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Arnold Allen Jerke
Arnold "Arnie" Jerke, 73, of Terry died Saturday, Sept. 20, 2003.
Born March 17, 1930, in Gackle, N.D., he was the son of Edward and Matilda Kramlich Jerke. The family moved to the Worden area when Mr. Jerke was eight years old and when he was in the sixth grade, they moved to Shepherd. He moved to the Zero Community west of Terry in 1950, where he farmed for 52 years, retiring in 2002.
He and Joyce Wedel were married on Dec. 21, 1962, in Billings.
Mr. Jerke loved to gather around friends and visit about farming, the weather, crops, machinery, and of course, old times. He taught his children, grandchildren, nieces and nephews how to irrigate and what farming was all about. He loved playing the harmonica for all who would listen.
His survivors include Joyce, his wife of 41 years; daughters Robin Ward, and her husband, Bob, of West Linn, Ore., Holly Shawver, and her husband, Wayne, of Billings, and son, David of Wheatridge, Colo.; and nine grandchildren.
Survivors also include three brothers and four sisters.
He was preceded in death by his parents, one brother and one sister.
Funeral services will be held Saturday, Sept. 27, 2003, at 1:30 p.m. at the Community Presbyterian Church in Terry. Interment will follow in the Prairie County Cemetery.
Arrangements are under the direction of Stevenson and Sons Funeral Home in Terry.
Should friends desire, memorials may be made to Big Sky Hospice, 123 S. 27th Street, Billings, MT 59102 or to the charity of one's choice.
Leslie Joslin
Former Knowlton and Ismay resident Leslie Archdale Joslin died Friday, Sept. 5, 2003, at Edmonds, Wash. Graveside services were held Thursday, Sept. 11, 2003, at Washington Memorial Cemetery in Seattle.
Born Dec. 21, 1916, in Bismarck, N.D., Elizabeth Marjorie Leslie Archdale was the daughter of Lionel and Eleanor Daly Archdale, pioneer Knowlton area ranchers. Her mother died when Mrs. Joslin was eight years of age; her father continued raising her and her brother, Jimmy, at the ranch. She had many fond memories of growing up there and riding her favorite horse, Brownie, across the hills. She boarded with the Askin family while attending high school in Ismay.
After graduating from Ismay High School in 1935, she attended Eastern Montana Normal School in Billings and earned her teaching certificate. She taught in a one-room school near Knowlton one year, then attended Kinman Business College in Spokane, Wash., for two years. In 1939, she and Harry Joslin were married.
She and her two daughters moved to Seattle in 1960. There she worked for Boeing for more than 20 years, retiring in 1982. She later came out of retirement to set up and run the office for daughter Gloria's massage clinic.
Her life-long interests were her family, friends, horses, gardening, clam digging, travel and golf. She had traveled to Europe three times: twice to visit her father's family home in Enniskillen, Ireland, and her mother's family home in the Isle of Man, and again last year to Turkey and Germany to visit granddaughters. She also enjoyed trips back to Montana and to Oregon, Hawaii, Boston and Alaska.
She spent the last year of her life at her daughter's home in Edmonds, Wash., with both daughters and a granddaughter caring for her. The last month of her life, two more of her grandchildren moved home to care for her.
Her survivors include two daughters, Gloria Summers of Federal Way, Wash., and Judy Blankinship of Edmonds; five grandchildren, Russell Summers, and his wife, Debbie, of Spanaway, Wash., Greg Summers, and his wife, LeAnne, of Federal Way, and Rebecca, Heather and Matthew Blankinship, all of Edmonds; five great-grandchildren, and nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by Harry Joslin; her brother, Jimmy Archdale; three half-brothers, Hugh, Val and Jack Baker; and a son-in-law, Ralph Summers.Ê
Clifford Frank Sisko Jr.
Clifford Frank Sisko Jr., 35, of Miles City died Saturday, Sept. 20, 2003, at his home in Miles City of natural causes.
Mr. Sisko was born in Portland, Ore., on April 12, 1968, the son of Clifford Sr. and Vicki Keffer Sisko. He attended schools in Miles City and Forsyth and graduated from Custer County District High School in 1986. He worked at various jobs around Miles City.
Mr. Sisko moved to Tennessee where he and his brother lived for two years.
He returned to Miles City where on April 12, 1992, he and Pamela Gray were married. Mr. Sisko worked at Mac's Frontierland until the summer of 1994, when the family moved back to Tennessee. In 1995, they moved back to Miles City where he worked at various jobs.
Mr. Sisko's life was centered around his two boys, Tyler Douglas and Chance Ryan. He enjoyed fishing, small engine repair, working with his hands, and loved working outside in the yard.
His survivors include his parents, Clifford Sr. and Vicki Sisko of Miles City; his wife, Pamela, and their children, Tyler Douglas and Chance Ryan of Miles City; two brothers, Mike Sisko, his wife, Kirsten, and their son, Bryce, of Sheridan, Wyo., and Joe Sisko, his wife, Faith, and their children, Mary and Kelly, of Sheridan, Wyo.; three sisters, Lori Holtz, and her son, Justin, of Livingston, Carol and Rob Melton and their children, Samantha, Quincey, Aaron, and Kylee of Parker, Colo., and Stephanie Sisko, also of Parker; an aunt, Elaine Hando, and her husband, Robert, of Billings; two uncles, Frank Keffer of San Jose, Calif., and Barney Sisko of Billings; and his very special friends, Sharon Wievers, Kevin McBride and Richard Christianson.
He was preceded in death by his grandparents, George and Magie Sisko and Lorraine and Tony Keffer; and an uncle, Anthony Keffer.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2003, at 2 p.m. in the chapel of Stevenson and Sons Funeral Home in Miles City. Interment will follow in the Custer County Cemetery.
Should friends desire, memorials may be made to Mr. Sisko's family to help with the care of his two boys.
Wade Norman Hardy
Wade Norman Hardy, 32, of Miles City died Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2003, in Spearfish Canyon.
Born in Miles City on Nov. 29, 1970, he was the son of Jack and Barbara Willson Hardy. He attended Riverview School at Mizpah through the sixth grade. Mr. Hardy attended Custer County District High School and graduated from Great Basin High School in Clearfield, Utah.
He received his CNA at Clearfield Job Corp and attended Miles Community College where he received his electronics degree.
Mr. Hardy worked as a CNA in Clearfield, Rawlins, Wyo., and in Miles City. He also worked as a security guard at the Wyoming State Penitentiary and managed the Miles City Landfill. Mr. Hardy also worked at Western Industries where he worked as a pit liner and Quality Control Operator.
He was baptized at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in Miles City.
Mr. Hardy loved working with computers and teaching children. He had a passion for motorcycles, airplanes and cars. The highlight of his life was going skydiving in Arizona.
Regardless of his rough demeanor, Mr. Hardy's love for his family has always shown through.
His survivors include his parents, Jack and Barb Hardy of Miles City; his brother, Wes Robert Hardy, and his wife, Marjy, of Miles City; two sisters, D'Ona Marie Pierce, and her husband, Scott, of Sheridan, Wyo., and Destiny Fanchon Hardy of Miles City; his grandmother, Alma Feaster of Miles City; a special friend, Kristeena of New Zealand; and his nieces and nephews, Paul, Wesleigh, Robbie, Kenneth, Charlene, Matthew, Peter, Robert, Wes, Marie "Squeak," Zane, Jolene, Journey "Nikki" and Quest.
Funeral services will be Monday, Sept. 22, 2003, at 2 p.m. in the chapel of 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 charity of one's choice.
