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Hazel Newell
ABERDEEN, S.D. - Funeral services for Hazel Newell, 73, of Aberdeen and formerly of Lemmon and Billings, Mont., will be Saturday, Oct. 9, at 11 a.m. at Calvary Lutheran Church in Lemmon. Interment will be in Greenhill cemetery.
Hazel passed away on Tuesday evening, Oct. 5, at Avera St. Lukes Hospital in Aberdeen.
Hazel Hannah LaRue was born Aug. 26, 1926, to Floyd and Lela (Hannah) LaRue at their farm in North Lemmon Township, Adams Co., N.D. She grew up on the farm, attending the North Lemmon School and Lemmon, S.D., High School. She worked at local restaurants, and in 1944 went to Pasadena, Calif., where she worked for Lockheed Aircraft during World War II. She later moved to Tacoma, Wash., and again worked in a cafe.
Following his service in WW II, Bud Newell returned to Lemmon and inquired of Hazel's parents where she was located. He traveled to Tacoma to renew their romance and bring her back to Lemmon. This romance lasted 53 years, following their marriage on July 19, 1946, at Baker, Mont.
They lived in Lemmon and to this union 11 children were born. Hazel continued to work in local cafes and raise her family, while Bud worked as a trucker. In 1976 they moved to Billings where she worked at the Ponderosa School in the lunchroom and playground. She particularly loved children and over the years of nurturing her family, many others were welcomed to her home and table. Hazel loved to cook, make homemade bread, can produce and "give" to her family. She always worried that there wasn't enough food of every type at her meals and that she couldn't give enough of herself to others. She was an immaculate housekeeper. Christmas was a special time for her, decorating her home for the Holidays, shopping, having her family near and baking many boxes of goodies for others. She also enjoyed family pinochle marathons and going fishing.
Traveling with Bud as he drove truck to many West Coast locations and stopping at as many road side fruit and vegetable stands as possible, was also a joy to Hazel. In 1993 they moved to Aberdeen where they have lived since. She had been on dialysis since March of 1991, but continued to make the most out of life, giving and sharing with her family and sharing her lifelong radiant smile.
She had been hospitalized since May 9, 1999.
Grateful for sharing her life are her husband, Bud of Aberdeen; 10 sons and daughters and their spouses: Gary and Connie and Ray Newell all of Aberdeen; Dennis and Donna Faye, Floyd, and Billy and Leigh Newell, all of Billings; Susan and Garry Johnson, Sandy and Kenny Paulson, Pam and Wally Dauwen and La Donna and Doug Dauwen, all of Lemmon; and Debbie and Terry Riester of Wilbur, Wash.; 28 grandchildren; three great-grandsons; brother and sister-in-law, Larry and Shirley LaRue of Belle Fourche; and sisters and brother-in-law, Delores and Louie Guzzite of Yelm, Wash., and Lillian Clarkson of Rogers, Ark. She was preceded in death by an infant daughter, Roni Sue, her parents and two sisters, Molly LaRue and Lu Marty.
Funeral arrangements are entrusted to Evanson Jensen Funeral Home, Lemmon.
Ruth H. Page
Ruth Helen Channing Page, 82, of Billings, died Thursday, Oct. 7, 1999, at Deaconess Hospital.
Cremation has taken place, and at her request, no memorial is planned. Cremation or Funeral Gallery was in charge.
Raymond W. Severin
Raymond W. Severin, 72, of Billings, died Tuesday, Oct. 5, 1999, at his home.
At his request, no memorial is planned. Cremation or Funeral Gallery was in charge.
Patrick R. Herman
COLUMBUS - Patrick R. Herman, 50, of Columbus, passed away Wednesday, Oct. 6, 1999, at Western Manor after a short illness of lung cancer. He was born in Wallace, Idaho, a son of Royce Alvin and Audrey June Hoisington Herman.
He moved to Billings with his parents at an early age where he was educated. He enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps in 1966, serving his tour of duty at Khe Sanh, Vietnam, during the Tet Offensive. He was honorably discharged in 1969. Patrick returned to Billings and was employed by Pierce Packing before becoming an industrial painter for Local 1922. He loved to ride his Harley Davidson and enjoyed his dogs. In 1996, Patrick married
Barbara Beyler in Columbus where they have resided since.
Survivors include his wife, Barbara; his mother, Audrey Herman Bray and stepfather, Harold Bray of Casper, Wyo.; his daughter, Tara Lee Armstead of Billings; two brothers, Jess (Patricia) Herman of Broadview and Richard (Karen) Herman of Shepherd; stepbrothers, Robert (Susan) Bray of Calgary, Alberta; stepsisters, Lisa (Joel) Caudill of Forest Hill, Md., and Tammy (Dean) Kelly of Casper; sister-in-law, Donna Hanson of Cascade; two uncles, Ed (Elaine) Herman and Tom Boucher of Billings; two stepsons, Brian Giest and Zachary Scott of Virginia Beach, Va.; three nephews, Richard and Jason of Billings and Michael of Broadview; and one niece, Jody of Billings. He was preceded in death by his father, Royce Herman; brother, Michael Herman; his aunt, Louvina Boucher; and maternal and paternal grandparents.
Cremation has taken place. At his request, a private family gathering will be held. A gathering of friends will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Labor Temple, 530 S. 27th St. in Billings. Memorials may be made to Big Sky Hospice, P.O. Box 35033, Billings, MT 59107. Arrangements were made by Cremation or Funeral Gallery.
John W. Mollet
CODY, Wyo. - John W. Mollet died Tuesday evening, Oct. 5, 1999, at West Park Hospital in Cody.
John W. Mollet, 78, was born in Nelson, Mo., on March 1, 1921, to Will and Nellie Mollet. He married
Betty Jo Woolery in Kansas.
Johnny moved to Wyoming in 1948 with his wife and child. He was a self-employed heavy equipment operator in the Cody country for over 30 years. He also managed local sulphur mills on the Northfork and Southfork. Locally, Johnny was known as "Grumpa;" he enjoyed playing pool and participating in many pool tournaments.
He is survived by his wife of 55 years, Betty; his daughter, Nancy (Ted) Grant of Powell; grandchildren, Tawnia Knopp King of Billings, Tyler (Keli) Black of Powell, Chantel (Scott) Wiles of Florida and Karina Black of California; and two great-grandchildren, Mariah King and Morgan Black. He is also survived by sisters, Eunice Lee (Talmage) Weekley and Elizabeth (Wayne) Hill of Missouri, and several nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; daughter, Pamela Knopp; and grandsons, Weston and Justin Black.
Memorial services will be 2 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 12, 1999, at the First Presbyterian Church.
Rick Mitchell
FORSYTH - Rick Mitchell, 48, died Wednesday, Oct. 6, 1999, at the Rosebud Health Center.
Visitation will be 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 10, in the chapel of Stevenson & Sons Funeral Home. Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday, Oct. 11, in the chapel with interment in the family lot in the Forsyth cemetery.
Arvilla 'Margaret' Beeler
MILES CITY - Arvilla "Margaret" Beeler, 82, died Tuesday, Oct. 5, 1999, at the Friendship Villa Care Center.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 9, at the Wesleyan Church. Interment will be at 3 p.m. Saturday in the family lot in the Beach cemetery in Beach, N.D. Stevenson & Sons Funeral Home is in charge.
Cathleen Cozzens
TUCSON, Ariz. - Cathleen Cozzens, 44, formerly of Cody, Wyo., died of complications from rheumatoid arthritis Monday, Oct. 4, 1999, in Tucson, where she had resided for over 20 years. Cathy was born Oct. 8, 1954, in Los Angeles, and moved with her family to Cody when she was 9.
She graduated from Cody High School and Northwest Community College. Cathy worked for Breault Research Organization in Tucson. She was selected to represent the Arizona Democratic Party at the national convention in 1992 and was active with the Guardianship Services of Arizona.
Cathy was married
to Joseph Perez from 1979 to 1987 and to Alex DeRoerck from 1996 until shortly before her death; she remained close to both until her death.
Survivors include her father, Larry Cozzens of Mesa; her grandmother, Luella Boyd of Cowley, Wyo.; her sisters: Betty Jean Knudsen and her husband, Ron of Mesa; Cherry Peterson and her husband, Dave of Olympia, Wash.; Carol Barber and her husband, Greg of Spanish Fork, Utah; and her brother, Larry Cozzens and his wife, Jeannine of Billings. Her mother, Margery Boyd Cozzens, and her sister, Michael Dawn Cozzens, preceded her in death.
Cremation has taken place and a memorial service will be held at the Greybull-Basin LDS Church on Monday, Oct. 11, at 11 a.m.
Dorothy Ruth Boyle
Dorothy Boyle, 81, of Billings, died peacefully Sunday, Oct. 3, 1999.
Dorothy Ruth Swenson was born to her loving parents, Axel and Cornelia (Sheaffer) Swenson, April 17, 1918, in Cut Bank. After meeting at a dance, Dorothy Ruth and John Matthew Boyle danced through almost 50 years of marriage, starting on July 19, 1939, in Cut Bank. As a homemaker, Dorothy loved her family, made incredible bread, and sewed for all the girls and herself. Her favorite activity was dancing with her husband, but she also enjoyed company, playing cards, and her clubs.
Volunteering was a great part of Dorothy's life. She could always be relied upon at the American Legion, where she served over 3, 000 hours, and through the years, also at the Billings Women's Club, Catholic Women (St. Catherine's Circle), Girl Scouts, OCAW Union Auxiliary, Toastmasters, and TOPS. Dorothy will be missed by all who had the pleasure to know her.
Dorothy was preceded in death by her parents; loving husband, John; sister, Jean Bucher; and brothers, Robert and Harvey Swenson. She is survived by son, Myron (Lynne) Boyle of Billings; daughters, Dana (John) Gyurman of Trinidad, Colo., Rondalynn (Darwin) Miller of Seattle, Lorna Boyle of Billings, Ardis (William) Sutton of Salt Lake City, and Carla (Brad) Verworn of Missoula; sisters, Margaret Wagner of Abbotsford, B.C., Canada, and Mary Solberg of Portland, Ore.; brother, Warren (Ann) Swenson of Cut Bank; 15 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.
A Funeral Vigil and Mass have taken place at Holy Rosary Catholic Church with interment at Holy Cross cemetery. Memorials may be made to Holy Rosary Catholic Church and the American Legion Auxiliary.
Alan R. Blackburn
Alan Russell Blackburn Jr. died Wednesday, Oct. 6, 1999, at Valley Healthcare Center.
Alan was born Aug. 13, 1907, in San Francisco, to Josephine Eckler and Alan Russell Blackburn Sr. His early years were spent on Delores Street in San Francisco and in the Sierra Nevada Mountains where his father worked as a mining engineer. His father served as a captain in the U.S. Army during the Spanish American War and World War I.
Alan graduated from Flushing, N.Y., High School at age 15 and spent two years at Hackley Preparatory School in Tarrytown, N.Y., before attending Harvard University where he earned a B.A. degree in English, played on the soccer team, and edited the "Harvard Lampoon."
Following college he made radio broadcasts with Philip Johnson for Father Coughlin and the Populist Movement, then served as executive director of the Museum of Modern Art in New York City at its beginning. Prior to World War II he was director of the New York Lighthouse for the Blind and the New York Institute of the Blind.
Alan married
Malvina Janette Emerson of New London, Ohio, on Nov. 26, 1937, at the Little Church Around the Corner in New York City.
During World War II he was commissioned a Captain in the Army and directed a rehabilitation program for blind soldiers at Old Farms, Conn. After the war he established Alan R. Blackburn Associates, a public relations firm, in the Old Arcade on Euclid Avenue in Cleveland. Alan and Janette lived in Bay Village, Ohio, until retiring to Billings in 1972 to be near Janette's sister, Isabel Shipman and husband, Dick, and niece, Shirley Steele and husband, Ben.
Alan was a member of First United Methodist Church in Billings where he served as an outstanding teaching of the Pathfinders Class for many years.
Alan was preceded in death by his parents and a young sister. He is survived by his wife, Janette, and niece, Shirley Steele and husband, Ben.
A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 10, at West Park Village.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to First United Methodist Church, 2800 Fourth Ave. N., Billings, Mont. 59101 or Big Sky Hospice, P.O. Box 35033, Billings, Mont. 59107.
Jack Waddell
SILESIA - Jack Waddell, 76, of Silesia, Mont., died Saturday, Oct. 2, 1999. Jack was born in Forsyth, Mont., to Mabel and Max Waddell. He later moved with his family to Joliet, Mont., where he attended and graduated as valedictorian from Joliet High School.
He received a degree in engineering physics from Montana State College, and a master's degree in aeronautical engineering from Cornell University. He served four years as a Navy pilot in the South Pacific during World War II. He worked at his career of being an experimental test pilot at the Boeing Aircraft Company in Seattle, Wash., where he made many first flights on new aircraft, including the Boeing 747. He retired as Chief Test Pilot and Director of Flight Training, and returned to his beloved Montana to raise thoroughbred race horses.
He is survived by his wife of 54 years, Audrey; his son, John; his daughter, Maxine; and his grandchildren.
Memorials can be made to the Joliet Ambulance Service, 129 N. Main, Joliet, Mont. 59041, or the charity of choice.
Funeral services will be held at the Joliet Lutheran Church, 1st and Central, Joliet, Mont., at 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 9, 1999.
Florence V. Simmons
SHERIDAN, Wyo. - Florence Viola Simmons, 88, died Monday, Oct. 4, 1999, at Westview Health Care Center.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 9, at the First United Methodist Church in Sheridan with interment in Willow Grove cemetery in Buffalo. Ferries Funeral Home is in charge.
Dennis Leon Perl
POWELL, Wyo. - Dennis Leon Perl, 52, died Tuesday, Oct. 5, 1999, at the Powell Hospital.
Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 9, at Miratsky-Easton Funeral Home.
Dave Parenteau
LAUREL - Dave Parenteau, 52, of Havre, passed away at the home of his twin sister, Diane Sayler, on Oct. 3, 1999, of cancer.
Dave and his twin sister were born on Aug. 9, 1947, in Billings, to Louise and Mitchel Parenteau.
He lived in Laurel for the majority of his lifetime, and had graduated from Laurel High School in 1965. Dave started working for Northern Pacific Railroad in Laurel, and at the time of his death, was employed with BNSF, in Havre, as a Locomotive Engineer.
David enjoyed fishing, hunting, camping, watching sports on TV, and spending time with his family and friends. He was a proud Vietnam vet, serving from 1966-1972.
David was preceded in death by his father, Mitchel Parenteau, a nephew, and his grandparents.
He is survived by his children: Shawna Parenteau of Billings; Lynnetta, Becca, Tricia Parenteau, all of Arlee; Chelle, Brian, of Arlee; and Ricky of North Carolina. He is also survived by his mother, Louise Parenteau; his twin sister, Diane Sayler of Laurel; a sister, Sharon Ward of Phoenix, Ariz.; several aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews. David, we love you and we will miss your sense of humor.
Cremation has taken place. Memorial Service will be 2 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 7, at Smith Funeral Chapel-Laurel. Inurnment will be at the Laurel cemetery with Military Honors.
Memorials may be made to Big Sky Hospice, or Bear Paw Hospice in Havre.
