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Allan 'Al' W. Oblander
Allan "Al" W. Oblander, surrounded by his loving family, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, Aug. 7, 1999, at the Deaconess Medical Center.
Allan was born on Jan. 20, 1933, in Ballantine, the eldest son of Edward and Alvina (Miller) Oblander. He was baptized in the Bethlehem Congregational Church in Worden.
When Allan was 6 years old, the family moved to Billings, where he completed his schooling. He was confirmed in Pilgrim Congregational Church where he remained a member.
On Dec. 12, 1953, Allan married
Evelyn Karst, the love of his life, in Bethlehem Congregational Church in Worden. They were blessed with two loving daughters, Diana Lynn and Brenda Lee.
Allan worked at Cooper-Hustad, then was employed by the Internal Revenue Department Liquor Division for 35 years. He also owned and operated the Shamrock Bar.
After his retirement in 1988, Allan looked forward to the times spent with his grandchildren. He was very proud of them all and their accomplishments. He also enjoyed playing his accordion, listening to music, woodworking, fishing and traveling.
Allan was preceded in death by his father, Edward Oblander, and his grandparents.
He is survived by his wife, Evelyn; daughters, Diana (Bill) Merseal of Oakville, Wash., and Brenda (Bill) Wilke of St. Paul, Minn.; mother, Alvina Oblander of Billings; brothers, Jim (Patty) Oblander and Gerald (Dolly) Oblander, both of Billings; grandchildren, Christopher (Kim) Wilkins of San Antonio, Texas, Tiffany, Jacob and Jessica Wilke of St. Paul; and great-grandson, Cody Wilkins of San Antonio; mother-in-law, Molly Karst of Ballantine; sister-in-law, Phyllis Eckert of Billings; brother-in-law, Gary (Linda) Karst of Ballantine; and many nieces, nephews, aunt, uncles, cousins and friends.
Allan will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved him and he will always be in their hearts.
Funeral services will be held Thursday, Aug. 12, at 2 p.m. at the Pilgrim Congregational Church. Visitation will begin at noon Tuesday at Smith Downtown Chapel. Interment Terrace Gardens cemetery. Memorials may be made to the Pilgrim Congregational Church or the charity of one's choice.
Ruby I. Pryor
(Nanny)
Ruby I. Pryor, 99, passed away Sunday afternoon, Aug. 8, 1999, at Valley Health Care Center.
Ruby was born July 7, 1900, to Clarence S. and Maude V. Robinson in Osceola, Iowa. She grew up on a ranch near Forsyth before moving to Billings in 1923. She worked 27 years at the Home Bakery and then at the Rolling Pin Bakery until her retirement. She enjoyed raising flowers, especially pink roses.
Ruby was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints and the Relief Society.
She was preceded in death by her brother, Harold Robinson; a daughter, Mary Jean Duncan; and a granddaughter, Holly Duncan Graves.
She is survived by a daughter, Musa (George) Blackford; a son, Jesse V. (Doris) Patterson; and a sister-in-law, Genevieve Robinson; eight grandchildren, 20 great-grandchildren, and eight great-great-grandchildren.
Nanny lived each day for her family, looking forward to each child's accomplishment and dreams.
Funeral services will be held at Michelotti, Sawyers & Nordquist Mortuary, Thursday, Aug. 12, 1999, at 3 p.m. Interment will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens.
Memorials may be made to the Ronald McDonald House.
David Keith Reid
RED LODGE - On Aug. 7, 1999, David K. Reid died peacefully at home, surrounded by his loving wife and children. He was born to David and Irene Reid on May 24, 1933, in Red Lodge.
Dave enjoyed skiing, fishing, hunting, gardening and spending time with family and his many wonderful friends. Dave was a man of integrity, and lived life to the fullest.
Dave is survived by his wife Darla; two sons, Dave and wife Debbie Reid, and Bob and wife Vicki Reid; two daughters, Jean and husband Paul DeVerniero, and Jan and husband Hugh Miller; and two brothers, Paul and wife Judy Reid, and Jack and wife Lois Reid. Dave had many wonderful grandchildren: Heather and Sarah Reid, Kayla Reid, Ryan and Erin Miller, Pam and husband Shawn Westberg, and Angie DeVerniero. Also two great-granddaughters, Darion and Tyler Westberg; and many nieces and nephews.
Dave will be missed by all who knew and loved him.
DAVE'S GONE FISHING!
Funeral mass will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 11, in St. Agnes Catholic Church in Red Lodge. Cremation has taken place, with Olcott Funeral Chapel in charge of arrangements.
Jake Ruff Jr.
Jake Ruff Jr., age 87, of Billings, passed away Friday evening at the Eagle Cliff Manor. Jake was born Dec. 1, 1911, in Diddle, Russia, a son of Jake and Mary Ruff Sr. At one year of age he came with his parents on the ship from Russia to Billings.
Jake attended eight years at Shiloh School, after which he worked for a period in the beet fields before going to work at the Great Western Sugar Factory, where he served as a yard foreman until his retirement in 1975. In 1938 he married
Frances Elizabeth Bell and she preceded him in death in 1967. He married
Bertha Bolton in 1971 and she passed away in 1977.
Jake enjoyed camping, fishing, playing cards and gardening.
He is survived by a daughter, Shirley Jean Cooper of Missoula; a son, Daniel William Ruff of Las Vegas; son-in-law, Sonny (Martin) Cooper and daughter-in-law, Sharon Ruff; sisters, Catherine Weisgarber, Clara Reiter, Lydia Papka and Freda Sauer; a brother, John Ruff; 10 grandchildren; 25 great-grandchildren; two great-great grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 10, at Pilgrim Congregational Church. Interment will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens.
Homer W. Skinner
LEWISTOWN - Homer W. Skinner, 82, died Friday, Aug. 6, 1999, in Valle Vista Manor of natural causes.
Memorial graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 12, in the Veteran's section of the Lewistown City cemetery. Cloyd Funeral Home is in charge.
Irwin Charles 'Snick' Soiland
LOVELL, Wyo. - Irwin Charles "Snick" Soiland, 66, of Lovell, died Aug. 7 of a sudden heart attack while he was at home.
Snick was born Nov. 9, 1932, in McLeod, Mont., to Roy and Jesse Soiland. He graduated from Sweet Grass County High School in Big Timber, Mont., in 1951. He then enlisted in the Navy and served as a fireman apprentice.
He married
Rita Marie Beack on Dec. 13, 1957, in Big Timber where they lived for a short time. They moved to Billings for a few years, eventually settling in Lovell to raise their family.
Some of the many things Snick enjoyed in life were camping, fishing, woodworking and golfing. He also enjoyed collecting antiques, old cars, tractors, miniature trains and clocks. He enjoyed rebuilding and riding motorcycles. He also enjoyed spending time with his grandkids.
He retired from Western Sugar Factory in 1995 as the chief electrician.
Snick was preceded in death by his son, Roy, and by his parents.
He is survived by his wife, Rita and three daughters, Debbie Prewitt and son-in-law, Jerry from Colorado Springs, Colo., Linda Mangus and son-in-law, Kenny from Laurel, Mont., Teresa Brost and son-in-law, Jim from Big Timber; nine grandchildren; a handful of nieces and nephews; three sisters, Mary Blair from Missoula, Mont., Anna Banker and husband, Warren from Pawcatuck, Conn., and Margaret Reidelbach and husband, Robert from Havre, Mont.
Cremation has already taken place. A memorial service will be held Wednesday at 11 a.m. at the Lovell Bible Church. A private graveside service will be held at Lovell cemetery at a later date.
Alice Marie Spence
CLARK, Wyo. - Alice Marie Spence passed away at her home near Clark on Aug. 7, 1999, after battling lung cancer for approximately one year.
Alice Marie Spence was born in Elk Basin on March 22, 1926, to Guy and Mabel Harris Spence. She attended area grade schools, entered the 9th grade in Billings, and graduated from Billings Senior High School in 1944 and subsequently attended Billings Business College.
During her high school years in Billings, she held various part-time jobs, one at Peterson's Typewriter, and was probably the only female in Billings who held a traditionally male job working at a neighborhood gas station fixing flats and performing all of the flunkie jobs that came with that kind of job in those days.
A movie buff all her life, when she finished business college, she moved to Los Angeles, Calif., to follow her dream of working at a major movie studio. Alice began work with Metro Goldwyn Mayer (MGM) in 1945, starting in the "bull pen" - otherwise known as a steno pool. She quickly advanced to the position of script girl, and ultimately worked her way up to a job as an assistant script writer.
Her next goal, seeing Europe, was fulfilled when she determined that it would be cheaper to live and work in Europe than simply travel there. She was quickly successful in securing an administrative Civil Service job with the post-World War II U.S. Army occupation forces in Heidelberg, West Germany. While employed there, she traveled all of Europe, the Mediterranean and North Africa. When her Army job ended, she returned to Denver, Colo., where she worked for a major sugar company.
Alice eventually returned to Billings to work for the Yellowstone County Attorney. She was also employed at KOOK television, now known as KTVQ.
She returned to her roots in Wyoming in 1966 to help her father, and her aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. Gus Forsman, operate their small ranch near Clark that had always been a part of her life.
During her active adult years, Alice was an avid tennis player and golfer. Being an excellent skier, she also skied most of the major slopes in the western U.S. and Europe. She was always an enthusiastic reader, keeping up with current events in the world, and particularly the entertainment business. She enjoyed the arts and theater, visited world renowned art museums and attended professional stage productions in Los Angeles and San Francisco every opportunity she had. Listening to good music with a glass of equally good wine was always a perfect way to spend an evening as far as Alice was concerned. Never married
, her animals were her children. She could always be counted on to provide a home for a dog or cat that needed one. Even the deer who visited her apple orchard almost daily seemed to know that Alice's place was a safe haven.
Alice is survived by a half-sister, Margaret Berry of Tacoma, Wash.; a half-brother, Bob Spence of California; nephews, Kevin (Cheryl) Davis of Billings, Ford (Connie) Davis of Sheridan, Mont., Chad (Patricia) Andreasen of Buckley, Wash., Rex (Marietta) Andreasen of Puyallup, Wash.; numerous cousins, grandnieces and nephews, her beloved animals, and a community of close and caring friends.
preceded in death by both parents; stepfather, Bert Ennis; grandnephew, Christopher Davis; niece, Allyson Davis; aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. Gus Forsman.
In lieu of flowers, memorials in Alice's name may be made to the Clark-Pioneer Community Center, c/o Elmer Bunn, 90 Bunn Lane, Powell, WY 82435.
Memorial Service will be held at the Bennett Creek Church, Clark, on Thursday, Aug. 12, 1999, at 1 p.m. Cremation has taken place. Miratsky-Easton Funeral Home of Powell is in charge of arrangements.
Ardis Carlson
Ardis Carlson, 63, formerly of Miles City, died Saturday, Aug. 7, 1999, at the Evergreen Health and Rehabilitation Center.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 12, in the chapel of Stevenson & Sons Funeral Home in Miles City with interment in the family lot in the Custer County cemetery.
Floyd Edward Hellyer
CODY, Wyo. - Floyd Edward Hellyer, 53, died Friday, Aug. 6, 1999, at his home after an extended illness.
Visitation will be 5-7 p.m. Monday, Aug. 9, at the Ballard Funeral Home. Viewing will be 9-10 a.m. and services at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 10, at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints Wyoming Avenue Chapel with interment in Riverside cemetery.
Lena Faye Kernall
Beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister and friend, Lee Kernall, 55, of Billings passed on to continue her spiritual life in heaven. Lee was born in Fox, Ark., moved to Madera, Calif., until moving to Billings in 1966. She is survived by her husband, Wayne; mother, Helen Goodwin of California; sisters, Bette Dickison of Utah and Patricia Jensen of California; brother, Gerald Goodwin of Alaska; daughters, Kim Studer and Kathy Bond; son, Tom Bond of Canada; Wayne's son, David Kernall, daughters, Michelle Wolfe of Washington, Cheryl Wiebe of Texas, and Tracy Kernall of Michigan; 17 grandchildren and her loyal dog, Koko.
Lee enjoyed the great outdoors while boating and traveling with her husband and friends. In her spare time, she enjoyed shopping for bargains. Her loved ones offered great joy and comfort in her life. Each holiday was made special by Lee's loving touch and presence, including her annual trips to the fair with her grand-kids. She rejoiced in her faith and love for her Savior, Jesus Christ. Being a member of Beta Sigma Phi Sorority for 21 years allowed her to contribute to community services and develop many lasting friendships. She performed her artistry as an accomplished dental lab technician for the 33 last years, and most recently, at Elite Denture Center.
Her light-heartedness, sincerity and beauty will be greatly missed by her family until they will be able to see her again in Heaven. She will live on in our hearts. God be with you, Lee, we will love you forever and ALWAYS, ALWAYS!!
Remembrances may be made to the New Beginnings Ministry Center in Lee's name.
Memorial service will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at the New Beginnings Ministry Center, 145 Alderson Ave. Arrangements by Cremation or Funeral Gallery.
David William Linnell
SUNBURST - Immigration Inspector David William Linnell, 52, of Sunburst, passed away Wednesday, Aug. 4, 1999, as a result of an auto accident near St. Ignatius. Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 10, at the Lutheran Church of Sunburst with the Rev. Patty Callaghan officiating. Interment will follow with military honors at Sunburst cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorials to the Linnell Family Fund c/o Bear Paw Credit Union, 30 First St. N., Sunburst, MT 59482, or to a charity of the donors choice. Whitted Funeral Chapel of Shelby is in charge of arrangements.
David was born Jan. 28, 1947 in Conrad. He is the son of Lillian (Chase) Linnell and the late Melvin H. Linnell. He attended school in Sunburst and graduated from North Toole High School in 1966. He attended electronics school in Denver and then served in the Army from 1967-69. He then attended Northern Montana College in Havre after which he returned to Sunburst to work with his dad at the family owned service station. On Aug. 11, 1973, David married
Nancy Schilling in Big Timber. His father passed away in 1991 and the business was sold. In June of 1996, he went to work for the Immigration and Naturalization Service in Sweetgrass as an Immigration Inspector, where he was employed until the time of his death,
He was an Eagle Scout and a member of the American Legion as well as the Sunburst Volunteer Fire Department. He enjoyed hunting and had a passion for classic cars, especially Corvettes.
He is survived by his wife and mother of Sunburst; son, Khristopher Linnell of Echo Lake; daughter, Rebecca Linnell of Sunburst; brothers, Roger Linnell of Ridgefield, Wash. and M. Gail Linnell of Rumson, N.J., a sister, Susan Linnell Cunningham of Billings, as well as their families and numerous other relatives.
He was preceded in death by his father and a brother, Allen Linnell.
David Keith Reid
RED LODGE - On Aug. 7, 1999, David K. Reid died peacefully at home, surrounded by his loving wife and children. He was born to David and Irene Reid on May 24, 1933 in Red Lodge.
Dave enjoyed skiing, fishing, hunting, gardening and spending time with family and his many wonderful friends. Dave was a man of integrity, and lived life to the fullest.
Dave is survived by his wife Dana; two sons, Dave and wife Debbie Reid, and Bob and wife Vicki Reid; two daughters, Jean and husband Paul DeVerniero, and Jan and husband Hugh Miller; and two brothers, Paul and wife Judy Reid. and Jack and wife Lois Reid. Dave had many wonderful grandchildren: Heather and Sarah Reid, Kayla Reid, Ryan and Erin Miller, Pam and husband Shawn Westberg, and Angie DeVerniero. Also two great-granddaughters, Darion and Tyler Westberg; and many nieces and nephews.
Dave will be missed by all who knew and loved him.
DAVE'S GONE FISHING!
Funeral mass will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 11, in St. Agnes Catholic Church in Red Lodge. Cremation has taken place, with Olcott Funeral Chapel in charge of arrangements.
