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Ann Wolff
Ann Hoagland Wolff, 65, of Terry, died Wednesday, Aug. 11, 2004, at the Prairie Community Health Center in Terry.
She was born on Oct. 28, 1938, in Terry, a daughter of Roy and Alvina Vena Hoagland. She attended first and second grades at Tacoma, Wash., where her father worked at the shipyards during World War II. The family returned to Terry where she graduated from Terry High School in 1956.
On Sept. 11, 1957, she and Ralph "Lefty" Wolff were married at Terry. They resided in Terry, Glendive and Baker, then moved back to Terry in 1970.
She worked at Reynolds Market for Dave and Lucille Covert, as a bookkeeper at Terry Community Hospital under Anna Hauck and from 1975 to 2002 she was employed by The Terry Tribune, doing general office work and bookkeeping.
Mrs. Wolff enjoyed spending time with her children and the families, going to ball games, traveling, flower gardening and playing keyboard with the music teams at Terry Wesleyan and Fallon Evangelical churches. She was a member of Ash Creek Homemakers Club.
Survivors include her husband, Ralph Wolff; one son, Kelly Wolff, and his wife, Jody, of Billings; two daughters, Tana Ban, and her husband, Brian, of Terry and Angie Strobel, and her husband, Greg, of Temperance, MI; and five grandchildren.
Her survivors also include her mother, Vena Hoagland of Miles City; one brother, Gary Hoagland of Denver, Colo.; and three sisters, Joan Wolff, and her husband, Leonard, of Miles City, Karen Hanson, and her husband, Jim, of Denver and Bonnie Meek, and her husband, Hal, of Saint Louis, Mo.
She was preceded in death by her father, Roy Hoagland in 1983.
A prayer service will be held on Friday, Aug. 13, 2004, at 6 p.m. at the Stevenson and Sons Funeral Home in Terry. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 14, 2004, in the Fallon Evangelical Church in Fallon. Interment will follow in the Prairie County Cemetery.
If desired, memorials may be made to the Camp Make-A-Dream Children's Oncology Foundation, P.O. Box 1450, Missoula, MT 59806.
Amos Clark
Funeral services for Amos C. Clark, 88, of Red Lodge, former Miles City resident, were held Wednesday morning, Aug. 11, in the Messiah Lutheran Church at Red Lodge.
Mr. Clark died in the early morning on Sunday, Aug. 8, 2004, surrounded by family and friends.
He was born in Potter County, South Dakota, on Sept. 1, 1915, the eighth of 13 children born to Elmer and Persis Clark. The family moved to Miles City where he graduated from High School and began his life-long love of aircraft and flying after witnessing a barn-storming exhibition over the prairies north of town.
The second, and by far the most important, leg of his life began on Oct. 16, 1937, when he and Gladys Ronning were married, a union that lasted more than 67 years. The young couple put their belongings in the back of a 1937 Oldsmobile, attached a 10-foot travel trailer and headed for southern California where Mr. Clark went to work for the then fledgling Lockheed Aircraft Company.
The couple purchased their first home in Culver City, Calif., which became a virtual USO for family and friends during the war years. In 1944, his son John was born and his co-workers, commenting on his absence that day said, "either he crashed his plane (a Fleet Biwing) or Gladys gave birth."
Although their life was filled with friends and activities, Mr. and Mrs. Clark felt that Montana was their future and moved to Red Lodge in 1954. Mr. Clark started driving bus for the school district and eventually "Clark's Bus Service and Cody Bus Lines" had operations based in six communities in two states. He was a partner with ski racing great Pepi Gramshammer and others for the development of the Red Lodge International Ski Race Camp held annually on the Twin Lakes Headwall. HMr. Clark helped develop the Montana School Bus Association and served as its first president. One of his treasured awards was "MSBA Person of the Year," presented for his service to the organization.
Mr. Clark had been a member of Messiah Lutheran Church since 1954 and prior to that was a founding member of Grace Lutheran Church in Culver City. He and his wife were recently honored by that congregation as two of the founding members.
He was involved in many organizations and activities but probably the most important to him entailed service to others. He was a member of the Lions Club International for more than 35 years and had been involved with the Charles Cambell Children's Camp since its inception.
Mr. Clark was active in the Democratic Party for many years and was drafted by friends to run for the Montana Senate. He was a rather relaxed politician as he assumed that most people in his district knew him, and if they wanted him as senator, they would vote for him. He lost the election by a handful of votes.
His close-knit family had been a great blessing. He always had time for his grandchildren and the numerous nieces and nephews who loved to visit. A treasured photo taken during Mr. and Mrs. Clark's 50th wedding anniversary shows six of his brothers and sisters with spouses who had been married more than 50 years.
His survivors include his wife, Gladys; a sister, Olive Lockie; his sisters-in-law, Dorothy Baken and Inez Smith; his brothers-in-law, Warren Ronning and wife, Liz, and Orville Ronning and wife Kate; his son, John and his wife, Nani; his grandchildren, Jeff, Will, Shinta (Daniels) and Angie; his great-granddaughter, Isis; and numerous neices and nephews, who with their children will always remember their "Uncle Amos."
Arrangements were handled by friends at the Smith-Olcott Funeral Chapel of Red Lodge.
Friends and family may make donations to the charities of their choices.
Mildred Thomas
Funeral services for Mildred Maxine Thomas, 95, of Miles City were held Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2004, at the Emmanuel Episcopal Church. Interment followed in the Custer County Cemetery. She died peacefully on Thursday, Aug. 5, 2004, at the Friendship Villa Care Center in Miles City.
Born on Jan. 15, 1909, in Ewen, Mich., she was the daughter of Benjamin J. and Winifred Wilcox Thomas. As a child, she was baptized in the Episcopal Church and remained an active member throughout her life. As a young child and teenager, she traveled often to Escanava, Mich., to visit a favorite aunt. She also visited the Eagle River area in Wisconsin to visit numerous cousins and relatives. Her mother, Winnie, died when she was a young girl, leaving her father to raise an only child. When her father relocated to Miles City in the mid-1940's, she accompanied him to Montana.
Upon her arrival in Miles City, she worked as a bookkeeper for many years. She worked at the local KOA campgrounds for over 20 years doing office work, parking trailers and any other chore that was needed. A hard worker, it was during her work at the KOA that she made a good friend in Cheri Porten.
A gregarious and ambitious woman, she loved to visit. She was active in the local Rebecca's Lodge in Miles City until the area chapter closed. She was known for her handiwork, crocheting beautiful doilies and sewing all of her own clothes. She was always impeccably dressed in beautiful dresses, pants and shirts.
For many years she lived on her own, but many loving friends surrounded her. She grew very close to her neighbor, Patsy Bickle, who was a daily visitor until Miss Thomas moved into the nursing home. She continued to travel back to Wisconsin every five years or so to visit her distant cousins. She had a special dog named Toby, whom she loved dearly and she was very attached to her little poodle dog.
Her survivors include her cousins, Jeanne Gabert of Appleton, Wis., Neala Kay Benson of Ames, Iowa, and Matt Lawrence; and her close friends, Cheri Porten, Patsy Bickle and Jean Vetch. She was preceded in death by her parents.
Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2004, at the Emmanuel Episcopal Church. Interment followed in the Custer County Cemetery.
Stevenson and Sons Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.
Should friends wish, they can send condolences to the family by visiting www.stevensonandsons.com.
Vivian Drew
Graveside services for Vivian Lulu Drew, 98, of Laurel, formerly of Miles City, were held Saturday morning, Aug. 7, 2004, in the Custer County Cemetery in Miles City. Friends and family met at Stevenson and Sons Funeral Home to proceed to the cemetery together.
Mrs. Drew died Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2004, in Laurel.
Born Dec. 30, 1905, in Red Oak, Iowa, she was the daughter of William Allen and Josephine Lulu Strain Wax. At the age of five years, she moved with her family to North Dakota where they homesteaded in the Grassy Butte area. She attended grade school in Grassy Butte, attended high school in Killdeer and graduated from Dickinson High School.
Mrs. Drew then attended Dickinson Normal School where she received her teaching certificate. Her 45-year teaching career began at the age of 20. She began teaching in one-room country schools in North Dakota and eastern Montana.
She and Ralph Drew were married 1948, and they made their home in Miles City. She then began teaching at Lincoln School as the second grade teacher, a position she worked in for 22 years.
Mr. Drew died in 1973. Mrs. Drew remained in Miles City until 1995, when she moved to Laurel where she remained until the time of her death.
She touched the lives of many school children, many of whom have kept in touch with her through the years.
Her survivors include a son, Doug Armitage, and his wife, Shari, of Laurel; seven grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-granddaughter.
In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by her parents; an infant brother and an infant sister; and a sister, Octavia in 1977.
