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Marimavis 'Boots' Merry
Funeral services for Marimavis "Boots" Merry, 67, of Circle, mother of Nanette Slater of Miles City, were held Friday afternoon, April 6, 2001, in the Evangelical Church of North America in Circle. The Rev. Scott Anderson officiated. Interment followed in the Riverview Cemetery in Circle.
Clayton Memorial Chapel of Wolf Point, with whom Mrs. Merry had worked for the past 20 years, was entrusted with the arrangements.
Mrs. Merry died Saturday, March 31, 2001, in her home following a battle with cancer.
Born Oct. 22, 1933, in Lewistown, she was the daughter of Orville Charles and Meda Buck McCartney. She attended first through third grades in Billings while her mother was in college, grades four through eight in one-room schoolhouses where her mother taught and high school in Lewistown.
An active young lady in her youth, she enjoyed dancing, singing and riding horses. At one time she had aspirations of becoming a professional bronc rider.
As life moved on she enjoyed motorcycle trips on the Harley, agate hunting, square dancing, quilting, rodeos, her pets and making doll clothes for all the undressed dolls she found. One of her goals in life was to make sure that each of her children could play pinochle.
Although she was married before, she met the love of her life in 1968. On June 6, 1970, she and Kenneth "Kenny" Merry were married in Sidney. They were married for 30 years.
In addition to her daughter and son-in-law, Nanette and Brian Slater of Miles City, her survivors include her husband of Circle; her other children, Lucinda Bussey of Lewistown, James Bussey, and his wife, Dorothy, of Corydon, Ind., Mavis Border, and her husband, Derek Jack of Palo Alto, Calif., J. Frank Border, and his wife, Lori, of Billings, Tom Border of Fresno, Calif., Charla Border of Billings and Shayne Merry, and his wife, Paula, of Billings; six grandsons; two granddaughters; and one great-granddaughter.
Survivors also include her brother, Charles McCartney Jr., and his wife, Anita, of Hamilton; her sister, Pat Montgomery, and her husband, Terrence, of Billings; two nephews; one niece; and numerous aunts and uncles.
Should friends desire, memorials may be made to the Montana Hope Project, Home on the Range or the charity of one's choice.
Funeral services for Marimavis ÒBootsÓ Merry, 67, of Circle, mother of Nanette Slater of Miles City, were held Friday afternoon, April 6, 2001, in the Evangelical Church of North America in Circle. The Rev. Scott Anderson officiated. Interment followed in the Riverview Cemetery in Circle.
Clayton Memorial Chapel of Wolf Point, with whom Mrs. Merry had worked for the past 20 years, was entrusted with the arrangements.
Mrs. Merry died Saturday, March 31, 2001, in her home following a battle with cancer.
Born Oct. 22, 1933, in Lewistown, she was the daughter of Orville Charles and Meda Buck McCartney. She attended first through third grades in Billings while her mother was in college, grades four through eight in one-room schoolhouses where her mother taught and high school in Lewistown.
An active young lady in her youth, she enjoyed dancing, singing and riding horses. At one time she had aspirations of becoming a professional bronc rider.
As life moved on she enjoyed motorcycle trips on the Harley, agate hunting, square dancing, quilting, rodeos, her pets and making doll clothes for all the undressed dolls she found. One of her goals in life was to make sure that each of her children could play pinochle.
Although she was married before, she met the love of her life in 1968. On June 6, 1970, she and Kenneth ÒKennyÓ Merry were married in Sidney. They were married for 30 years.
In addition to her daughter and son-in-law, Nanette and Brian Slater of Miles City, her survivors include her husband of Circle; her other children, Lucinda Bussey of Lewistown, James Bussey, and his wife, Dorothy, of Corydon, Ind., Mavis Border, and her husband, Derek Jack of Palo Alto, Calif., J. Frank Border, and his wife, Lori, of Billings, Tom Border of Fresno, Calif., Charla Border of Billings and Shayne Merry, and his wife, Paula, of Billings; six grandsons; two granddaughters; and one great-granddaughter.
Survivors also include her brother, Charles McCartney Jr., and his wife, Anita, of Hamilton; her sister, Pat Montgomery, and her husband, Terrence, of Billings; two nephews; one niece; and numerous aunts and uncles.
Should friends desire, memorials may be made to the Montana Hope Project, Home on the Range or the charity of one's choice.
Angeline E. "Angie" Bonogofsky
Angeline E. "Angie" Bonogofsky, 61, of Miles City died Sunday, May 20, 2001, in the Holy Rosary Extended Care Facility in Miles City.
Born in Judson, N.D., on Sept. 21, 1939, she was the daughter of Peter and Frances Ehardt Pfleger. She attended country school at Judson.
Following her schooling, she worked on the family farm moving to Center, N.D., and then on to Mandan, N.D.
She and Donald D. Bonogofsky were married in Mandan in 1958. She became a nurses aide and worked at the Bismarck Hospital. In 1961, she moved to Miles City where she went to work at the Custer County Nursing Home. She also worked as a cook for the Olive Hotel, Pine Hills School, Friendship Villa and the Eagles Manor. Due to ill health, she was forced to retire.
Her survivors include two sons, Donald Perry Bonogofsky and Gary Blaze Bonogofsky, both of Miles City; a daughter, Lisa Francis Pulse, and her husband, Bill, of Miles City; two grandchildren, Brittany Elizabeth Bonogofsky and T.J. Dennis Pulse; and a special friend, Warren Eastin.
Survivors also include two brothers, Matt Pfleger of Florida and Anton Pfleger of Mandan; a sister, Eleanora Siegel, and her husband, John, of Mandan; and a great-nephew, Duane Siegel.
She was preceded in death by her husband in 1980; and a brother, Peter.
Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday, May 23, 2001, 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 family of Angie Bonogofsky.
Gerald B. "Gerry" Cherry
Gerald B. "Gerry" Cherry, 76, of Miles City died Friday, May 18, 2001, at the Friendship Villa in Miles City after a long struggle with diabetes.
Mr. Cherry was born March 10, 1925, in Geneseo, Ill., the so of LeRoy and Leona Williams Cherry. When he was seven years of age, he moved to Baker where he lived with his grandparents and attended Baker High School.
As a teen-ager, Mr. Cherry joined the United States Marine Corps and fought in the South Pacific, notably the Marianas Operation, during World War II. He then joined the Marine Corps Reserve for an additional four years.
After returning home, he attended Montana State University in Bozeman where he met Helen Dunbar, whom he married in Butte in June 1947.
Mr. and Mrs. Cherry then moved to Miles City where he lived for 45 years. In the following years, he worked for the Montana Soil Conservation Service as well as the Bureau of Land Management before joining Prudential Insurance in 1959.
During the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s, he was a top-selling agent nationally and eventually worked for Prudential for 40 years.
A natural athlete, he excelled at football, baseball and basketball. Mr. Cherry had a love of the outdoors and enjoyed fishing, golfing and hunting. He was a longtime member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and the Miles City Town and Country Club.
Survivors include his children, a daughter, Cynthia Schif, and her husband, Mike, of St. Charles, Ill., and two sons, Charles "Bing" Cherry and his wife, Carol, of Miles City and Donald Cherry of Pasadena, Calif.; three grandchildren, Darcy Turner, D.J. Cherry and Maxwell Schif; and many cousins in Montana, Wyoming, Illinois and Iowa.
He was preceded in death by his brother, Don.
Prayer services will be at 6 p.m. Wednesday, May 23, 2001, in the chapel of Stevenson and Sons Funeral Home. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday, May 24, 2001, in the funeral home chapel. Burial will be at 3 p.m. Wednesday in the Bonneville Cemetery at Baker. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Miles City Little Guy Football League, P.O. Box 815, Miles City, MT 59351.
