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Lenore L. Williams
Mrs. Lenore L. Williams, formerly of 2130 Pryor Lane1 Billings, Montana, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Thursday, November 4, 1999, at New Horizons Care Center in Lovell, Wyoming. She was 93 years old.
Mae Lenore Lewis Williams was born to George Henry Lewis and Mae Elizabeth Nielson on May 1, 1906, in Spanish Fork, Utah. She was the eldest of four children: two brothers, George Reed Lewis and Grant Andrew Lewis and a sister, Florence Lewis Houtz, are all deceased.
The first four years of Lenore's schooling were in Spanish Fork, Utah. The Lewis family then moved to Burley, Idaho, where Lenore finished her secondary schooling and went on to complete a two-year course at Albion Normal School in Albion, Idaho. She taught in Burley, Idaho, for three years - history, algebra, band and voice chorus. Lenore attended Utah State University where she completed both a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Science Degree in Education. She also attended Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah, and Teachers College, Columbia University, New York City.
Mrs. Willams served as Dean of Women and Professor of Psychology at Utah State University from 1938 to 1942. She was, at that time, the youngest Dean of Women in the United States. Lenore was a founding member of the Beta Delta Chapter of Kappa Delta at Utah State University and was elected a member of the scholastic fraternity Phi Kappa Phi. During WWII, Mrs. Williams served as Chief Psychologist at the Relocation Center in Hunt, Idaho, where she endeavored to alleviate some of the distress suffered by the Japanese people detained there.
On June 8, 1938, in the LDS Temple in Logan, Utah, Lenore Lewis married
Daniel Thomas Williams of Samaria, Idaho. Mr. Williams passed away in 1978.
After moving to Billings in 1946, Mrs. Williams was Republican State Committeewoman for one term and served two terms as President of the Yellowstone County Republican Women's Club. Always interested in community affairs, she served for two terms as President of the Garfield School Parent-Teachers Association and for two terms as President of the City Council of Parents and Teachers.
Mrs. Williams was appointed to the Montana State Welfare Board by Governor J. Hugo Aronson and was reappointed by two succeeding Governors. In all she served 25 years as a member of the State Welfare Board. It is believed that this is the longest tenure served by any one member to date.
Mrs. Williams was a Deputy Probation Officer with the Yellowstone County Probation Office for a period of 14 years. She always enjoyed her work with young people and provided assistance and help to many experiencing difficulties in their lives.
In addition to her civic work, Mrs. Williams conducted musical organizations in the LDS Church and taught in various Church auxiliaries - Relief Society, MIA, Sunday School and Primary. She later served a number of years as a member of the LDS Montana State Welfare Agency.
Mrs. Williams is survived by two children: Judith Lenore Williams Cooper (and husband Robert Bryan Wright Cooper) of London, England; and Daniel Lewis Williams (and wife Gaye Hicks Williams) of Trier, Germany. Also surviving are three granddaughters living in Germany: Judith Alexis Williams, Elizabeth Alexandra Williams and Katherine Gwyneth Williams. Other surviving Lewis relatives include two nieces, Sandra Lewis Bergam of Salinas, California, and Karen Lenore Craner Ballantyne of San Diego, California; and a nephew, Dr. George H. Lewis, of Boise, Idaho.
Funeral services will be 9:00 A. M., Saturday, December 4, 1999, at the Belvedere LDS Stake Center, 2929 Belvedere. Interment will be at Mountview cemetery. Visitation will begin at 9:00 A.M., Thursday, December 2nd, at the Smith Downtown Chapel 120 N. 26th St. The family will greet friends from 7:00 P.M. to 9:00 P.M. on Friday at the Chapel. Memorials may be made to the Billings Childrens Receiving Home, P.O. Box 20234, Billings, Montana 59101.
Lois Electa Odland
WIBAUX - Lois Electa Odland, age 91, of Wibaux, died on Monday, Nov. 29, 1999, in Wibaux.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 4, 1999, at the First Lutheran Church in Beach, N.D., with Reverend Christine Schneewind officiating. A Memory Service for family and friends will be held at 7 p.m., Friday, Dec. 3, at the Chapel of the Silvernale-Silha Funeral Home in Beach. Interment will be in the Beach Lutheran cemetery. Silvernale-Silha Funeral Home of Beach is entrusted with arrangements.
Lois Electa Odland was born Nov. 12, 1908, at Hurley, S.D., the daughter of R. Lewis and Lily (Hannum) Odland. She grew up on her parents' farm north of Beach, N. D., where she attended a rural grade school and graduated from Beach High School in 1926. She attended Dickinson State College for two years, and in 1929 she entered the Bismarck (N.D.) Hospital School of Nursing, graduating in 1932 as a registered nurse.
She was baptized, confirmed and a member of the First Lutheran Church of Beach. In June of 1984 she moved to Minneapolis, an area where many relatives lived. Lois moved back to Beach in 1993, making her home at the Golden Valley Manor until May of 1997 when she became a resident of the Wibaux County Nursing Rome. Lois never married
.
She was preceded in death by her parents and her brother, Lewis.
She is survived by her niece, Beverly Wolff (Darrell) of Beach; grand niece, Dawn Egan (Mark) and family of Beach; and grand nephew, Darren Wolff (Greta) and family of Bismarck, N.D.
Kenneth 'Ken' Riensche
Kenneth "Ken" Riensche, 34, of Billings passed away Tuesday morning, Nov. 30, 1999, at Deaconess Medical Center after being diagnosed with colon cancer one month earlier.
Ken was born in River-side, Calif., one of three sons born to Harold and Laura (Wooley) Ri-ensche. He graduated from high school in San Leandro, Calif., and continued his education at St. Mary's College.
Before receiving his degree, Ken was drafted by the L.A. Dodgers, seeing Montana for the first time in 1986 when he played baseball in Great Falls. On June 28, 1988, he married
Margaret Botell in Great Falls and shortly thereafter a shoulder injury caused his release from the team. He and Margaret returned to San Leandro in 1988 where, in 1989, Ken began his career with Costco Wholesale, transferring to Billings in 1991 with the opening of their new store in Montana.
Ken loved the wilderness of the Big Sky Country, spending free time fishing or bird hunting with his four dogs, two of which he trained himself. He also appreciated food, smiling when time and energy were wasted slicing a pie rather than just quartering it. Above all, Ken loved his wife and the care she gave to creating and nurturing their home.
"Ken, today we know that you and your setter, Max, hunt the hills of God's paradise."
Survivors include his wife, Margaret of Billings; parents, Harold and Laura; and two brothers, David and Steven, all of California; an uncle, Roger and his wife, Cheri Riensche; and his grandfather, George Riensche, all of Nebraska; five nieces and four nephews.
A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. on Friday, December 3, at Atonement Lutheran Church. Cremation has taken place. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Kenneth A. Riensche Memorial Fund at Norwest Bank, c/o Jean Fangsrud, P.O. Box 80827, Billings, MT 59108. Smith Downtown Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
Marion L. 'Mac' Childers
Marion L. "Mac" Childers, 91, of Billings, died Sunday, Nov. 28, 1999, at the Eastern Mon-tana Veterans Home in Glen-dive of natural causes. He was born May 15, 1908, in Cullison, Kan., a son of Will and Flora Butcher. At the age of five, he was adopted by Walter and Juna Stott Childers.
Marion attended the Cullison schools, graduating in 1927, and married
Myrtle Martin and lived in Kansas until enlisting in the Army Air Corps. He had served from 1942, attending the Air Corps schools in Louisiana, California and Florida, and received his pilots license. He served in England and in Germany with the 81st Airborne Squadron and was discharged in October of 1945. He came to Montana in 1948 and settled in Billings where he later married
Mabel C. (Nelson) Leon May 14, 1951.
He had worked for Frates Construction as a carpenter until he retired. He had belonged to the Carpenters Union 1172, the Moose and was a member of the First Christian Church. He loved hunting and fishing and always enjoyed woodworking.
Survivors include his wife, Mabel of 48 years; a son, Marion Lewis Childers of Juneau, Alaska; a step-daughter, Roberta (Raymond) Frasca of Roundup; a grandson, Martin Childers of Roberts, Mont. and one stepgrandson, Dwayne Berry of Laurel and three great-grandchildren, eight stepgrandchildren; two great-great-grandsons and many nieces and nephews. He had been preceded in death by three brothers and three sisters.
Funeral service will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at the First Christian Church, 522 N. 29th St. Cremation will follow. Memorials may be made to the Eastern Montana Veterans Home, 2000 Montana Ave., Glendive, MT 59330. Arrangements by Cremation or Funeral Gallery.
Raymond Dominic Kohones
BIRNEY - Raymond Dominic Kohones, age 27, of Birney, Mont., passed away on Saturday Nov. 27, 1999, as a result of a car accident.
Raymond was born on July 1, 1972, at Crow Agency, Mont., the son of Delmer Raymond and Erma Jean (Yellow Eyes) Kohones. He attended grade school in Birney and Junior and Senior High in Miles City and St. Paul, Minn. Raymond moved back to the Miles City area following high school, and then moved to Birney and was living there at the time of his death.
Raymond loved animals, fishing and being outside. He also enjoyed working on cars.
He is survived by his biological mother Erma Jean Schuessler of Ashland; his mother, Teri Cox of South Miles City; grandparents, Virgil and Milly Boardman of Sheridan, Wyo.; a sister, Margaret Coon of Miles City; a nephew Clayton Coon and a niece Lanea Kohenes, and a very special friend Dixie Stein of Birney. He was preceded in death by his father on Nov. 15, 1986.
Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 1, at Stevenson & Sons Funeral Home in Forsyth. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m., Thursday, Dec. 2, in the Chapel of Stevenson & Sons Funeral Home in Forsyth. Interment will follow in the family lot in the Birney cemetery. Stevenson & Sons Funeral Home of Forsyth is in charge of arrangements.
Should friends desire, memorials may be made to a charity of their choice.
Freda Snell
COWLEY, Wyo. - Freda Snell, formerly of Cowley, Wyo., passed away Nov. 29 at the age of 85. She was born in Dubois, Neb., July 9, 1914, to George and Florence CoLwell. She spent most of her early years on farms throughout the state. Freda attended St. Labre Mission Grade School in Ashland, Mont., and later graduated as Valedictorian of her class from Colstrip High School. Planning to become a teacher, Freda graduated from the two-year normal school which later became Eastern Montana College in Billings. She accepted a teaching position at Brandenberg, Mont., and in 1936, taught at a country school in Dryhead, Mont.
While teaching in Dryhead, Freda met and later married
Jay Hatton Snell Sept. 18, 1937. They made their home in Cowley and raised six children there.
Having graduated from Western Montana College in Dillon, Freda taught second grade in Denton, Mont., for four years, and then moved to Belt, Mont., and taught there until she retired. After her retirement, she moved to Butte and later to Deer Lodge where she was active in the antique business.
Jay C. and wife Faye of Bridger, Lee and wife Nancy of Highland, Utah, Linda Hassinger of Denton, Bill of Butte, Beth and husband Ken Noack of Bozeman, and Ned and wife Barbara of Salt Lake City, Utah, survive her. In addition, a special nephew, Dr. Layne Gentry of Houston, Texas, survives Freda.
She left 25 grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren.
In addition to her husband Jay, Freda was preceded in death by four brothers and two sisters: Everett Colwell, Glen Colwell, Donald Colwell, Lucille Gentry, Alyce Merrill, and Pat Colwell.
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday Dec. 4 at the Cowley LDS Chapel. Internment at the Cowley cemetery will follow the service. Haskell Funeral Home of Lovell, Wyo., will handle the arrangements.
Margaruite Baker
SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. - Margaruite Baker, 87, formerly of Miles City, died Sunday, Nov. 28, 1999, at a local hospital in San Luis Obispo, Calif.
Cremation has taken place and inurnment will be at the Knowlton cemetery in Knowlton, Mont. A memorial service to celebrate her life will be held in May in Miles City.
Mrs. Baker was born Jan. 25, 1912, in Westmore, Mont., to Mary and Phillip Rub. After losing her father at an early age, she was raised by her mother and stepfather, Bill Stockfisch, on a farm in that area. In 1930 she graduated from high school in Plevna. After graduation, she worked for Dr. Crary in Ismay. It was there that she met Jack Baker, and they were married
in 1934. The family moved to Miles City in 1945 where she lived for 52 years. In 1997 she moved to San Luis Obispo to make her home with her daughter and family.
She was a life-long member of the Emmanuel Episcopal Church in Miles City and participated in the Episcopal Christian Women's group. She was a 50-year member of the Order of Eastern Star, Custer Chapter No. 25, in Miles City, and was also active in the Past Matrons Club. She had held various offices in the Eastern Star throughout the years including being Worthy Matron. She was a very good cook, had a great love for flowers, and always enjoyed visiting and being with her family and friends.
Her survivors include her daughter, Phyllis Raposo-Silva and her husband, Emilio of San Luis Obispo; her son, Jack Baker of San Luis Obispo; three grandchildren, Ana Maria Raposo-Silva of San Luis Obispo, Holly and Ryan Baker of Torrance, Calif.; her sister, Mable Berger of Miles City; two sisters-in-law, Hattie Archdale of Miles City, and Leslie Joslin of Federal Way, Wash.; and many nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.
She was preceded in death by her husband in 1980, her parents, stepfather, and brother, Phillip Rub.
Should friends desire, memorials may be made in her name to the Emmanuel Episcopal Church, Route 1, Box 2736, Miles City, MT 59301. Reis Chapel is in charge.
Nancy Mauer
Nancy Mauer, 53, of Billings passed away Sunday morning, Nov. 28, 1999, at Deaconess Medical Center following a short illness.
Nancy was born in Billings on July 4, 1946, the daughter of Thomas and Lena (Sportsman) Johnson. She lived her entire life in Billings, receiving her education here and working in many of the restaurants in the community. For the last eight years she worked as the cook at Charlie Browns. In 1979 she married
Jim Miller. Mr. Miller died in 1989.
Nancy had many wonderful friends. She enjoyed country music, spending the free time she had listening to her musical friends at jam sessions. Survivors include her daughter, Patty Johnson and her husband Chuck Taylor; two grandchildren Brandon Johnson and Bryce Bohannon, all of Billings, and two brothers, Harvey Wilson of Canada and Del Voegele of Billings.
Visitation will begin Wednesday morning and continue until 9 p.m. at Smith Downtown Chapel. Cremation will follow. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 2 at Smith Downtown Chapel with a potluck reception to follow at Charlie Browns.
Calvert 'Cal' 'C.P.' Paulson
Calvert Perry Paulson passed away of natural causes on Monday, Nov. 29, 1999. Born in Tarkio, Mo. on Feb. 26, 1930, Cal was one of five children of Archie and Bernice Paulson. He and his family moved to the Ronan area in 1937, where he was raised and schooled. Cal served in the Navy for two and one half years.
Cal worked primarily in the Billings area for Northern Pacific Transport, Studer Construction, and other construction and trucking firms. He later worked for Peterbilt in Salt Lake City, Utah, then with the State of Arizona Dept. Of Transportation when he retired.
In 1997, Cal moved back to Billings. He enjoyed becoming reacquainted with family and friends.
Cal had a great desire for the outdoors. He enjoyed fishing, hunting and camping. For some reason he always caught the first fish.
His greatest desire though was his family. He is survived by his three children, Randy (Connie) Paulson, Tim (Lorna) Paulson, and Marci (Ole) Shafer, all of Billings; a brother Ken (Addie) Paulson of Billings; a sister Nadine (John) Beck of Canby, Ore.; six grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; a special nephew Doug Paulson of Billings, and numerous other nieces and nephews.
A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 2 at the Smith West Chapel, 304 34th St. W. Cremation has taken place. Cal's family suggests that a memorial in his name be made to the charity of one's choice. Smith West Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
William 'Bill' Graham
POWELL, Wyo. - William "Bill" Graham, 76, died on Monday, Nov. 29, 1999, at the Wilsonville Assisted Living Center in Portland, Ore. of natural causes.
Services will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, Dec. 2, at Union Presbyterian Church in Powell with interment following in the Crown Hill cemetery. Miratsky-Easton Funeral Home is in charge.
Norma Lavonne Schmale
SHERIDAN, Wyo. - Norma Lavonne Schmale, 68, died on Sunday, Nov. 28, 1999, at Westview Health Care Center.
Graveside services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, Dec. 2, at the Sheridan Municipal cemetery. Kane Funeral Home is in charge.
Duane Thomas Webb
MALTA - Duane Thomas Webb, 22, died Sunday, Nov. 28, 1999, at the Trinity Medical Center at Minot, N. D.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 2, at the Old Malta High School gymnasium. Adams Funeral Home is in charge.
Ruth L. Bacon
LEWISTOWN - Ruth L. Bacon, 90, died Tuesday at the Central Montana Skilled Nursing Center of natural causes.
Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday in Central Montana Memorial Gardens. Cloyd Funeral Home is in charge.
Gottlieb O. Wagner
SIDNEY - Gottlieb O. Wagner, 79, died Sunday, Nov. 28, 1999, at the Extended Care Facility.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday, Dec. 3, at the Fulkerson Memorial Chapel. Interment will be in the Sidney cemetery. Fulkerson Funeral Home is in charge.
Allan M. Uerling
MILES CITY - Allan M. Uerling, 84, died on Monday, Nov. 29, 1999 at the Deaconess Medical Center in Billings.
Cremation has taken place and no services are planned. Stevenson and Sons Funeral Home is in charge.
