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Audrey J. Olson
Audrey Jean (Langton) Olson, 78, of Bozeman died at Mountain View Care Center Dec. 3, 2001, from complications due to diabetes. She was born July 2, 1923, in Niche, N.D., to Wilbert and Mary Langton. At the age of 16, she moved with her family to Williams, Minn.
She married
Howard Olson July 3, 1942, and the couple had five children.
She moved to Bozeman with her family in 1959 and worked in several restaurants in the area.
After divorcing, she moved back to Warroad, Minn., in 1972 where she worked for 15 years, assembling windows at Marvin Windows.
In 1987, after being diagnosed with diabetes, she moved back to Bozeman, living in Darlinton Manor, to be closer to two of her daughters.
Audrey was a loving and hard-working woman who always believed that if something seemed impossible, you had to work at it a little harder. The most important things to her in life were family, and friends dating back to her school years that she continually kept in contact with through letters.
She enjoyed playing bingo, crocheting, embroidering, and making quilts, from which her children and grandchildren all benefited.
Her 16-year battle with diabetes and its ravages claimed part of her body but never her spirit. She will be sadly missed by her family and friends. She is an inspiration to all she left behind.
She is survived by her five children: Patricia Garner of Phoenix, Ariz.; Wilbert (Karen) Olson of West Fargo, N.D.; Phyllis Gates of Bozeman; John (Mary) Olson of Sturgis, S.D.; Mary (Barry) Hedella of Bozeman. She is also survived by her siblings and their spouses: Annie (Ralph) Olson of Orr, Minn.; Velma Lund of Roosevelt, Minn.; Ronnie (Francis) Langton and Leslie (Pat) Langton of International Falls, Minn.; Garry (Ione) Langton of Salol, Minn.; and an aunt, Martha (Copeland) Willson.
Audrey is also survived by her 11 grandchildren: Michelle Ward, Delores (John) Lynch, Tracy (Dan) Guttenberg, Wayne and Terry Olson, Deanne Gates, Robert and John Hadella, Spencer, Eddie and Brandy Olson. Her great-grandchildren are Michael and Drew Erickson, Andrew and Faith Guttenberg, Alex Jo and Jordan Lynch, Jonathan and Kayla Olson. She is also survived by numerous nieces and nephews.
Memorial services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at Dokken-Nelson Sunset Chapel.
Leann Miller
Leann Miller, 24, died in Helena on Dec. 3, 2001. She was born May 14, 1977, in Helena to Roy Miller and Lurain Inman. She graduated from Helena High School in 1996.
She worked at the Days Inn, Burger King and Rocky Mountain Care Center in Helena.
Leann was a joy and loved by all of her friends and family. She will be missed.
Survivors include her father, Roy D. Miller and mother, Lurain H. Inman of Helena; grandmother, Bessie Miller of Belgrade; two uncles, Dennis Miller of Belgrade, and Gene LeTemple of Tacoma, Wash.; one aunt, Barbara Larson of Belgrade.
Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Lewis and Clark County cemetery in Helena.
Charles P. Adams
Charles Paul Adams, 89, a retired Milwaukee Railroad conductor, died Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2001, at Phillips County Hospital in Malta.
Funeral services were held Saturday, Dec. 8, at K & L Mortuary in Three Forks, with burial in Fairview cemetery in Three Forks.
Survivors include his sons and their spouses, retired Army Brig. Gen. C. Ronald (Bernie) Adams of Falls Church, Va., Larry P. (Joan) Adams of Eugene, Ore., and Garry L. (Rosetta) Adams of Malta; 16 grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren.
Chuck was born Sept. 24, 1912, at Three Forks, the son of Dwight and Laura (Yoakum) Adams. He was raised and educated in Three Forks, graduating from Three Forks High School.
After high school, he began working for the Milwaukee Railroad.
He married
Winifred J. "Winnie" Jenkins on May 3, 1934, in Livingston. They lived in Deer Lodge, Ramsey, and then made their home in Three Forks, where Chuck worked for the Milwaukee Railroad and retired in 1976 after 42 years of service.
They moved to Arizona in October 1985, and to Malta in April 1994.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Winifred Adams July 29, 2001.
For many years they owned and operated a TV/radio business in Three Forks, known as Adams TV Sales and Service in association with the Zenith Corporation.
He was an avid fisherman, hunter, and mechanic. He enjoyed raising dogs.
Chuck was a lifetime member of the Three Forks Masonic Lodge No. 73, a lifelong member of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen and was its local chairman for several years.
Chester "Chet" Laney
Chester "Chet" Laney, age 85, of Bozeman, formerly of Miles City, died Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2001, at Bozeman Deaconess Hospital.
Chet was born on May 8, 1916, in Boswell, Ind., the son of John and Irma Juliet (Ford) Laney. He and his family moved to Miles City where he attended grade school and graduated from Custer County High School in 1936.
Chet married
Florentine Ann Jambor in Sidney on July 23, 1940. Following their marriage, Chet worked for Herb Crone. He entered the United States Army during World War II, where he served in the European, African and the Middle Eastern Theater.
Following his honorable discharge, he returned to Miles City where he worked for the Miles City police force and became the chief of police in 1956. Little did he know, he would be working for Herb Crone. He retired as chief of police in the early 1960s. He then became the state liquor inspector and also worked at A & T Supply.
Chet farmed in the Yellowstone Valley until 1980, when they moved to Mesa, Ariz. In 1989, they built their retirement home in Bozeman, and returned there to be near their family.
Chet loved fishing, hunting and woodworking. He took great pride in the two homes he built in Miles City.
Chet is survived by a daughter, Patcee Bundy and her husband, George of Bozeman; three grandsons: John, George and Michael Bundy.
He was preceded in death by his parents and his wife, Florentine in 1997; a brother, Dale Laney; and a sister, Millie Hooker.
Funeral services were held Saturday, Dec. 8, also in the chapel of Stevenson and Sons Funeral Home. Interment, with full military honors, will follow in the family lot in the Custer County cemetery.
Charles Joseph Barer
Charles Joseph Barer, born to Jacob (Bud) and Mary Barer in Missoula in 1918, died Dec. 6, 2001, in Palm Springs, Calif.
A third generation Montanan, Chuck was raised in Bozeman, where he played sports in high school and was known as "Ole." He spent World War II in Central America guarding the Panama Canal for the Army Air Corps and he delighted in telling stories about those years.
In 1947 he married
Harriet Franklin of Bozeman. They had two daughters, Naomi (Nikki) and Miriam, and together they opened an Army/Navy store. As their business grew, it moved to Billings and became Big Bear Stores of Billings, Great Falls, Bozeman and Minot. Chuck was very proud of his business success.
In 1982 Chuck married
Shoshana Newman of Reno, Nev. and they made their home in Palm Springs, Calif. Chuck enjoyed playing golf, traveling with family and fishing in Montana every chance he got.
Chuck is remembered by his family for his strong values, his love of Montana, patriotism, humanity and honesty. He could always put himself in the other guy's shoes and show compassion. Anyone who knew him was better off for having known him and he earned their respect by his actions. His sense of humor delighted his friends and family. Most important, he loved his family dearly and was proud of his heritage.
Preceding him in death were his parents; sister, Fay; and brother, Sam Barer; his wife, Harriet; and daughter, Miriam. He is survived by his wife, Shoshana, of Palm Springs, Calif.; daughter, Nikki Fink, of Bozeman; stepdaughters, Stephanie Dias, of Las Vegas, Nev., and Victoria Zitrin, of San Francisco, Calif.; nephew, Michael Barer, of Great Falls; niece, Barbara Villandry, of Nashua, N.H.; and grandchildren, Rachael, Daniel and Laura Perkins, of Bozeman.
Funeral services were held Sunday, Dec. 9, at Michelotti-Sawyers Mortuary in Billings. Interment followed at the Beth Aaron cemetery.
