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Ruth Ellen Jacoby Bowers
CULBERTSON - Ruth Ellen Jacoby Bowers, 97, died Friday, Nov. 12, 1999, at Roosevelt Memorial Nursing Home.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 16, at Trinity Lutheran Church with interment in the Culbertson cemetery. Fulkerson Funeral Home of Plentywood is in charge.
Alice Rice Baker
LAUREL - Alice Rice Baker, 83, of Laurel, passed away Friday, Nov. 12, 1999, at Saint Vincent Hospital.
Alice was born to Gustav and Rhoda Nelson on March 28, 1916, in Ramsey County, N.D. She was raised on the family farm in the Doyon, N.D., area.
She married
Raymond E. Rice on Sept. 17, 1941. They spent their first years together farming in the Doyon area, later moving to Laurel in 1949. After Ray's early death, she married
Everett Baker on Dec. 30, 1966. She resided in Wolf Point until returning to Laurel in 1986, after Everett's death.
She especially enjoyed all her many friends at Spruce Grove Apartments where she liked playing cards, visiting, going grocery shopping, and then out to eat. She will be missed by her extended family at Spruce Grove.
Her two husbands, her parents and one brother preceded her in death.
Survivors include: a sister, Fern and Ray Hansegard of Minneapolis, Minn.; brothers, Raymond Nelson of Doyon and Dale and Beverly Nelson of Bismarck, N.D.; a daughter, Arlyss and Terry Wehrer of Las Vegas, Nev.; one son, Douglas and Carol Rice of Park City; two stepsons, Melvin and Ruth Baker of Laurel, Larry and Vernie Baker of Avon Park, Fla.; one stepdaughter, Nona and Larry Gibson of Laurel. Grandchildren are: Michael and Debra Wehrer of Yuma, Ariz.; Shawn Wehrer of Yuma; Darren Wehrer of Las Vegas; Kimberley and Bob Popp of Park City; Kristi and Eric Lowell of Park City; Katherine and Rich Karp of Dallas, Texas; Joann and Roger Robbins of Cascade; Lisa and Joey George of Laurel; Lynette and Brian Bassett of Sebring, Fla.; Ken and Tanya Baker of Davenport, Fla.; and 10 great-grandchildren.
Funeral Services will be held 10 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 16, 1999, at Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Laurel. Interment will follow at the Laurel cemetery. Smith Funeral Chapel in Laurel are in charge of arrangements. Friends may make Memorials to: Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Alice's name.
We love you mom - grandma - great-grandma - friend. We will miss you.
Jerry Moran
BIRNEY - Jerry Moran, 30, of Birney, died Friday, Nov. 12, 1999, at the Lame Deer Clinic.
Wake services will be at 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 15, at the Birney Indian Baptist Church. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 16, at the church with interment in the Birney cemetery. Rausch Funeral Home of Lame Deer is in charge.
Carol Katharine Denison Gifford Hallgrimson
CULBERTSON - Carol Katharine Denison Gifford Hallgrimson peacefully passed into heaven Nov. 11, 1999, in her home town of 43 years, Culbertson, with her loving husband, Hannes, at her side. Carol courageously battled eight yeas with Alzheimer's Disease, which ultimately caused her death. Hannes was with her every step of the way.
Carol was born Jan. 29, 1928, in Fargo, N.D., to Alla Donna (Cleveland) and George R. Denison. Her childhood was spent growing up in the Red River Valley area of Rogers, N.D. She graduated from Rogers High School in 1946, attended Valley City Teacher's Collage, and received her Teaching Certificate. She taught country school in Logan, N.D., for a year. Married Oct. 28, 1951, in North Dakota, Hannes and Carol recently celebrated their 48th wedding anniversary.
Carol retired as Postmaster of Culbertson in 1988 after serving 25 years. Her parting sign read "Retired, June 1, 1988. She may be gone, but she still has zip!" Over the years, Carol was active in many postal organizations including NAPUS and served as President of the Montana Chapter I in 1981-82. She was appointed to the position of Postmaster of Culbertson in 1975 and served as Postal Service Training and Development Institute Management Academy Postmaster Trainer, as well as Postmaster. Her awards include Pride and Excellence Award (1973), Special Achievement Awards (January 1973 and February 1988), and Special Service Award (June 1988).
Carol also worked at the North Dakota State Tax Department in Bismarck, was secretary for Institution on Farm Training Program (where she met Hannes), was secretary for the Oliver (N.D.) and Roosevelt County Extension Agents, was secretary/bookkeeper for Corral Motors, and secretary for PVO, as well as working at the Post Office.
Carol's hobbies were many and varied, usually in a leadership role. She was a 4-H leader for many years and taught Sunday School and Bible School. If there was a community committee, Carol was on it, serving on Frontier Days, Diamond Jubilee, Kiddies' Days, and Youth Fair judging, among others.
Carol designed the First Day Cover Stamp for the Culbertson Centennial, which will remain forever an integral part of Montana history. Instrumental in the formation of the Culbertson Museum, Carol continued her long-standing hobbies of collecting antique dresses, hats, glassware, and history. Her flower gardens were legendary and enjoyed by all. She researched the historical ownership of Culbertson's heritage buildings, hand-scripting the information on signs for each building. Carol's other hobbies and interests included researching and documenting genealogy, stamp collecting, painting classes, writing Toastmistress Club, and many, many other artistic endeavors. Her love of music was shown in her participation in Sweet Adelines and in her organ and piano music. She was ready to dance at a moment's notice!
Carol is survived by her loving husband, Hannes A. Hallgrimson of Culbertson; brother, Delbert (Denny) S. Denison of Mandan, N.D.; daughters, Vicki Wyttenbach (Allen) of Bellevue, Wash., Vala Hallgrimson of Mount Lake Terrace, Wash.; and sons, Edwin Hallgrimson (Bonnie) of Billings and Leslie Hallgrimson (Sherrie) of Culbertson; 11 grandchildren and one great-grandson. She was preceded in death by her first husband, John Dirk Gifford (1928-1950), and a granddaughter, Julie Ann Hallgrimson (2 days old, 1979).
Visitation was held Nov. 14, 1999, at the Clayton-Everson Memorial Chapel in Culbertson. The funeral will be held Nov. 15, 1999, at 2 p.m. (MST) at Trinity Lutheran Church in Culbertson, Pastor Al Beyer officiating. Following the funeral services, cremation will precede family burial in the Spring of 2000, when the flowers that Carol loved so much will be blooming.
Carol Hallgrimson shall always be known as an example of courage, dignity, honesty, moral and physical strength, and genuine human kindness to all who knew her and especially to those who loved her. We will miss you so! God bless and God speed, Queen Mom.
Edward P. 'Ned' Fuller
CODY, Wyo. - Edward P. "Ned" Fuller, 35, died Tuesday, Nov. 9, 1999, at his home of an apparent stroke.
Cremation has taken place. Memorial services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 20, at the Zeiler-Lilly Funeral Home in Baltimore, Md. Ballard Funeral Home was in charge of local arrangements.
Einar Traeholt
WOLF POINT - Einar Traeholt, 101, died Saturday, Nov. 13, 1999, at Faith Lutheran Home.
Viewing will be 2-6 p.m. Monday, Nov. 15, at Clayton Memorial Chapel. Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 16, at the First Lutheran Church with interment in Greenwood cemetery.
Hazel 'Connie' Helgeson
Hazel "Connie" Helgeson, 90, went home to be with our Lord on Saturday, Nov. 13, 1999. She was a much loved mother, grandmother and friend. Hazel Irene Connick was born on Sept. 15, 1909, to George and Christine Connick in Gull Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada. She was raised on the family farm. She attended nurses training at Havre, graduating as a Registered Nurse in 1932. Nurse Connick worked at the Havre, Glasgow and Fort Belknap hospitals as a surgical nurse and also did private duty nursing. She volunteered many years at the bloodmobile. She was a longtime member of the Methodist Church in Glendive.
Connie married
Victor Helgeson on Oct. 7, 1936, in Great Falls. They lived in Baker, Cabin Creek and Saco before moving to Glendive in 1947. In addition to her husband, who passed away in 1987, she was preceded in death by her parents and three brothers. Survivors include three daughters, Janice Sand and Mary Beth Helgeson of Billings, Mrs. Verlin (Diana) Koenig, Glasgow; three sons, Thomas and wife, Linda, Richard and wife, Mary, and Stan and wife, Mary Jane, all of Billings; one brother, Wesley Connick of Munester, Saskatchewan; 12 grandchildren, Thor Sand, Krista and Brian Murphy; Tera and Mike Bender, Jason Surratt, Megan Helgeson; Josh, Chris, and Matthew Helgeson; Camrin Koenig, Nancy and Greg Senitte; Ryan and Kara Helgeson; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Services will be held at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 16, at the First United Methodist Church in Billings with burial 11 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 17, in Dawson County cemetery, Glendive.
Michelotti, Sawyers & Nordquist has charge of arrangements.
Memorials may be made to a charity of your choice.
Mary Mai McDougall
In Memory Of Mary Mai McDougall
God saw that she was getting tired and a cure was not to be, so He put his arm around her and whispered "come with me, " With tearful eyes we watched her suffer, and saw her fade away,
Although we loved her dearly, we could not make her stay. A golden heart stopped beating, a determined spirit was at rest. God broke our hearts to prove to us, He only takes the best. God looked around his garden and found an empty place. He then looked down upon the earth and saw your tired face. He put his arms around you and lifted you to rest. God's garden must be beautiful, He always takes the best. He knew that you were suffering, He knew that you were in pain. He knew that you would never get well on earth again. He saw the road was getting rough, and the hills were hard to climb, So He closed your weary eyelids, and whispered "peace be thine." It broke my heart to lose you, But you didn't go alone. For part of me went with you
The day God called you home.
Mary Mai McDougall, 72 of Billings, died Sunday morning at her home.
The daughter of William and Mary Mai, she was born Dec. 12, 1926, in Belfry. She attended school in Bridger.
Mary married
Edward Roy Wegner in 1944. She married
Jerry McDougall in Watertown, S.D., in 1964.
Mary was very loving and caring, her family was always her first priority. She always found the best in a person and never had an unkind word for anyone. She enjoyed singing and dancing. Mary had been a contestant in the first Mrs. Montana pageant. She was a member of Mount Olive Lutheran Church.
Survivors include her daughter, Connie Wolf and her husband, Henry of Billings; two grandchildren, Tami Blank and Tara Wolf of Billings; and three great-grandchildren, Russell Morris of Lincoln, Neb., and Michaela and Zachary Blank of Billings. She is also survived by her brother, Fred Mai and his wife, Dorothy of Mesa, Ariz.; a sister, Dorothy Mai of Billings; and several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Jerry; a son, Ronald Wegner; seven brothers and two sisters.
Cremation has taken place. Memorial services will be 1 p.m. Wednesday at Mount Olive Lutheran Church with interment in Mountview cemetery.
Memorials may be made to Big Sky Hospice.
Michelotti, Sawyers & Nordquist has charge of arrangements.
Marion Fuller Jones Nelson
Marion Fuller Jones Nelson had a distinguished 45-year teaching career. Upon her retirement from 36 years with Lewistown Public Schools, she had only missed a half-day of work, which was to attend her mother's funeral. Her enthusiasm for teaching was paralleled with sharing her gift of music, traveling and many community involvements.
She was the daughter of Mary and Charles Fuller, and was born at her parents' homestead near Glenburn, N.D., on April 4, 1905. She attended high school in Minot, and graduated from Minot State Teacher's college with a bachelor of arts in education and minors in music, physical education and English.
She married
Forrest Ivan Jones while she was a young teacher. School board policies prevalent during the Depression did not allow married
women to continue to instruct, so the marriage was kept secret for some time. After teaching for eight years in several locations in North Dakota, she moved to Montana in 1935 as a widow with three young boys under the age of five. Her three sons were also students in her first grade classroom as they entered primary school.
She was designated as Teacher of the Year in 1960, and was also noted for her devotion to Saint Leo's Catholic Church in Lewistown where she sang high mass daily. She also taught at Saint Leo's school for a year after her retirement from public schools.
In addition to her service to the students of Lewistown and Saint Leo's parishioners, she was active in numerous organizations and professional associations. She served as president of the Ladies Auxiliary of the Fraternal Order of Eagles and was a member of the Ladies Auxiliaries of the American Legion and the Moose Lodge. She was also a member of the Montana State Teachers Association, the Lewistown Teachers Association where she served as president, the National Teachers Association, and the Retired Teachers Association. She was a Life Member of the Parent Teacher Organization, and had perfect attendance at PTO meetings during her career.
Following a 20-year friendship, she married
Leon Wallace "Bill" Nelson in 1973. The couple enjoyed traveling and spending time with her grandchildren, as well as activities at the Elks Lodge and in the community. Mr. Nelson died in 1996.
Mrs. Nelson made a pilgrimage to the Holy Land in 1984, one of many trips she enjoyed to Europe, Africa and Alaska.
Mrs. Nelson became a resident of West Park Village in Billings in 1995 and was a parishioner at Saint Patrick's Co-Cathedral.
She died Saturday, Nov. 13, 1999, at age 94.
Her three sons, F. Edward Jones of Rancho Bernardo, Calif., Ret. Col. Robert P. Jones of Rocklin, Calif., and Thomas F. Jones of Polson and Conrad, Mont.; her sister, Francis Ennis of Sault Saint Marie, Mich.; as well as 13 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren survive Mrs. Nelson. Her mother, her aunt, Margaret McDonald, her brothers Roland Fuller and Michael Fuller, her sisters Margaret Carey and Judith Martins, and granddaughter, Ruth Jones Hood, preceded her in death.
Memorial services are scheduled at Saint Patrick's in Billings for 12 Noon on Monday, Nov. 15, 1999. Mrs. Nelson's ashes will be interred at Saint Leo's cemetery in Lewistown.
Donations are suggested to the St. Patrick's Co-Cathedral Building Fund.
Michelotti, Sawyers & Nordquist has charge of arrangements.
Clara M. Spek
RENO, Nev. - Clara M. Spek, 83, formerly of Melstone, Mont., died Friday, Nov. 12, 1999, in Reno.
Visitation will be 5-9 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 17, at the Wier Funeral Chapel in Roundup, Mont. Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 18, at the Melstone Community Center with interment in the Melstone cemetery.
Arthur Lee Cummins Jr.
Arthur Lee Cummins Jr. was born Aug. 12, 1914, in Ethan, S.D., son of Arthur Lee Cummins Sr. and Minnie Hollenbeck Cummins. He spent his early years in the Cartwright, N.D., area, moved with his family to Fairview, Mont., in 1927 and later moved to the Hardin area. From there they moved to the Huntley Project in 1931.
On Oct. 31, 1934, he married
Louise Wyttenbach in Billings. They lived in Worden where he worked for Mr. Bliss at his garage. He worked a year and a half for Homer Wilhelm in Pryor, then returned to Billings where he worked for Empire Motors Inc., the Studebaker dealer. After many years with Studebaker, he worked at Midland Dodge, retiring from the work force in 1972.
While he was at Empire Motors, he was part owner of a race car. He enjoyed working on the car, keeping it in good running condition and was rewarded for these efforts by winning many races.
Art loved the out-of-doors. He liked to hunt, fish, and camp. He especially liked his four-wheel drive vehicles and he and Louise were charter members of the Rough Riders Four-Wheel Drive Club. They were involved in many search and rescue efforts over the years and most especially during the big snowstorm of 1955.
Art was preceded in death by his parents; four brothers, Bill, Pat, Ed and Lee; four sisters, Florence, Carol, Julia and Laura; and his wife, Louise in 1986.
He is survived by his daughter, Audrey (Larry) Johnson; one granddaughter, Terri (David) Kelleher; two great-granddaughters, Kelsey Louise and Alison Glare Kelleher, all of Billings, and one grandson, Mark (Katie) Johnson of Carson City, Nev. He also leaves one brother, Rudolph (Mary) Cummins of Billings; one sister, Clara Thompson of Spokane, Wash.; many nieces, nephews and friends.
Visitations will begin Sunday afternoon at the Smith Downtown Chapel. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 16, at the Lockwood Evangelical Church with interment to follow at Terrace Gardens cemetery. Memorials may be sent in his name to the Lockwood Evangelical Church, 1413 Rosebud, Billings, Mont. 59101 or to a charity of choice. Smith Downtown Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
Marguerite G. Edwards
MILES CITY - Marguerite G. Edwards, 82, lifelong Miles City resident, died Friday, Nov. 12, 1999. Family and friends were very important to Marguerite, and she was fortunate to have many of them at her side. She is survived by her husband of 58 years Bob; daughters Cheryl Rodgers and husband Chuck and family, Janice Trimmer and husband Marc, Vicki Edwards and son Nick; sons, Jim Edwards and famly and Bob Edwards and wife Joleen and family, and her sisters, Dorothy Buck and Bernice Erickson.
Vigil services will be at 6 p.m. Monday, Nov. 15, in the chapel of Stevenson & Sons Funeral Home in Miles City. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 16, at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church with Father Gil Hemauer-Capuchin officiating. Interment will follow in the family lot in the Calvary cemetery.
Doris Ann Elder
Doris Ann Elder, 74, of Billings, formerly of Melville, died Saturday, Nov. 13, 1999, at the Valley Health Care Center after a long illness.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at the Big Timber Lutheran Church with burial in Mountain View cemetery in Big Timber. Lowry Funeral Home is in charge.
Carol K. Hallgrimson
CULBERTSON - Carol Katharine Denison Gifford Hallgrimson, 71, died Thursday, Nov. 11, after battling eight years with Alzheimer's Disease.
Visitation will be from 1 to 7 p.m. Sunday at the Clayton-Everson Memorial Chapel. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. (MST) at Trinity Lutheran Church. Cremation will follow.
