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Edwin H. Fink
LIVINGSTON - Edwin H. Fink, 67, of Livingston, died Sunday evening, May 23, 1999, at his home after a courageous battle with cancer. Funeral services will be 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 26, at American Lutheran Church in Livingston. His body will then be taken to Hettinger, N.D., where funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Friday, May 28, at Hettinger Lutheran Church. Burial will follow in Hettinger cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of Franzen-Davis Funeral Home in Livingston and Evanson-Jensen Funeral Home in Hettinger.
Edwin was born Jan. 6, 1932, at his family's home in Harding County, S.D., the son of Jacob and Elizabeth (Neutz) Fink. He spent his early life in Harding County and later worked in both South Dakota and North Dakota.
On Nov. 10, 1957, Edwin married
Maizie Jean Stenberg at Hettinger Lutheran Church. They moved to Livingston in 1979 where he operated a motel, taxi service and a sewing machine and vacuum cleaner repair shop.
Survivors include his wife, Maizie Fink of Livingston; his sons, Todd Fink and his wife, Brenda of Prairie City, S.D., Ed Fink and his wife, Sina of Glendive, and Trent Fink of Big Timber; his daughter, Lisa Honeyman and her husband, Rolan of Dickinson, N.D.; two brothers, Wilbert Fink and his wife, Arlene and Albert Fink, all of Belle Fourche, S.D.
Memorials in Edwin's memory may be directed to Gateway Hospice, 504 S. 13th St., Livingston, MT 59047.
Hazel Freestone
GLASGOW - Hazel Freestone, 88, died Sunday, May 23, 1999, at the Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital in Glasgow of natural causes.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Friday, May 28, in the Bell Chapel in Glasgow. Bell Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.
Lydia Eleanor Funk
GLASGOW - Lydia Eleanor Funk passed away May 22, 1999, at the Valley View Home in Glasgow.
She was born on May 5, 1912, in Anamoose, N.D., to Jacob and Paulina Schultes. When she was 4 years old their family moved to the Volt community north of Wolf Point.
In 1930 she married
George J. Funk. Their marriage was blessed with two daughters and two sons. George and Lydia farmed and ranched in the Volt Community until moving to Glasgow in 1982. George preceded her in death in March of 1987.
Lydia loved her husband and family, always putting them first. She enjoyed cooking, baking, gardening, quilting and other hand work. Her neighbors and friends were very special to her.
Her church family was very important and she served faithfully in Awana, teaching Sunday School, and worked in many areas of the church. She was involved with Christian Women's Club and enjoyed attending weekly Bible studies and prayer groups.
Lydia moved to Valley View Home in March of 1999. With her sweet personality and smiling face she made many new friends. She especially enjoyed the activities there and her many visitors.
Lydia is survived by a sister, Ruth Heidner of Wolf Point; a sister-in-law, Anna Schultes of Denver, Colo.; two sons, Dale (Florence) of Helena and Larry (Shirley) of Shafter, Calif.; one daughter, Gladys (Harvey) Fast of Lustre; 10 grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, George; an infant daughter, Frieda; and her brother, Edmond.
Visitations will be held from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, May 26, at the Clayton Memorial Chapel in Wolf Point. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, May 27, at the Glasgow Evangelical Church with Rev. Jay Ashbaucher officiating. Interment will be in Highland cemetery. Clayton Memorial Chapel of Wolf Point is in charge of arrangements.
If you so wish, memorials may be made to the American Missionary Fellowship c/o Arlen and Marilyn Hilkemann, Wolf Point, MT 59201, or Lustre Christian High School, Lustre, MT 59225.
Esther Mae Gray
ROUNDUP - Esther M. Gray, 88, died at the Roundup Memorial Hospital on Sunday, May 23, 1999.
Esther was born in Letcher, S.D., on Nov. 2, 1910, to Charles and Margaret Alt. She married
Clarence Gray, Aug. 16, 1936. Esther enjoyed making beautiful quilts, afghans and all other crafts.
Esther is survived by daughter, Erlyne Rorick of Dassel, Minn.; son, Ed Gray of Salt Lake City, Utah; four grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren; her brother, Adolph Alt, Joliet; sisters, Elizabeth Alt and Alice Rogerson of White Sulphur Spring and Helen Johnson of Van Nuys, Calif.
preceded in death by her husband; one son, Rick; and grandson, Keith Rorick.
Viewing will be Tuesday, May 25, 1999, 5-9 p.m. at the Wier Funeral Chapel. Graveside services will be Wednesday, May 26, 1999, at 11 a.m. at the Roundup City cemetery.
Memorials may be made to the Roundup Memorial Nursing Home. Wier Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Amelia 'Emma' Wombolt Hawk
Amelia "Emma" Wombolt Hawk, 88, passed away Friday, May 21, 1999, at home. She is survived by her husband, Merlin Hawk, six children, five stepchildren and many grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Service will be Friday, May 28, 1999, at Laurel Assembly of God at 2 p.m. In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent to Big Sky Hospice.
Laura Jane (Dahlman) Heen
PRESCOTT, Ariz. - Laura Jane (Dahlman) Heen, age 64, formerly of Miles City and Helena, Mont., died March 12, 1999, at the Mayo Clinic Hospital in Phoenix after a short illness.
A memorial service was held on March 16 at Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church in Prescott. A graveside service will be at 1 p.m. Friday, May 28, at the Heen family plot in White Earth, N.D. A wake will be held Saturday, May 29, at the Dahlman Ranch near Forsyth, Mont.
Eileen Gertrude Hiles
SHERIDAN, Wyo. - Eileen Gertrude Hiles, 87, died Monday, May 24, 1999, at Westview Healthcare Center.
Vigil services will be at 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 25, at Kane Funeral Home. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday, May 27, at Holy Name Catholic Church with committal services in the Campbell County cemetery in Gillette.
Frank T. Holy Sr.
Frank T. Holy Sr., 87, of Billings died Saturday, May 22, 1999, of heart failure. He was born Feb. 12, 1912, in Prague, Czechoslovakia, the son of Frank T. and Theresa Elizabeth Holy. He immigrated to America in 1914. He married
Elizabeth S. Nordlund in Billings.
Frank is survived by his only son, Frank T. Holy Jr. and his wife, Carol; six grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and two sisters.
Funeral will be 1 p.m. Wednesday at Cremation or Funeral Gallery. Interment will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Arrangements were made by Cremation or Funeral Gallery.
Ruth Hughes
BAKER - Ruth Hughes, 69, died Sunday, May 23, 1999, at the Fallon Medical Complex in Baker.
A Prayer Service will be at 6 p.m. Thursday, May 27, in the Stevenson's Funeral Home in Baker. A Funeral Service will be at 11 a.m. Friday, May 28, in the First Baptist Church in Baker, with interment in the Bonnievale cemetery.
Harriet V. Curtis Hults
SHERIDAN - Harriet V. Curtis Hults, 85, died Monday, May 24, 1999, at the Westview Health Care Center.
Cremation has taken place and there will be private services on the family ranch at a later date.
Earl Johnson
SIDNEY - Earl Johnson, 89, died Monday, May 24, 1999, at the Sidney Health Center.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 29, at the Pella Lutheran Church with interment in the Sidney cemetery. Fulkerson Funeral Home of Sidney is in charge of the arrangements.
Hildegarde (Carlson) Staunton Mattheis
ROUNDUP - Hildegarde (Carlson) Staunton Mattheis of 1001 2nd St. West, Roundup passed away Monday, May 24, 1999, at Roundup Memorial Hospital and Nursing Home. Hildegarde was born in Litchfield, Minn., Aug. 28, 1919, to Henrietta and Louis F. Carlson. She was the oldest of 14 children, and because of that was a loving mother all her life.
In 1939 she married
Thomas Staunton in Litchfield, Minn. They moved to Billings in 1947, where they raised four children: Don, Mary, Carolyn and Jimmy until Tom's death in 1952, at the age of 32. In 1956 she married
Leonard Mattheis and moved to Wyoming, eventually returning and settling in Libby. Hildegarde and Leonard lived there until his death in July, 1998, when she moved to Roundup with her daughter, Carolyn.
Hildegarde enjoyed working outside with her flowers and garden. She loved pretty things: clothes, jewelry, glassware, loved good music and art, and was always taking pictures so she could share what she saw with others. Because of her great sewing skills, as children, we always had new outfits for Easter. Our mom was very much loved and we will miss her wonderful sense of humor and her "care packages"
Survivors include children: Donald Staunton, Cheyenne, Wyo., Mary Gelok, Plattville, Colo., Carolyn Sealey and husband Monty of Roundup; 11 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren, four great-great-grandchildren; brothers: Ralph, Dick, Marlin and Jim Carlson of Minnesota, and Wayne Carlson of Arizona; and many nieces and nephews.
Services will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, May 27, at St. Benedicts Church in Roundup. Visitation will be from 5-9 p.m. Wednesday, May 26, at Wier's Funeral Chapel. Wier Funeral Home has been entrusted with arrangements. Memorials may be made to the Roundup Memorial Hospital Association at 1202 3rd St. West, Roundup, MT 59072 or to the Musselshell Valley Community Foundation at P.O. Box 713, Roundup, MT 59072.
Elores Boehm
Elores Boehm passed away at her home, Saturday, May 15, 1999, at the age of 73.
She was born in Thermopolis, Wyo., on July 10, 1925, a daughter of John and Katie (Freeland) Boyer Sr. As a young woman, Elores worked for the General Insurance Company in California before returning to Thermopolis where she was employed by Batzer Oil Co..
At a dance one Saturday night she met a North Dakota farmer in Sidney, Anton "Tony" Boehm, and on June 29, 1959, they were married
. They moved to Billings in 1963 where together they established their home and Elores helped Tony with his business of selling equipment for the Mac Tool Company. Mr. Boehm passed away on Jan. 27, 1993.
Mrs. Boehm is survived by two sisters: Willetta Davis of Thermopolis and Bessie Pavuk of Casper, Wyo.; a brother, John Boyer Jr. of Reseda, Calif.; several nieces and nephews; and special friends including Gene and Doris Childers, the Rev, and Mrs. Edwin Goossen, Ron, Shirley and Scott Mackney, and all her "helper neighbors".
Visitations will begin Thursday morning, May 20, and a prayer service will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday evening at the Smith Downtown Chapel. Visitations may be made at the Mortimore Funeral Home in Thermopolis beginning at noon on Friday, May 21, with a graveside service at 2 p.m. at the Monument Hill cemetery. Smith Downtown Chapel of Billings and Mortimore Funeral Home in Thermopolis are in charge of arrangements.
Duane Kent Carsrud
At the age of 57, Duane Kent Carsrud died Friday, May 14, 1999, in Billings at his home due to complications from diabetes. Duane was born in Colton, S.D., on June 17, 1941, the son of Edgar and Bernice Viola (Lee) Carsrud. He attended Lyons School. Duane was one of 10 children, growing up with three sisters and six brothers.
He lived in Fort Wayne, Ind., where he was employed with the city as a tire technician. In 1989 he moved to Billings where he lived in retirement.
Duane loved the outdoors and enjoyed working on cars and listening to country music. He was a member of the American Legion and the Olive Club in Fort Wayne. He had a wonderful sense of humor and loved teasing his great-nieces and nephews. The unspoken bond of love and respect and the laughter shared will always be remembered.
Survivors include his brother, Marlyn Carsrud and wife, Donna of Sioux Falls, S.D.; sisters, Shirley and husband, Gerald Berg of Punta Gorda, Fla., Sheila and husband, Dan Stoltenberg of Excelisor, Minn.; brother, Darrell Carsrud and wife, Connie of Marcel, Minn.; and sister, Carol and husband, Oscar Berg of Billings; and many Aunts, Uncles, nieces and nephews and grandnieces and nephews.
Duane was preceded in death by his parents and four brothers, Lowell, Bobby, Myron and David.
Funeral services will be in Colton, S.D., on Saturday, May 22, 1999, at 10:30 a.m. with interment in Minnehaha cemetery. Dahl Funeral Chapel in Billings and Minnehaha Funeral Home in Colton are in charge of arrangements. Memorials may be made to American Diabetes Association, 2526 6th Ave. N, Billings MT 59101 or to Big Sky Hospice, Box 31158, Billings 59107, or charity of choice.
John Evans
HARDIN - John Edward Evans, 74, of Hardin, passed away in the early morning hours of Monday, May 17, 1999, after a brief but heroic battle with cancer.
John was born July 11, 1924, in San Diego, Calif., to John Earle and Hilda Quint Evans. His early youth was spent in San Fernando Valley, Calif. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy at an early age and after completing basic training was sent to the South Pacific to defend his country. He spent WWII on the island of Espiritu Santo in the Aviation Repair and Overhaul Unit, and later received his honorable discharge in 1945.
In 1944, before his military time ended, he married
Patricia Richter of Oakland, Calif. After returning from the South Pacific, the couple lived in Los Angeles where John worked for a trucking company. In 1948, John moved his family to Oakland where he began his career as an active duty firefighter with the Oakland Fire Department. Patricia died in 1979.
He was a member of the International Association of Firefighters in Oakland, No. 55. After 26 years of public service John retired as a lieutenant from the department. Once retired he moved his family to Grants Pass, Ore. Here he became a heavy equipment operator and joined Teamsters Union No. 962. John decided to retire and enjoy his "Golden Years" in 1986.
In 1981, he married
Gerry Ann Wallis Woodhead. The couple remained in Grants Pass until 1984 when they moved to Gold Beach, Ore. From there they shared many adventures traveling. After 11 years of life in Gold Beach they moved to Montana in 1995. John and Gerry knew they had found "their" place and planned for retirement in the "Big Sky Country."
John's love of life affected all of those around him. His keen sense of humor and his good nature made him a joy to know and love. John is best known in this area as a volunteer reader for the Reach Out and Read Program for the Crow/Northern Cheyenne Hospital. He reported weekly to read to the children in the waiting room and his entertainment for them would be to dress in different costumes suiting the themes of the stories. The children were always delighted by his presence and he could bring a story to life in a moment and hold the children captivated for hours. He took the time to listen to what each child had to say and made each one feel special with his genuine love and caring for children.
John was a gifted individual, a talented chef, gardener, fisherman and an avid motor home traveler, having been on a round trip of the Alaskan Highway and across the U.S. several times. He was a true fan of sports of all kinds. He coached baseball in Oakland and umpired in the semi-pro leagues games. Golf was a passion as was football, he was an Oakland Raider fan forever, but he enjoyed all the teams. His enthusiasm for sports is evidenced by the fact that all of his sons excelled in athletics as well as his grandchildren, both boys and girls.
He was a member of the VFW Post No. 4439 in Gold Beach, Elks Lodge No. 394 in Billings, and the Knights of Columbus at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Hardin.
John was preceded in death by his parents and one brother, Frank Evans. John is survived by his wife, Gerry of Hardin; four sons, John (Cathie) of Klamath Falls, Ore., Bill (Lynne) of Gresham, Ore., Steve (Sue) of Portland, Ore., and Barry (Sheila) of Corvallis, Ore.; one daughter, Janet Evans of Hillsboro, Ore.; one stepson, Jim (Lynn) Woodhead of Santee, Calif.; one stepdaughter, Heidi Woodhead of Coconut Grove, Fla.; one brother, Robert (Beverly) Evans of Gold Beach; two sisters, Patria (Dave) Nicholas of Pismo Beach, Calif., and Elaine (Chuck) Flynn of Canoga Park, Calif.; nine grandchildren; one step-grandson and one great-grandson. He is survived by a host of other relatives including a special cousin, Tom (Jan) Schankowitch of San Bruno, Calif. He leaves his special friends, Dr. Dick LaFrance of Hardin, Wayne Wesley of Gold Beach, and Don Kenney of Sacramento, Calif.
John had a genuine appreciation and love for nature. He always enjoyed looking for antelope while driving to Billings and was enthused by the landscape when returning to Hardin. In his final days, he marveled at the beauty of the Montana sky as he viewed the surroundings from his living room window. Never taking nature for granted, he believed that we all are part of nature and back to nature we will return when our mission on earth is complete. His strong faith in God has helped him through this difficult time and assured him of a place in Heaven. John has touched so many peoples' lives with love and joy in the short time he has lived in Hardin. "There is a bridge of memories from Earth to Heaven above. It keeps our dear ones near us - it is the bridge we call LOVE."
Cremation has taken place. Rosary Service will be held Friday, 7 p.m. at the Bullis Funeral Chapel. Funeral Mass will be held Saturday, May 22, 1999, at 2 p.m. at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Hardin. Interment will be at a later date in the Rogue River cemetery in Gold Beach with military honors. Memorial may be made to the Big Horn County Hospice or to the Reach Out and Read Program at the Crow/Northern Cheyenne Hospital in care of Dr. Lori Byron.
Bullis Mortuary of Hardin has been entrusted with the arrangements.
