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Gladys Irene Bird Deibel
1916-2006
Gladys Irene Bird Deibel, at age 89, passed away Friday January 27 at the Powder River Manor in Broadus, Montana. Gladys was born May 26, 1916 in Miles City, to Percy & Carolyn Janssen Bird of Coalwood. She was raised on the family homestead 7 miles north of Coalwood, attended the Divide elementary school in Powder River County and graduated from Custer County High School in 1934. She was raised with a younger sister Lucile and lots of cousins.
In 1937 she married
Randolph “Buster “ Deibel and they lived at Stacey, and then on the “Divide” until they purchased the Charlie Jessie place nine miles out of Broadus in 1945. Together they raised four children Myron, Jack, Doris and Ethel Lee. Gladys moved into the Powder River Manor in December of 2001 where she lived until her death.
Gladys had been active in 4-H, 1st being a member of one of the first 4-H clubs started in Montana, and later a leader continuing until her own children were grown. She was 3rd generation Coalwood Ladies Aid, a member of the Epsie Homemakers, a member of the Coalwood Community Church and involved with the Rainbow Girls. Gladys was an active member in the Order of the Eastern Star serving as matron in 1960 and as a Grand Electa for the state in 1980.
Gladys enjoyed the piano, gardening, crafts, bowling, her grandchildren and great grandchildren: Jackee (Craig) Randall, Lee, Kari, Tayler and Jay of Broadus; Wendee (Aaron) Essex, T.J. and Tyler of Miles City, Karalee Miller and son Henry of Miles City, Kristee (Ward) Weischedel, Jessica and Riley of Miles City: John (Brandy) Abarr, Eric & Anndramada of Great Falls.
Gladys is survived by her children; Myron & Betsy Deibel of Wickenburg, AZ, Jack Deibel of Volborg, MT, Doris and Harley Abarr of Forsyth, MT and Lee Hubbard of Broadus, MT, by her 5 grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren. Preceding her death were her parents, her sister Lucile Thompson, her husband, Buster, an infant grandson, Randolph Earl Deibel, and an infant great grandson, Joshua Stewart Randall.
Visitation will be held on Tuesday, January 31, 2006 at the chapel of Stevenson & Sons Funeral Home in Miles City from 1:00 pm to 8:00 pm. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, February 1, 2006 at 11:00 a.m. at the Powder River Congregational Church in Broadus. Interment will follow in at 3:00 p.m. in Miles City in the family lot in the Custer County cemetery in Miles City. Memorials may be made to the Powder River Historical Museum, P.O. Box 573, Broadus, MT 59317 or to the charity of ones choice.
Sandra Peanut Nelson
Sandra Kay “Peanut” Nelson, age 51, of Spokane, Washington, formerly of Jordan passed away on Wednesday, November 30, 2005 in Spokane.
Sandra was born on July 17, 1954 in Pawhuska, Oklahoma, the daughter of Norval “Bud” and Mary “Millie” (Zier) Nelson. Sandra attended school in Jordan where she graduated from Garfield County High School in 1974. Following her schooling, she moved to Billings, Montana where she worked as a bartender at the Broken Drum Club for several years. In the early 1980’s, she moved to Spokane, Washington where she was bar manager at the VFW Club. At the time of her death, she was employed at the Moose Lodge as bar manager. Only being 4’10”, years ago Sandra was given the nickname Peanut, most of her friends and customers only knew her by that name.
Peanut enjoyed people and she had many friends and would help anyone in need. She enjoyed her trips back to Montana to visit family, friends and classmates.
Sandra is survived by her father, Norval “Bud” Nelson of Roundup, MT; two brothers: Rocky (Sharon) Nelson of Jordan, MT; and Bantam (Barb) Nelson of Rapid City, SD; a sister, June Nelson (Curtis Fillafer) of Miles City, MT; her life long companion, Mike Boykin of Spokane, WA; two nieces: Alica and Erica Nelson of Great Falls, MT; and a nephew, Niko Nelson of Rapid City, SD. She was preceded in death by her mother, Mary “Millie” Nelson and an infant son, Kelly Dean Nelson.
Funeral services will be held on Friday, December 9, 2005 at 11:00 a.m. at the VFW Hall in Jordan. Interment will follow in the Pioneer cemetery in Jordan. Should friends desire, memorials may be made to the charity of ones choice.
Rose Tusler
Rose Mathilda Tusler (83) went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, April 20, 2005 at Deaconess Hospital in Billings after a short illness.
She was born August 15, 1921 at Olanda, Montana to August and Bertha (Sabrowski) Martin. Rose attended Pleasant Ridge School near Olanda. After leaving Olanda, Rose moved to Harlowton, Montana where she worked at a restaurant. Returning to Terry; she worked for Bob and Ann Empey who had a ranch that neighbored the Tusler homestead. This is where she and Lester met. They were married
in Terry, Mt on June 8, 1941 and ranched on the home place from 1941 till 1979 at which time they retired and moved into Terry. While living on the ranch Rose and Lester also enjoyed hosting many family gatherings. In the early years they used to move out the furniture and the family would dance. They also enjoyed playing cards, square dancing, fishing, camping, agate hunting and making agate jewelry.
In 1979 Rose and Lester retired from the ranch and moved into Terry.
At that time they became active members of the Terry Senior Center. Rose served as Assistant Director and Assistant Cook as well as serving on the Center board and the Council on Aging. Rose loved playing cards, dinners, dancing and visiting with friends at the center.
Rose’s hands were never idle. She had many hobbies which included, tatting, embroidery, hand quilting, knitting, spinning yarn on her mother’s spinning wheel, crafts of all kinds, playing the banjo, gardening and canning. Her garden was admired by many and her specialty was strawberries which she sold to the local grocery store. She was known as the family historian. Rose kept very accurate and detailed information on all family members.
Over the years Rose had been a member of the Ash Creek Homemakers, TOPS, and the Terry Presbyterian Church.
Rose is survived by Lester, her husband of 63 years. She is also survived by her two sons; Glen (Leola) of Helena and Kurt (Candy) of Spokane, Washington. Five granddaughters also survive. They are Leslie (Kris) Stauffer of Richland, Washington, Michelle (Mike) Burman of Missoula, Cindy (Jeff) McAdam of Boston, Jacinda Tusler of Spokane and Jessica (Mark) Lee of Chicago. Rose also was great-grandma to Stephanie and Brittany Burman and Jordan and Matthew Stauffer.
Rose is also survived by two sisters, Vena Hoagland of Miles City and Emily Carpenter of Spokane, Washington. Many nieces and nephews also survive their Aunt Rose.
Besides her parents, Rose was preceded in death by her brothers, and sisters: Herb, Fred, and Art Martin, Edith Tusler, Mildred Trask and Bernice Rohrdanz.
Funeral services for Rose Tusler will be held at the Terry Presbyterian Church at Terry at 1PM Saturday, April 23, 2005. Memorials to the Terry Presbyterian Church or the Terry Senior Center are suggested.
Carter Harmon
Carter Harmon, 63, a lifelong rural Bainville, Montana resident passed away Friday morning, February 18, 2005 at the Mercy Medical Center with his wife by his side after a year-long battle with brain tumors.
Funeral services celebrating his life will be Wednesday, February 23, 2005 at the Bainville High School Gym at 2:00 PM (MST). Pastor Lyle Thorpe will officiate and interment will follow in the Harmon Family cemetery.
Romans 10: 9-10 says "If you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation." Therefore, we know that Carter is in Heaven with the Lord Jesus, because of his belief and confession.
He was born September 7, 1941 to William and Gladys Miller Harmon, the youngest of eleven children, and grew up on the family farm/ranch south of Bainville. He attended Bainville schools and graduated with the class of 1959.
On July 6, 1963 Carter and Susan Catherine Walker were married
in Roundup, MT, and were inseparable for the remainder of their lives together. They were blessed with three daughters, Michelle, Jill & Heidi, and Carter delighted in the "four women in his life". Later he gained three sons-in-law that he both respected and liked as men. He graduated from Montana State College in 1965 (the last class before it became a university) with a degree in Ag Business with a minor in Economics. Carter and Susie made their life farming and ranching south of Bainville and began the purchase of the home place in 1969. Carter was an excellent manager and particularly enjoyed good pasture grass and a lively saddle horse. He would say "Aren’t they pretty?" when referring to his replacement heifers.
Carter was confident, independent, and easy-going. He enjoyed people and took an interest in others wherever he may be, from Washington D.C. to Alaska to the "back forty" digging a ditch . He willingly served his state and community on various boards and in various capacities, but his deepest interest was in his church family at Bainville Faith Fellowship. He had fun, and you would, too, if you were along with him. He was purposeful and forward-thinking and enjoyed planning for the future. Carter was honest, a man of his word, and a hard worker. He was good with livestock, and kept a beautiful set of books for his business on his computer. He was an adored husband, father, grandfather of eleven, brother, and friend. Carter was delightful.
He was preceded in death by his oldest brother Lauren, his parents, and his father-in-law George T. Walker Sr.
Carter is survived by his beloved wife, Susie, of the home ranch; his daughter Michelle F. Trapa (Bob ) and children Haley and Knox of Gresham, OR; his daughter Jill J. Garman (Shane) and children Waylon, Shayla, Cleve, and twins Fallon and Farrah of Bainville, MT; and his daughter Heidi S. Konynenbelt (James) and children Jordan, Kevy, Vanessa & Eric of Fergus Falls, MN; siblings, Edith Benson (Carl) of Schell City, MO, Emma Jo Krause (Jerry) of Harrison, AR, Virda Klindworth of Harlem, MT, Agatha Rohde (Dick) of Glasgow, MT, Rita Booth of Mission, TX, Janice Knudsen (Wayne) of Bainville, MT, Nolan Harmon (Sharon) of Halliday, ND, Myrna Goodwin (Ralph) of Vienna, VA, and David Harmon (Dixie) of Bainville, MT; his mother-in-law, Grace A. Walker of Roundup, MT, brothers-in-law, George T. Walker Jr. of Seward, AK, and Richard E. (Dick) Walker of Musselshell, MT, and sister-in-law Eleanor Nelson (Don) of Miles City, MT, and numerous nieces, nephews, and friends.
Friends may call at the Everson Funeral Home of Williston Tuesday from 9:00 AM (CST) until 8:00 PM (CST) and Wednesday at the Bainville High School Gym for the hour before the service. The Everson-Clayton-Stevenson Memorial Chapel of Culbertson is assisting the family.
Marguerite Marie Lemieux
Marguerite Marie Lemieux, age 81, of Miles City passed away on February 28, 2006 at the Holy Rosary Hospice Extended Care in Miles City, surrounded by the love of her family and friends.
Marguerite was born on December 16, 1924 in Poplar, MT, the daughter of Joseph and Anna (Richard) Bailly. She attended Longview country school south of Wolf Point at the Riverside Community. Coming from a large family, Marguerite helped to raise her brothers and sisters on the family farm before she went to work for Huxsol Drug in Wolf Point, MT. Dona and Marguerite were married
at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Riverside, Montana on August 13, 1947 and purchased their own bakery in Wolf Point, MT. They began farming in north McCone County in 1951. In 1961, Dona and Marguerite moved to Fairview, MT where they operated a bakery until purchasing a bakery in 1962 in Forsyth, MT where they resided until 1969 at which time they sold their bakery and moved to Miles City. In Miles City, they purchased the Cope’s Trailer Court and Green Star Court which they operated until September of 1993.
Marguerite was an accomplished homemaker, who loved working in her yard and garden, especially tending her flowers. She used the produce from her garden to can, bake pies and make jelly. She was also famous for her sewing, homemade bread and rolls. Throughout Marguerite’s life, she was very devoted to the church which was an important part of her life. Her devotion led her to volunteering her time cleaning the church, washing and ironing church linens, baking pies and serving food at the Custer County Fair, rummage sales, funeral luncheons and many other church activities. She was a faithful member of St. Joseph’s Circle, the church prayer chain and Catholic Daughters of America.
Marguerite is survived by her children; Helen (Dick) Bouchee of St. Paul, MN, Anna (John) Ognie of Elizabeth, CO, Henry (Jessie) Lemieux of Billings, MT, Anthony (Sharon) Lemieux of St. Mary’s, GA, Theresa (Mark) Gunnett of Denver, CO, Cecilia (Gene) Fuhrman of Great Falls, MT, Thomas (Martha) Lemieux of Pflugerville, TX, Clement (Roberta) Lemieux of Glasgow, MT and Agnes (Earl) Price of Miles City, MT. 21 grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren and two soon to be great grandchildren. Survivors also include sister Agnes (Herb) Brown of Richey, MT, four brothers; Ernest (Mary) Bailly of Great Falls, MT, Leon (Irene) Bailly of Spokane, WA, George (Helen) Bailly of Fairfield, MT, Albert (Barbara) Bailly of Billings, MT, her brother-in-law Joe Losinski of Albuquerque, NM and numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, Joe and Anna Bailly, her husband Dona in 1997, an infant son, Joseph, her brother Julian Bailly and sister Magdalene Losinski.
Visitation will be held on Friday, March 3, 2006 with a Rosary Service at 6:30 pm followed by a Vigil Service at 7:00 pm at the Stevenson & Sons Funeral Home in Miles City, MT. Conversation, cookies and coffee will follow the Vigil service. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Saturday, March 4, 2006 at 10:00 am at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Miles City, MT. Rite of Committal will follow in the family lot of the Calvary cemetery in Miles City, MT.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made in Marguerite Lemieux’s name to the Sacred Heart School; 520 N. Montana, Miles City, MT 59301, to the Miles City Hospice; 2600 Wilson, Miles City, MT 59301 or to the charity of one’s choice.
Jastina Marie Melchior
Jastina Marie Melchior, was born still on Saturday, July 2, 2005 at the Holy Rosary Health Center in Miles City.
Jastina is survived by her loving parents, Brandon and Sarah (Benedict) Melchior of Baker, MT; a sister, Mazzie Melchior of Baker, MT; her grandparents, Rodger and Barb Melchior of Miles City, MT; Vickie and John Bailey of Baker, MT; and Paul Benedict of Houston, TX.
Graveside services will be held on Thursday, July 8, 2005 at 1:00 p.m. at the Custer County cemetery in Miles City. Stevenson & Sons Funeral Home of Miles City is in charge of the arrangements.
Samuel Backer
Samuel La’Roi Backer
Vohpe’xeone’hamehe (Owns a Gray Horse)
S pecial gift from Maheo.
A big brother for a short time. A precious son. We will forever remember your smile, your eyes and your bravery.
M uch to our dismay, you fought a brave battle, you made us proud to be your parents.
U nderstanding your daily struggle and all that has taken place was not easy.
E ternal angel in our hearts. Thank you for the short time for your everlasting love. You have taught us to be strong, never to lose hope and most of all the courage to go on.
L oving you was easy. Losing you is difficult. You filled our hearts and memories with love, laughter and hope to last us a lifetime. Your face will be instilled in our hearts forever. We love and miss you.
Maheo saw him getting tired and a cure was not to be; he put his arm around Samuel and whispered “come with me”. Our precious child and the sunshine of our lives, Samuel La’Roi Backer, Vohpe’xoene’hamehe (Owns a Gray Horse) went home to be with Maheo on March 3, 2005 at St. Vincent Hospital.
Samuel was born in Billings on May 5, 2003 to his proud parents, Richard and Pepsi Backer of Lame Deer, MT. Because of the love he shared for such a short time, he will be missed by many. In the week he spent with his new brother, Samuel was very protective. He spent many hours watching his favorite cartoon network. While working on his ‘word finds’, Samuel made sure he had an audience to see him hard at work.
Survivors include his parents, brother Jordon, sister Tre’ and a one week old brother Aiden Backer, all of Lame Deer, MT. Grandparents Daniel Backer of Temple, TX and Rose Backer of Lame Deer, Leroy and Charlotte Runsabove of Lame Deer. Great grandparents Gilbert and Jane Backer of St. Paul, MN. Aunts Rachelle Backer of Lame Deer and Autumn (Jason) Standing Elk of Colstrip, MT. His namesake Cameron Backer and a special helper Branlee Montoya.
Survivors also include numerous relatives from the families of: Runsabove, Yellow Fox, Foote, Posey, Red Cherries and Hanna James family. Many aunts, uncles and cousins too numerous to mention. We apologize if we failed to mention all the relatives.
preceded in death are his great-grandparents Charles (Sarah)Yellow Fox, Sr., Eddie Foote, Sr., Margaret Littlehead, Sylvia Brady and Lloyd (Margaret) Runsabove.
Special thanks go out to Jodi Thrasher of the Denver Childrens Hospital and Alice Brady for always being there in our time of need and for the many services they provided throughout our difficult time.
Crystal Boysun
Crystal Jean Boysun, age 19, passed away Sunday, March 6, 2005 in Miles City, MT, surrounded by family and special friends. At the age of 5, Crystal began a courageous battle with cancer.
Crystal was born July 9, 1985 in Wolf Point, the daughter of Grant Boysun and Sandra Olson.
She attended school in Gillette, WY and Miles City. Crystal enjoyed playing softball and basketball. Crystal’s hobbies were hunting and fishing with her dad and Justin, working crossword puzzles, writing stories, collecting pens and pencils and conquering video games.
Crystal is survived by her father Grant Boysun of Miles City; mother Sandra Lopez and stepfather Louis Lopez of Gillette, WY; half brothers Andy Kastner of Cheyenne, WY, and Kiko Lopez of Gillette; half-sister Jennifer Kastner of Gillette; step-brother Eric Lopez of Rapid City, SD; step-sister Kristy Isaak of Laramie, WY; grandparents Glenn and Lorraine Olson of Glendive; a very special man in her life, Justin Flor of Miles City; numerous aunts, uncles and cousins. She was preceded in death by half-sister Rikki Kastner and grandparents Nick and Pearl Boysun.
Visitation will be held on Thursday, March 10 from 1 to 7 pm with a prayer service at 7 pm. Funeral services will be held on Friday, March 11, 2005 at 10 am, all at Clayton Stevenson Memorial Chapel. Interment will be in Greenwood cemetery. Clayton Stevenson Memorial Chapel has been entrusted with arrangements.
Lois Gregerson
Lois Edna Gregerson, age 62, of Jordan, Montana left this world on Monday, April 18, 2005 at the Holy Rosary Extended Care in Miles City after a long courageous battle with cancer.
Lois was born on November 11, 1942 in Jordan, Montana, the fifth of seven born to Lawrence and Sarah (Tubbs) Hellyer. She attended 1st through 3rd grade at Dilo School north of Sand Springs. The family then moved to Billings for the next several years, returning to the family ranch to finish her elementary schooling at Dilo. Lois attended Garfield County High School in Jordan before returning to the ranch where she practiced her love of caring for animals. In 1964, she served an eighteen month mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, serving in Southern California. After completing a successful mission, she returned to Montana, where she met Keith Gregerson. They were married
on November 8, 1967 at Pocatello, Idaho. To this union, two daughters were born, Keitha and Kyra. The Gregersons called Roundup home where they had a family business. During this time, Lois earned her GED which was a great accomplishment for her. During the last years of her life she spent time in Kansas and in Tacoma, WA, before returning to Garfield County where she was living at the time of her death.
Lois is survived by her husband, Keith Gregerson of Roundup, MT; two daughters: Keitha Arthur and her husband Buddy of Herndon, KS; Kyra Gregerson of Boston, MA; three grandchildren: Dusti Kowalski of Roundup, MT; Tell Arthur and Joelle Arthur both of Herndon, KS. She is also survived by her mother, Sarah Hellyer of Jordan, MT; three sisters: Rhoda Phipps of Lakota, ND; Flossie Phipps and her husband Curtis of Brusett, MT; and Leora Mercer of Jordan, MT; two brothers: Larry Hellyer and his wife Ellen of Tacoma, WA; and Virgil Hellyer and his wife Carol of Jordan, MT; a sister-in-law, Neva King and her husband Randy of Miles City, MT; and numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her father, a sister Betty Hellyer, and three brothers-in-law: Frank “Shorty” Mercer, Dub Smotherman, and Jim Phillips.
Visitation will be held on Wednesday, from1:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. at Stevenson & Sons Funeral Home in Jordan. A Family service will be held on Wednesday, April 20, 2005 at 7:00 p.m. at the LDS Church in Jordan. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, April 21, 2005 at 11:00 a.m. at the VFW Hall in Jordan. Interment will follow in the Steve Forks in Sand Springs. Should friends desire, memorials may be made to Holy Rosary Hospice, 2600 Wilson, Miles City, MT 59301.
Leonard E. "Ship" Shipley
Leonard E. “Ship” Shipley, age 84, of Miles City passed away at the Holy Rosary Healthcare in Miles City.
Leonard was an uncle, cousin, brother-in-law or friend to the people that knew him. Leonard was born on November 3, 1921 in Montevideo, Minnesota to Perry and Ellen Shipley. After graduation from Montevideo High School, he joined the Navy as a Pharmacists Mate 1st Class. At the end of World War II Leonard worked for the Milwaukee Railroad in Baker and Miles City a s a dispatcher. He enjoyed bowling, cross stitching, and tending his hybrid roses.
Leonard is preceded in death by his parents; a brother, Vernon and a sister, Glyda; Leonard is survived by his nephews and niece: Ronald Shipley of Prairie DuChien, WI; William Shipley of Minneapolis, MN; Dennis Klaprod of Tucson, AZ; Gary Klaprod, Debra Klaprod both of Seattle, WA, and Vernon Shipley Jr. of Puyallup, WA.
Visitation will be held on Tuesday, June 14, 2005 at Stevenson & Sons Funeral Home in Miles City. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, June 15, 2005 at 11:00 a.m. at Stevenson & Sons Funeral Home in Miles City. Interment will follow in the Eastern Montana State Veteran’s cemetery in Miles City with Full military honors provided by post # 1579 honor guard. Should friends desire, memorials may be made to the charity of ones choice.
