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Jacob N. Ostrum
ABSAROKEE - Jacob N. Ostrum, 90, of Absarokee, died Friday, Feb. 19, 1999, at Stillwater Community Hospital following a short illness.
He was born Feb. 27, 1908, on Butcher Creek to Chris and Eli Ostrum. He was the fourth of eight children. He was raised by his father following the death of his mother in 1919. Jake ranched on the same place where he was born until selling the last of his sheep at age 85. He married
Elsie Hagan in 1945. They had one daughter, Marilyn. Elsie preceded him in death in 1980. Jake was a member of the Montana Woolgrowers for many years and active in the Immanuel Lutheran Church in Absarokee.
He moved from his ranch, that he loved, to a retirement home in November 1997.
His parents, his wife, one sister, and four brothers preceded him in death.
A daughter, Marilyn (Mike) Plymale; a grandson, Kent Plymale of Absarokee; a brother, Richard, of Absarokee; and a brother, Carl, of Billings, survive him.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 23, at Immanuel Lutheran Church, Absarokee with interment at the Rosebud cemetery. Arrangements by Cremation or Funeral Gallery.
Paul P. Mann
MILES CITY - Paul P. Mann, 83, longtime Miles City business leader, passed away, Thursday, Feb. 18, 1999, in the Miles City Veterans Administration Nursing Home.
He was born Oct. 1, 1915, in Hebron, N. D., a son of August and Mary Magstadt Mann He grew up and attended school in Hebron, graduating from Hebron High School in 1933. He later attended Dickinson State University for two years. Following his education, he worked for the J. L. Jenks Jewelry Store in Dickinson, N. D.
Paul enlisted in the US Navy, served during World War II and received his Honorable Discharge.
He married
Betty Loudenback on July 16, 1944, in Dickinson, N. D. The couple made their home in Dickinson before moving to Miles City in 1947.
Paul purchased the Smith Jewelry Store in Miles City and operated the business for 32 years as Mann Credit Jewelers. He actively participated in the Montana Jewelers Association.
Interest in his community led Paul to civic duty, where he served on the Miles City council as an alderman for several terms. He was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Miles City, where he was an elder of the church and a member of the church choir. He was a 50 year plus member of the American Legion, a member of the Miles City Elks lodge #537, Miles City Club, Town and County Club, Past President of the Miles City Kiwanis Club, Yellowstone Masonic Lodge #26 AF and AM, Royal Arch Mason, Al Bedoo Shrine, Bugatti Patrol, Past Worthy Patron and 50 year member of the Order of Eastern Star Custer Chapter #25 and the Miles City Shrine Club. He also served as a Past Commander of the local Disabled American Veterans and was a member of the Miles City Rod and Gun Club.
Paul was an avid golfer and expert antique clock repairman.
He was preceded in death by his parents and one brother, John.
Survivors include his wife of 55 years, Betty of Miles City; two daughters, Linda (Tom) Halvorson of Scobey and Vickie (Jim) Atkinson of Rapid City, S. D.; two sons, Jim (Sharon) Mann of Missoula and Bob Mann of Washington; one sister, Elsie (Charles) Iacopini of North Dakota; seven grandchildren; one great-grandson; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Monday in the First Presbyterian Church, with Rev. Sherwood McKay, officiating. Cremation will follow the services. Interment of the Ashes with Masonic and Military Rites will take place 1 p.m. Tuesday in the Custer County cemetery. Bullis-Graves Memorial Chapel of Miles City has been entrusted with the arrangements.
Should friends desire, memorial contributions may be made to the Shrine Transportation Fund, Presbyterian Church or to the Charity of one's choice.
Richard Chitwood
ABSAROKEE - Richard Chitwood passed away Saturday morning at the Stillwater Community Hospital in Columbus. Richard "Dick" was born April 5, 1925, in Bellingham, Wash., the youngest child of Walter and Josephine Chitwood. His parents moved their family back to Absarokee in 1929. Both parents had homesteaded in this area before they married
.
Graduating from Absarokee High School in 1943, Dick enlisted during World War II in the Air Corps, serving as a pilot and an air traffic controller, until his discharge in 1946. He then attended the Butte School of mines and later worked as a core driller at Yellowtail Dam and in Eastern Washington. While drilling in Washington, Dick met the Girl Of His Dreams, Willa Skok, and they were married
April 11, 1953. Willa and Dick lived in Butte where Dick was a miner and three sons were born to them. In 1957 the family came to Absarokee to help during the illness of his sister-in-law Blythe Chitwood. Richard later attended Eastern Montana College in Billings and taught school at Hysham and Redmond, Ore. Willa died in 1968, leaving Dick to raise and educate their three boys.
Because of many recurring illnesses, Dick returned to Absarokee in 1990 where he remodeled a small house, painted landscape pictures, and enjoyed relatives, friends and frequented the Hamburger Hut.
He is survived by three sons, Greg (Joy) of Fallon, Nev.; Randy (Lorilyn) of Minden, Nev.; Tony (Karen) of San Luis Obisbo, Calif.; six grandchildren; and one sister, June Trees of Fishtail.
Preceding Dick in death were his wife, Willa, his parents, two sisters, Beth Chitwood and Jean Clifford, and a brother, Walter "Bud" Chitwood.
Cremation has taken place. A Memorial service will be held Tuesday, Feb., 23, at 10 a.m. in the Smith Funeral Chapel in Columbus with a reception following at the Little Stone Church in Columbus.
Memorials may be made to the AFD Ambulance Service in Absarokee or the Charity of one's choice.
Judith "Judy" P. Elmore Erlenbach
ABSAROKEE - Judy Edenbach, age 53, of Absarokee, passed away on Wednesday, Feb. 17, 1999, after a long struggle with emphysema. Judy was born on Feb. 21, 1945, in Baker, to Herman and Leota Elmore. Judy was raised with her family in Ekalaka along with four sisters, one step sister and one brother. She attended grade school in Ekalaka. Judy moved with her family to Rockvale and finished her school years in Joliet where she graduated in 1963. Judy liked to be around people and friends.
She married
Lou Erlenbach and to this union three children were born. Erika Erlenbach and her fiance Rich Holstein of Fishtail; Lori Ann Erlenbach of Liberal, Kansas; and one son, Cory Erlenbach of Billings. Judy also had two grandchildren, Jaden and Mychala.
Judy is also survived by her mother, Leota Elmore of Laurel; two sisters, Ora LaBree and husband Emmett of Ismay; and Louise Crans and husband Jim of Red Lodge; stepsister Bernice Gross and husband Elsworth of Miles City; and one brother Jim Elmore and wife Carrie of Park City.
Judy was preceded in death by her father, Herman Elmore, and sisters Darlene Boggs and Sharon Hull.
Judy has many friends and is loved and will be missed by all.
Services will be held on Tuesday, Feb. 23, at 10 a.m. at Grace Fellowship Four Square Church in Absarokee. The service will be officiated by Pastor Tim Johnson. Interment will take place at the Rosebud cemetery in Absarokee.
Memorials may be made to the Judy Erlenbach Memorial Fund. c/o: United Bank of Absarokee. 59001
Smith Funeral Chapel-Columbus, was in charge of arrangements.
Hazel E. Raden
Hazel E. Raden, 52, of Billings passed away Thursday, Feb. 18, 1999, at the Swedish Medical Hospital in Seattle, Wash. She fought a courageous 2 1/2 year battle with cancer.
She was born March 29, 1946, in Glendive, a daughter of Gordon and Pearl Russell. She grew up and attended schools in Glendive, graduating from Dawson County High School in 1964. She attended Miles City Beauty College and worked as a beautician in Glendive.
Hazel married
Richard Raden on Jan. 19, 1968, in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. After living in Washington, they settled in Billings in 1972. She was a long time employee at Safety Master D.X.P.
Survivors include her husband, Richard; daughters, Theresa and Jennifer of Billings; mother, Pearl Russell; brother Clifford (Sharon) Russell of Glendive; sister Mary Ann (Harlan) Brager of Kenmore, Wash.; and numerous nieces and nephews. Hazel was preceded in death by a son, Mark, and her father, Gordon.
Funeral services will be held at the Smith West Chapel at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 23. Graveside services will be held 1 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 24, at the Dawson County cemetery in Glendive.
Ethel R. Gordon
SUN CITY, Ariz. - Ethel R. Gordon, 97, widow of pioneer Billings physician, Dr. Wayne Gordon, passed away Feb. 17 in Sun City. She was born in Wolcott, Ind., to Homer and Clara Rogers on Dec. 26, 1901.
Mrs. Gordon graduated from Franklin College, Franklin, Ind., in 1924 and taught high school English until she married
Wayne Gordon on July 16, 1927. They moved to Chicago where Ethel became a secretary at Riggs Optical for the next seven years, helping Wayne through medical school.
In late 1936 Ethel and Wayne moved to Billings. Dr. Gordon was one of the founders of the Billings Clinic.
Ethel's lifelong devotion to the Lord was manifested through her committed involvement in her church; she taught adult Sunday School, served on many boards, was state president of the Baptist Women's Society four years, was national president of the American Baptist Board of Home Missions for six years and, with her loving husband, was one of the primary thrusts in the founding of Friendship House of Christian Service.
In 1959 Dr. And Mrs. Gordon answered a call to go to India to serve in the medical mission field, where they lived for six years.
Ethel and Wayne lived in Lexington, Ky., for several years and moved to Sun City in 1970. Wayne passed away in 1975 and Ethel has continued to reside in Arizona until her death.
Immediate survivors are sons, Alan D. Gordon (Stephanie), Minneapolis, and Roger W. Gordon (Carolyn), Billings; grandchildren, Wayne A. Gordon (Melissa), South Barrington, Ill., Dr. Michael Gordon (Patti), San Antonio, Texas, and Mrs. Shelley J. Hicks (Scott), Billings; and three lovely great-granddaughters.
This wonderful Christian lady's life really counted. 'Well done my good and faithful servant.' It's only goodbye for now.
Memorial services will be Tuesday, Feb. 23, 1999, at 11 a.m. at Bellvue Baptist Church, Sun City.
Ethel's final resting place will be next to her husband of nearly 50 years in Mountview cemetery, Billings.
Memorials may be sent to Friendship House of Christian Service, 3123 Eighth Ave. S., Billings, 59101.
Frances Bates Chadwick
CODY, Wyo. - Frances Bates Chadwick, 86, of Cody, passed away Thursday morning, Feb. 25, 1999, at West Park Long Term Care Center. She was born on April 22, 1912, in Cody, the third daughter of Bert and Ethel Bates.
She spent her entire life in Cody, and on March 5, 1941, she married
Walker Chadwick of Cody. They were the parents of Russell, Lynne and Carol. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Walker, and her sister, Irene Smith.
Survivors include her son, Russell and his wife, Patricia Chadwick of Boulder, Colo.; daughters, Lynne Chadwick of Cody and Carol Chadwick and her husband, Jim Avery of Erie, Colo.; her sister, Alice Siddle of New Horizons Care Center of Lovell; and grandchildren, Joe Chadwick of Colorado Springs, Colo., Arlee Chadwick of Boulder and Kristen and Kimberly Nelson of Erie; and many nieces and nephews.
The family would appreciate memorials to Spirit Mountain Hospice in Cody or to the Wyoming Alzheimers Association. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 28, at Ballard Funeral Home in Cody. Funeral Services will be held at 2:30 p.m. on Monday, March 1, at the West Park Long Term Care Center in Cody with interment following at Riverside cemetery.
Richard Wray Boggess
ABSAROKEE - Richard Wray Boggess, 56, was killed in a one-vehicle accident near Absarokee, Feb. 25, 1999.
Richard was born Feb. 23, 1943, on Good Luck Creek nine miles west of Lodge Grass. He was the youngest of 18 children of Margaret Iona Howe and Ernest Eugene Boggess. Richard attended school at Lodge Grass and Hardin. He served in the US Army at bases in Texas and Germany and received an Honorable Discharge on April 27, 1963.
He married
Patricia Lynn Tillman at Sheridan, Wyo., on July 20, 1973. To this union there are five children: Clinton Wray of Billings, Chase Lynn, Clayton Arron, Christian Jacob and Nicole Renee of the family home at Absarokee; one sister, Florence Robinson of Melstone; eight brothers, Sam Boggess of Pryor, Howard Boggess of Hardin, Robert Boggess of Pasco, Wash., Merrille Mullenberg of Lodge Grass, Wesley Mullenberg of Gold Beach, Ore., Delbert Mullenberg of Yakima, Wash., and Arthur Poor of Richland, Wash. His parents and nine brothers and sisters are deceased.
Richard's life centered on his loving wife and children. He will be sorely missed by them and his family and many friends. Richard made many friends in the years that he worked ranches and at the coal mines in Big Horn County. The last 10 years he had spent working at the Stillwater Mine and ranching.
Funeral Services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, March 1, 1999, at Smith Funeral Chapel in Laurel. Graveside services will be 2 p.m. Monday in Lodge Grass cemetery. Visitation will be from 1 p.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday and Sunday in Smith Funeral Chapel-Laurel. Memorials may be made to the charity of one's choice.
Lillian F. Jensen
BAKER - Lillian F. Jensen, 71, of Baker passed away on Thursday, Feb. 18, 1999, at the St. Vincent Hospital in Billings. She was born on April 11, 1927, at Plevna, the daughter of Jacob and Emma Heberle Schell. She grew up and attended schools in Plevna, graduating from the Plevna High School in 1945.
Lillian was married
to Louis Jensen on Jan. 25, 1948, at Baker. They moved to his parents' homestead east of Baker where they spent 51 years, farming and raising their family. Lillian was a very active member of the American Lutheran Church in Baker. She also volunteered many hours of work to the Hospital Pink Ladies. Lillian also enjoyed gardening.
Her special love was for her family and grandchildren. Though she loved all of her grandchildren, she was especially proud of her grandson, E. Jason Stuart, who works with the New Tribes Missions as a missionary in Papua, New Guinea. Lillian will always be remembered for her faithfulness and steadfastness.
Survivors include her husband, Louis of Baker; a son, Tim Jensen and his wife, Nancy of Baker; two daughters, Joanne Stuart of Lewistown, and Carol Elhard and her husband, Ray of Jamestown, N.D.; two brothers, Vernard Schell and his wife, Lavern of Plevna and Melvin Schell and his wife, Patsy of San Andreas, Calif.; four grandsons: E. Jason Stuart, James and John Elhard and Mathew Jensen; and numerous nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents; a sister, Betty Tronstad; a granddaughter, Jean Ellen Stuart; and a nephew, Randy Tronstad.
A Prayer Service will be held on Sunday, Feb. 21, at 7:30 p.m. in the Stevenson's Funeral Home in Baker. A Funeral Service will be held on Monday, Feb. 22, at 11 a.m. in the American Lutheran Church with Pastor Dave Olson officiating. Burial will be in the family lot of the Bonnievale cemetery in Baker. Stevenson's Funeral Home of Baker is in charge of the arrangements.
Svend Bertelsen
FROID - Funeral services for Svend Bertelsen will be held at 10 a.m. Monday, Feb. 22, 1999. Pastor Johannes Hoffmann will officiate at the service at Froid Lutheran Church; interment will be in Kvile cemetery. Svend, 86, died Wednesday evening, Feb. 17, at Roosevelt Memorial Nursing Home in Culbertson, where he had been resident since last Dec. 8.
Svend was born at Odense, Denmark, Jan. 22, 1913, the son of Carl and Marie (Jensen) Bertelsen. When he was 10 months old, the family came to America and settled in the Froid community. A farmer all his life, Svend attended schools through the 9th grade, but was well-educated, and largely self-taught. He always kept up with national, regional, local news and current events, which he enjoyed cussing and discussing at local coffee shops! Svend was an active member in his community, serving on many boards - Roosevelt Memorial Medical Center, Farmers Union Oil Company, Froid Credit Union, and the Farm Home Administration, and believed that others should do their part also. He was a Federal Crop Insurance agent and adjuster for many years, and for 13 years took a crew of "his renegades" custom combining.
Everyone remembers his rolling, infectious laugh as he teased his family and friends. He was a great Grandpa, whether visiting, teasing, or taking the kids fishing.
He married
Winifred Wulf in 1937. During the Depression, he worked on farms in Iowa, as a carpenter for movie studios in California, and on the construction of Fort Peck Dam. He married
Alma (Knutson) Slevin, Sept. 13, 1964, at Froid Lutheran Church. He loved to travel, and spent many winters in the Mesa, Ariz., area. Even though he turned the farming over to Roger, he kept his hand in, and was always available for advice?!! Although he thrived for a number of years after bypass surgery, he had been in declining health for several years.
Svend is survived by his wife, Alma of Froid; a son, Roger and his wife, Debbie of Froid; a daughter, Janis and her husband, Jerry Meidinger of Miles City; and by a brother, Verner and his wife Dorothea of Helena. Alma's family became his, as well: her sons, Jack Slevin and his wife, Robin of Helena, and Pat Slevin and his wife, Rosemary of Frazee, Minn.; and daughters, Sharon Bertelsen of Froid, and Lenore Daw of Columbus, Ohio, and their families. Svend has numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren, and one great-great-grandson. He was preceded in death by his parents, and infant son, Ronnie; brothers, Hardin (as a child), Einar, Arne, and Gunner; and sisters, Karla Nielsen and Ruby Firstbrook; grandson, Billy Slevin and granddaughter, Wendy Slevin.
Fulkerson Funeral Home of Plentywood has charge of arrangements.
