladys Delores Becker, 88, passed away on Sunday, August 18, 2013 at home. She was born July 28, 1925, in Raymond, MT to William and Mary Anne Syme and was one of 11 children. Gladys married
Joseph John Becker on June 4, 1944, at St. Joseph Church in Plentywood, MT. The family home was in Lolo, MT for many years. Gladys moved to Eugene, OR in 2008 and lived with LaTonya Becker who took care of her until she passed away.
Gladys was preceded in death by her husband Joseph; three brothers: Don, Ken, Jim; four sisters: Alice LaGrange, Vera Fleming, Evelyn Johnson and Ardes Clay. She is survived by three brothers: Howard Syme and family of Plentywood; Tim Syme and family of Raymond and Calvin Syme and family of Raymond; her sons: Dennis of Lolo, Bill of Eugene, OR, Tim of Stevensville and Ron of Florence; daughters: Joann Andrews of Lolo and Debbie Richardson of Copallis Beach, WA. She also had 13 grandchildren, 25 great-grandchildren and one great-great grandchild.
A graveside service will be held at St. Mary’s cemetery, 641 Turner Street in Missoula on Friday, September 13th at 10 a.m. A celebration of life will follow at Lolo Community Center, 12345 Hwy. 93 South in Lolo.
Berniece Bishop
Stevensville – Berniece DeLaire (Reynolds) Bishop, of Stevensville, MT passed away at Hillside Manor in Missoula, on Saturday, August 3, 2013.
She was born in Bainville, MT on March 2, 1926, the daughter of Curtis and Ida Adams Reynolds, the third oldest of five children. Berniece received her education in Bainville and began working in Havre as one of the first employees of the Buttrey Food store.
She married
John (Jack) D. Lee in Big Sandy on Dec. 24, 1944, bringing into this union eight children. She and Jack lived in Ferndale around family for a number of years, before moving to Seeley Lake, where she was well known for her huge family dinners and spending time helping Jack run his trucking business. She spent many hours taking care of her home, participating in her children’s activities, being PTA president, swimming with her kids in the river behind the house or at the pot hole.
In 1964 the family moved to Stevensville to a small dairy farm where she learned the art of the automatic milking machines, working for approximately 20 years at the Fort Owen Inn where she became affectionately known as “Bea”. She worked for Stevi Bakery, Stevi Drive Thru and other eating establishments. She also owned and operated the Lee’s Husky Gas station and eatery in Victor.
After Jack’s passing, she married
Paul Bishop in Lethbridge, Alberta in December of 1974. She loved traveling and fishing trips with Paul until his death in 1980. This brings to mind the fishing trip up the Yaak, where while fishing she disturbed a mama moose that proceeded to chase her back to a campground looking for safety.
She was a wife, mother, grandmother, great and great great grandmother.
She spent her time caring for her family. Her hobbies included playing bingo, gardening, fishing and caring for plants and flowers. Her family will remember her for her love of picnics, which were on all summer holidays and attended by many. Bring on her famous fried chicken!
She much enjoyed also, her visits by her great grandson Ty; he walked in the door and her face would just light up and this was only increased as Zane and Zack were born and began to move around her house this past year.
She was preceded in death by Jack Lee, Paul Bishop, Gayle Franklin, Beverly Steele, Morgan Lee, Dorothy Lee, Kenny Evans and siblings Valera, Trudy and George as well as grandsons Brad Franklin, Michael Lee and Elliott Geurin.
She is survived by her children: David (JoAnne) Lee, Elberta, AL, Teri (Gary) Iverson, Sunburst, MT; John Harris (Sharon) Lee, Missoula, MT; Sheri (Gerry) Clark, Charlo, MT; Tami (Ruben) Armijo, Victor, MT; her sister Judy (Glen) Stevens, Bigfork, MT; 44 grandkids, 87 great grandkids and 15 great greats; and son-in-law Terry Franklin, Kalispell, MT.
A funeral service to celebrate her life was held on Saturday, August 10 at the Whitesitt Funeral Home in Stevensville. Interment followed at Riverside cemetery in Stevensville.
A potluck picnic was held at the Bass Creek campground following the committal ceremony.
Memorials in Berniece’s name may be made to the Stevensville Senior Center Meals on Wheels. The family also asks that you just do a single random act of kindness for an elderly person. Berniece appreciated those moments when someone held the door for her or gave her a cheery hello.
Frank Stanford
Hamilton – Frank Stanford, 88, was born Joseph Frank Stanford, September 2, 1924, to Joe and Margaret Stanford in Hamilton. Frank had a twin brother, Thomas Taylor Stanford. The two boys shared a room at The Living Center in Stevensville. The two of them were great joy and amusement for the caring staff at the Center. Tom passed away on November 13, 2012. Frank left early on April 6, 2013 to join him.
Frank met Ann Roth, and they were married
on August 29, 1946. After spending their first few months as newlyweds, on a ranch just outside of Jackson, MT, Frank and Ann moved up the West Fork to Alta. They lived up Chicken Creek until they moved down to the old Alta Ranger Station. Frank and Ann were the last residents of the ranger station.
Frank served in the US Navy aboard the battleship, USS Pennsylvania during World War II, along with his twin brother, Tom. He was a lifetime member of the V.F.W. Frank was also a member of IOOF Lodge #48 and Rebekah Lodge #11 of Hamilton.
Growing up, Frank worked for the Bitterroot Stock Farm. After a few months on a ranch in the Big Hole, he worked for the US Forest Service. He also worked in a number of sawmills. He later worked for the Forest Service again before he went to work for the US Postal Service in Hamilton. He retired from the post office in 1979.
Frank is survived by son, Wayne (Karin) Stanford, Stevensville, grandchildren, Shawn (Mendy) Stanford, Council, ID, Chad (Carrie) Stanford, Billings, MT, and great-grandchildren Courtney, Miles, Cami, and Crue; son, Dennis Stanford, Rosebud, MT, grandchildren, James (Allyson) Becker, Fort Knox, KY, Melissa Becker, Billy (Wendy) Stanford Fort Benning, GA, Dwayne (Michelle) Stanford, Rosebud, MT, Denise (Dusty) Brown, Ray Stanford, Mission, MT, Merrie Stanford, Rosebud, MT, and great-grandchildren Allyson, Gidian, Benjamin, Pete, Andrew, Misty, Austin, Sarina, and Byron.
Preceding him in death were his parents and his twin brother, Tom, a granddaughter, and daughter-in-law.
Services will be held on Saturday, April 13, 2013 at 4 p.m. at the Daly-Leach Chapel with burial to follow at the Corvallis cemetery.
Andrea Lee Hollar Page died Jan. 16, 2002.
She was born Sept. 21, 1945, in Whitefish, the only daughter of Virginia Buckingham Hollar (Mar. 4, 1907-Feb. 23, 1985), and Farell Cecil Hollar (Oct. 1, 1907 - Feb. 25, 1993). She is granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Leo Hollar and Mr. and Mrs. Jack Brenan (Mrs. was previously a Buckingham) - all good Great Northern railroad people. She is survived by her only son PGA Golf Professional Brian Paul Gordner, born in Seattle, Wash., on May 29, 1966, a grandson Christopher Ryan Gordner born in Bremerton, Wash on July 31, 1993, now both residing in Florida and her 51-year-old teddy bear "Ted." The Gordner name here is truly of Thacker decent through adoption.
She graduated from Eisenhower High School in Yakima, Wash., and Washington State City University with a bachelor of science in financial management. Her career started as a secretary, a job she always loved. She moved into the insurance industry and became an administrator. Later she became a certified financial planner, opening her own business sin Silverdale, Wash., which she ran for five years. Here she became a rising star in the male dominated GEICO insurance business.
In 1989 she was diagnosed with myxoid liposarcoma cancer. While there are many to thank for extending her life, Doctor Carl Plager and all the wonderful folks at the University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas, stand at the head of the medical community. Spiritually, Olivia Stalter and her Episcopal friends at St. Antony's in Silverdale, Wash., lifted her up in prayer for over 12 years. Her fellow Presbyterians in Pace, Fla., have never forgotten her or her husband, LT. Mitch Page, U.S. Navy retired, who also survives her in Houston, Texas. There are many others like Toni Hage, and bill and Dee Colman who prayed often and with good results. Statistics suggest a sarcoma patient lives two to five years after diagnosis, she was blessed with 12 years.
Her "Holiday on Earth" was highlighted with good friends from coast to coast, north and south. She loved houses but was willing to leave her N.C. house to live a year on the 37 foot sailboat, tranquillity, cruising the east coast of the United States of America. She was so good at boating that she even contributed to updating one issue of the "Waterway Guide." She felt especially good about being a conduit for God in helping others, Don and Janice, Michelle, Quirinio and Carline and Bill and Rose Ann come to mind.
She was an accomplished pianist, flautist and clarinet player. High on her visual delights were Hawaii, Alexandra, Va., the mountains of the northwest, and water views; can't forget her joy with pigs, cats and dolphins. She also loved genealogy and found she had Druids in her ancestry. Her Cushing family line was the longest found and her Virginia Confederate line very meaningful. Charles Leavitt Cushing (1832-April 7, 1865 C.S.A.) was her great-grandfather who died two days before the War of the Secession concluded. Her great-great-grandfather, Isaac Buckingham (Oct. 16, 1798 - April 5, 1869) was once mayor of Alexandria, Va., a tobacconist and voted for Virginia to secede from the Union.
She has accepted an invitation to the Curtis-Lee Plantation (Arlington National cemetery. Charles A. Creon
Memorial services for Charles A. Creon will be held at 2 p.m., Monday, Feb. 4, 2002, at the United Methodist Church in Whitefish.
Charles was born in Whitefish on Sept. 18, 1915, and passed away at Brenden House in Kalispell on Sept. 28, 2001.
He was a machinist for the Great Northern Railway and CFAC, retiring from CFAC.
Clarice E. Sullivan
The memorial service for Clarice E. Sullivan, a longtime Whitefish resident who passed away on Dec. 20, 2001, will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, Feb. 1, 2002. Services are scheduled at St. Charles Catholic Church in Whitefish. Following the memorial, friends are invited to join the family in a reception to be held in the parish hall.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the American Lung Association, the American Heart Association or a charity of the donor's choice.
Daniel Mackaman
Daniel L. Mackaman, 81, a 54-year resident of the Flathead, died Sunday morning at the Montana Veterans Home in Columbia Falls of natural causes.
He was born Nov. 9, 1919, in Bemidji, Minn., to Lodi and Flora Long. He was raised and attended schools there and then worked as a logging truck driver. He joined the US Navy in December 1941 after the attack on Pearl Harbor. He served as a combat air crewman and machinists mate First class on long range patrol squadrons in both the Atlantic and Pacific theaters protecting naval and commercial shipping.
After the war he returned to Olney in about 1947 and then to Whitefish in 1965. He worked for American Timber and Plum Creek Logging and Timber Companies until his retirement. He had worked as a faller, choke setter and at the mills as an edgerman.
He enjoyed hunting, fishing, picking huckleberries, gardening and was an avid reader. He belonged to the Whitefish V.F.W.
He was preceded in death by his parents; a daughter, Robin, and a brother, Sam.
He is survived by a son, Darrel Mackaman of Vancouver, Wash.; a daughter, Darla Alves of Atlanta, Ga.; a brother, Larry Mackaman of Whitefish; three sisters, Margaret Stai of Kila, Ruth Wentworth of Whitefish, Bonnie Quiram of Kalispell; three grandchildren, Kari, Heather, and Jason; three great-grandchildren, Natalie, Kayla, and Ethan.
Funeral service was Wednesday at the Austin Funeral Home with Rev. David V. Kauffman officiating. Burial was at the Glacier Memorial Gardens cemetery in Kalispell.
Frances Hartman
Frances Ann Hartman, 86, departed this life for a new home early Sunday, Jan. 29, 2001, at the Blakeford at Green Hills in Nashville, Tenn., where she had been living for the past five years. She was born in Williston, North Dakota, on Aug. 12, 1914, graduated from high school in 1932, and married
Floyd E. Saterlie in 1937. Floyd died in the service of his country in 1945. Shortly after his death, she moved with her two children to Whitefish where she remained until 1963.
Frances worked for the Great Northern Railroad, now the Burlington Northern until her retirement in 1971, as a PBX operator and check clerk. During her years in Whitefish, she married
George S. Hartman in 1958. In Whitefish, she was active in a bowling league, golf league, sewing club, and bridge club. George and Frances moved to Seattle in 1963, continuing employment with the Burlington Northern. They later retired to Spokane. Frances was a member of the National Association of Railway Clerks and served as treasurer. In Spokane, she was a member of the B-Niners Golf Club and served as president during 1975-76.
Frances is survived by her son, Jerry Saterlie; special friend, Barbara Hudak of Snohomish, Wash.; daughter and son-in-law, Gail and Don Pfrimmer of Nashville, Tenn.; step-sons and their wives, Bruce and Dorothy Hartman of Sanford, Fla., Duane and Sandra Hartman of Whitefish, and Bernard and Kay Hartman of Helena; 11 grandchildren, and several great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, husbands, and her three siblings.
Funeral mass was celebrated Saturday, Feb. 3, 2001, at 10 a.m. at the Assumption Of The B.V.M., 3624 W. Indian Trail Rd., Nashville, Tenn., with Reverend Joseph Bell, celebrant. Interment was at Holy Cross cemetery. Arrangements were under the direction of Hennessey-Smith Funeral Home.
Leonard Lowitz
Leonard P. Lowitz, 88, passed away on Feb. 5, 2001, at the Montana Veterans Home in Columbia Falls where he has resided for the past few years. He was born in St. Paul, Minn. to John and Elfrieda Lowitz. He was raised in the midwest and served in the Army during World War II. After his discharge, he joined his brother Delbert in Montana where he lived the rest of his life on his beloved farm on Conn Road.
He worked for the Whitefish Creamery for many years and then at Superior Lumber until his retirement. Since then he has lived at his farm where his greatest joy was raising his black angus cattle and enjoying the peaceful view from his farmhouse windows.
Even though he never married
and had no children of his own, he helped to raise his seven nieces and nephews with love and concern. He was so blessed to have good neighbors who looked out for him and to have the wonderful care provided by the Montana Veterans Home in his final years.
He was preceded in death by his parents, two sisters, four brothers, and one nephew.
He is survived by his brothers, Carl of Phoenix, Ariz. and Lorenz of Tacoma, Wash., and sister Leona of Aberdeen, S. Dakota. He is also survived by nephews Richard and Marianne Lowitz, Bud and Toni Lowitz, Mark and Charlene Lowitz, all of Kalispell; and nieces, Frieda and Harlan Brown of Columbia Falls, Naomi Torgerson of St. Paul, Minn., and Gloria Miles of New Castle, Calif.
Funeral services will be held Friday, Feb. 9, at 11 a.m., at Austin Funeral Home in Whitefish with Pastor Forke of Our Redeemers Lutheran Church officiating. Burial will follow at Whitefish cemetery.
Visitation will be Thursday, Feb. 8, from 1-8 p.m. at Austin Funeral Home in Whitefish.
The family requests that in lieu of flowers donations be sent in his name to Montana Veterans Home.
Arrangements are under the direction of Austin Funeral Home in Whitefish. Robert J. Baptiste
Robert J. Baptiste, born March 30, 1971, in Hamilton, died Dec. 31, 2000, in Billings. Rob had an incredible sense of humor and was always so kind, caring and sensitive to others.
In his too-short life, he traveled far and met many people. He never met anyone he didn't like. He was a father, son, brother, uncle, good friend, hunter, fisherman, skier, almost a golfer -- and he will be missed terribly.
He is survived by his former wife, Shirley, and his beloved children, Chase and Hanna of Billings; father and mother Bud and Kathleen Baptiste of Billings; two brothers, Hank (Judith) and daughter, Taylor of Greeley, Colo., and Bill (Michelle) and son, Bailey, of Billings; his sister, Karen (Tom) Moore, and son, Tommy of Billings; three aunts, three uncles, one great-aunt, one great-uncle and many cousins.
He lived as a little boy in Whitefish where he was a Little Dribbler, junior golfer, and was on the junior ski team. At the time of his death he was working and living in Missoula.
Rob leaves behind a dear friend and companion, Kim LaPierre, and her daughters Rachelle and Danielle, as well as other special people in his life: Trevor, Jeff, Don, Brett, Oakie, Mike, Kimo, Travis, Monica just to name a few of many.
Robert, you lit up our lives. Please look down and see how much all of us LOVE YOU.
Cremation will take place. Memorial was at 1 p.m. Friday, Jan. 5, at Cremation or Funeral Gallery, Eighth and St. Johns in Billings.
Memorials may be made to Robert Baptiste's Children Memorial, Western Security Bank, Box 2379, Billings MT 59103.
Roland Henry Hull
Roland Henry Hull, 77, died on March 23, 2001.
Roland told his wife of 49 years on March 23 he would arrange to leave Fort Harrison Hospital to go home. The next day he arrived at Heaven's gate, free of the infections he had suffered for the past five months.
Unlike many of his generation, he survived World War II to live a full life.
He was born in Hamilton on Oct. 13, 1923, the second son of Roy and Emma Hull. He grew up during the Great Depression on a dairy farm encircled by his father's family.
After graduating from Corvallis High School in 1942, he enlisted in the Army Air Corps. He was stationed at Okinawa where he served as a sergeant of air operations in the Army Air Force 22nd Bomb Group. He flew missions on B24 and B26 planes as a rear gunner.
His proudest moment was when he flew with the show of force over Japan. Roland received the Army of Occupation Medal/Japan Victory Medal.
Returning home, he worked as an apprentice printer at the Ravalli Republic newspaper. After 28 1/2 years at that job, he worked as a job printer for Trippett's Printing in Kalispell until he retired at 63.
A lifelong sports fan, he was a vocal cheerleader for his favorite teams. He was active in Toastmasters and the Elks Club, where he was the Exalted Ruler.
He belonged to the Presbyterian Church, where he served as a board member.
Elizabeth June Wright only had to walk into the Hamilton Bowling Alley once to catch his eye. He interrupted her house painting with a diamond ring and they were married
on Aug. 5, 1951.
Her fondest memories of Rolly are their times together flyfishing and golfing. They loved to dance when all they had was tomorrow and each other.
He is survived by his wife, daughter Kathryn and her husband, John Pfister, son William Hull and Kendra Amundson, brother Walter Hull and his wife Dorothy, granddaughters Leanne, Loreta and Lyndee Pfister, Aubry Smith-Hull, Korin, Karmen and Karli Amundsen as well as several nephews and nieces.
Cremation has taken place and a memorial service will be held later this summer with burial in the Corvallis cemetery. Francis "Frank" Clark
Francis "Frank" Clark, 72, formerly of Kalispell, passed away Monday, March 26, 2001, at St. Peter's Hospital in Helena.
He was born in Kalispell on June 14, 1928, to Joseph and Rose (Marron) Clark.
He attended Sparks School which was combined and is now known as West Valley. He was a member of the community 4-H Club and the Boy Scouts, and was a member of St. Matthew's Catholic Church in Kalispell. Francis was a single man. He has been a resident of Montana Developmental Center at Boulder for the last 50 years.
He was preceded in death by his parents and his brother-in-law Grant Nielsen. He is survived by his three sisters, Rose Nielsen and Cathi Clark, both of Kalispell, and Pat Wendt and husband Norm of Whitefish; one brother, Charles and his wife Meliss Clark of Kalispell; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. on Friday, March 30, at Johnson Mortuary Chapel with Father Vic Langhans as celebrant. Burial followed at Conrad Memorial cemetery. The family suggests memorials be given to the Montana Development Center, c/o Kim Anderson, P.O. Box 87, Boulder, MT or to the charity of your choice. Arrangements were under the direction of Johnson Mortuary & Crematory.
