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Marlyn Beringer
As the time grows shorter when he must leave, we rekindle the old memories and try not to grieve....
The Lord saw that he was getting weary and tired, a cure was not to be, He put his arm around him and whispered "come with me".
With tearful eyes we saw him suffer and watched him slowly fade away. Although we loved him dearly it was not our choice; we could not make him stay. A warm heart stopped beating, a determined spirit was at rest. The Lord broke our hearts to prove to us He only takes the best. The Lord looked around his garden and found an empty place. He then looked down upon the earth and saw your tired face. He put His arm around you and lifted you to rest. The Lord's garden must be a beautiful place; a road paved with gold. He knew that you were in pain. He knew that you were not destined to 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 devastated many to lose you, but you didn't go alone, for part of us went with you, the day the Lord called you home. We know you are safe and well, watching over all of us.
Marlyn Beringer, of Billings, passed away on Jan. 1, 2000, at the age of 65, in his home following a courageous battle with cancer.
Marlyn was born in Huntley, Mont., on May 27, 1934. He moved to Billings where he was long employed with Billings Conoco Refinery. Marlyn retired on Aug. 1, 1997, after 41 years. On that very day he had surgery and began his battle with brain cancer. Marlyn lived life with great strength and determination.
Marlyn was always willing to help anyone at any time. He enjoyed telling stories, working on old cars, and going on fishing trips with his friends. Marlyn will be remembered for his loving devotion as a husband, father, and friend to many.
Marlyn is survived by his loving wife, Merna; two daughters, Crystal Beringer of Las Vegas and Cynthia Ashton and her husband, Bryan of Washougal, Wash.; two grandchildren Chelsea Smart and Cale Ashton of Washington; stepdaughter, Laura Simmons of Shepherd, Mont.; two sisters, Doris Lester of New Mexico; Loretta Coffler of California; half-sister, Susie London of Virginia, as well as numerous aunts, uncles, and many other dear relatives and friends. Marlyn is preceded in death by his sister Shirley Hooper of Ohio, and his mother and father.
A very special thank you to each and every one of the friends, relatives, and Hospice workers who provided much needed support and encouragement throughout the past two and a half years.
Funeral services will be held on Thursday, Jan. 6, at 1 p.m. at Faith Chapel. Interment will follow services at Yellowstone Valley Memorial Park. Memorials may be sent to Big Sky Hospice, or Northern Rocky Cancer Center.
Floyd E. Harris
SHERIDAN, Wyo. - Floyd E. Harris, 84 of Sheridan, died Saturday, Jan. 1, 2000, at Memorial Hospital of Sheridan County.
Visitation and viewing will be held from 6-7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 4, at Ferris Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 5, at Ferries Funeral Home . Interment will be in Sheridan Elks cemetery. Ferris Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Anna C. Robinson
SHERIDAN, Wyo. - Anna Coones Robinson, 94, died Friday, Dec. 31, 1999, in Memorial Hospital of Sheridan County.
Viewing will be all day Monday, Jan. 3, until 5 p.m. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 4, from Ferries Funeral Home. Interment will be at 1 p.m. in Mt. Pisgah cemetery, Gillette. Memorials may be made to Life Link of Sheridan or the Senior Center in care of Delphine Toner, First Interstate Bank, Box 2007, Sheridan, WY 82801. Ferries Funeral Home is in charge.
Ethleen Muriel Ryan Taylor
LOUISVILLE, Colo. - Ethleen Muriel Ryan Taylor, 90, died Monday, Jan. 3, 2000, at the Balfour retirement Community of natural causes. She was born on Sept. 10, 1909, at Austin, Minn., the daughter of James Richard and Elizabeth Looby Ryan. Her parents homesteaded in Ismay, Mont., in 1909. She spent her growing up years there.
On Sept. 1, 1937, she married
William R. Taylor. They settled in Anaconda, Mont., moved to Billings in 1958, then moved to Deer Lodge, Mont., in 1961. She received a lifetime teaching certificate from Eastern Montana College in Billings, attended summer school programs at the University of Washington and University of Montana. She began teaching in 1930 in rural Eastern Montana.
She served as a member of the board of directors for Deer Lodge Bank and Trust from 1981-1984. Ethleen was a housewife and community volunteer. In her early years she worked with the Girl Scouts served as a Brownie and Girl Scout troop leader and was on the Girl Scout Council in Anaconda. She enjoyed baking sewing, gardening, bridge and bingo.
She was a previous parish member of St. Peter Catholic Church in Anaconda and Immaculate Conception Church in Deer Lodge. She was a member of the Montana Retired Teachers Association, National Retired Teachers Association, and Alumni Association of Montana State University at Billings.
She was preceded in death by her husband, William in 1981; her parents; three brothers, James, John (Pat), and Robert; two sisters, Marcella and Mary.
Survivors are her daughter, Nancy Taylor Farel (Charles A.) of Boulder, Colo.; one granddaughter, Alexis Elizabeth Wang (Linus Wang) of Boulder; sister-in-law, Mrs. Robert Ryan of Miles City; two nieces, Cynthia (Toni) Olms of Tucson, Ariz., And Mary E. Aniakudo of Milwaukee, Wis.; two nephews, Richard J. Mitchell of Seattle; and Franklin Rigler of Gardiner, Mont.; and several grandnephews and-nieces.
Cremation has taken place. Graveside services will be at 1 p.m. in Anaconda on Saturday, Jan. 8, at the Lower Hill cemetery. Local arrangements will be handled by Longfellow-Finnegan Mortuary, 107 Oak Street, Anaconda. At Ethleen's request, there will be no visitation, mass or mortuary services. There will be a simple graveside ceremony.
In lieu of flowers, a memorial reflecting Ethleen's lifelong interest in children and education has been established in the form of a book fund for the purpose of purchasing children's books. Contributions may be made in her name to William R. Kohrs Public Library, 501 Missouri Avenue, Deer Lodge, MT 59722.
Magdalena (Maggie) Martel Brannon
Magdalena (Maggie) Martel Brannon, 98, passed away Jan. 2, 2000, at the Apple Hill Senior Assisted Living Home.
She was born Jan. 21, 1901, in McPherson County, S.D., to Frederick and Christina (Rosin) Martel. She grew up in Aberdeen, S.D., where she had her elementary school education.
In 1920, she and her sister Pauline and Pauline's husband, Dan, moved to Billings, to work They all worked for Lewis Brannon at the Brannon Café. One year later, Lewis and Maggie were married
Aug. 23, 1922, in Columbus. They lived all their married
life in Billings, where they owned and operated Brannon's Cafe and the Brannon Apartment.
Lewis and Maggie spent many happy times camping and fishing with family. She loved crocheting and made afghans for all her children and grandchildren. Nieces and nephews lovingly referred to her as Aunt Maggie. She will be greatly missed by all her family and friends.
Preceding her in death were her husband, Lewis; son, Willard; four sisters and two brothers. Survivors are a daughter, Bernice (Phillip) Grosjean of Afton, Wyo.; sisters, Emma Fyfe of Nova Scotia; Frieda Earl of Cortland, Ohio; and Elsie Loveland of Vienna, Ohio. She has 10 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren and three great-great- grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held 10 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 5, at Smith Downtown Chapel. Entombment will be held at the Mausoleum at Mountview cemetery following the services. Should friends desire, memorials may be made to the charity of one's choice or to Big Sky Hospice.
Jess Robinson
THERMOPOLIS, Wyo. - Jess Robinson, 86, died Jan. 1, 2000, at Life Care Center in Casper.
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, Jan. 7, at the First Baptist Church. Burial will be in Monument Hill cemetery. Mortimore Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Ida May LaRose
THERMOPOLIS, Wyo.- Ida May LaRose, 92, died Saturday, Jan. 1, 2000, at the LifeCare Center in Casper.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 5, at Mortimore Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Monument Hill cemetery. Mortimore Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Ruth Louise Davis
THERMOPOLIS, Wyo. -Ruth Louise Baker Davis, 95, died Friday, Dec. 31, 1999, at Community Care of America in Worland.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 6, at Mortimore Funeral Home in Thermopolis. Burial will follow at Monument Hill cemetery.
Anne M. Johnson
BELLE FOURCHE, S.D. - Funeral services for Anne M. Johnson, 87, of Belle Fourche, formerly of Hill City, will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2000, from the Community Lutheran Church in Hill City. Interment will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 6, at Immanuel Lutheran Church at Zeona, S.D.
Visitation will be Tuesday, Jan. 4, from 1-7 p.m. at the Funeral Home of the Northern Hills in Belle Fourche, and one hour prior to the service at the church. A memorial has been established to the Hill County Public Library. Funeral Home of the Northern Hills is in charge of arrangements.
Sarah 'Kate' Bassett
FORSYTH - Sarah Katheryn (Kate) Bassett, 86, of Forsyth, formerly of Rock Springs, Wyo., died Wednesday, Dec. 29, 1999, at Rosebud Health Center in Forsyth.
Memorial services will be held at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2000, at the Colstrip Baptist Church. Cremation has taken place and interment of the urn will take place at a later date. Beals Mortuary of Forsyth is assisting the family with the arrangements.
T.R. Backenkeller
Theodore Richard Backenkeller, 83, passed away Jan. 1, 2000, at Western Manor Nursing Home in Billings of natural causes. He had been a resident at Western Manor for two months.
He was born Jan. 21, 1916, near Broadview, the only son of Nicholas and Mary Elsie (Turner) Backenkeller. He attended schools in the Broadview area and graduated from Broadview High School in 1933.
Ted enlisted in the U.S. Air Force in 1941 and served his country until he was honorably discharged in 1946. He was a teletype operator and one of the few men who could both operate and repair the teletype machines.
Following his discharge, he farmed in the Hay Basin area for many years. He was an excellent welder and craftsman and often made keys and other necessary items for his brother-in-law's furniture restoration business.
On August 20, 1965, he married
Albino Big Lake. They later divorced.
Ted enjoyed ball room dancing and attending auction sales. He was a quiet man with a good sense of humor and will be missed by all who knew him.
He was preceded in death by his parents and one sister.
Survivors include a son, Alexander Backenkeller of Billings; two sisters and brothers-in-law, Marian and Sandy Brown of Broadview, and Phyllis and Oscar Adolph of Roundup; four nephews; five nieces; a number of great-nephews, great-nieces and cousins.
Funeral services are pending. Michelotti, Sawyers & Nordquist is in charge of arrangements.
Helen M. Schutzman
LAUREL - Helen M. Schutzman, 95, of Laurel, passed away Monday, Jan. 3, 2000, at Bee Hive Homes.
Helen was born Nov. 1, 1904 at Lehigh, N.D., a daughter of Phillip and Anna Martin. She was married
to James C. Schutzman at Dickinson, N.D., on Jan. 17, 1935. They moved to Laurel in 1942. James preceded her in death in 1975.
She enjoyed gardening, sewing and quilting. Helen was a member of St. Anthony Catholic Church.
Survivors include her children; Carol (Duane) Long of Billings; Eileen Royer, Timothy (Betty) Wagner and Marjorie (Henry) Gratwohl of Laurel; sisters, Rose (Silas) Nelson and Katie McConnell of Dunn Center, N.D.; a brother, Mike Martian of Bowman, N.D.; 10 grandchildren, several great-grandchildren and two great-great grandchildren.
Visitation will be Wednesday, Jan. 5, from 5-9 p.m. at Smith Funeral Chapel in Laurel. Funeral mass will be celebrated at 2 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 6, at St. Anthony Catholic Church with Rite of Committal in St. Anthony cemetery. Memorials can be made to the charity of one's choice.
Dolores Ann Lundgerg
Dolores Ann Lundberg, 69 of Billings, was born Dolores Ann Klipstein to Edward and Ragnald (Vangsness) Klipstein on Jan. 6, 1930. Dolores grew up and attended schools in Billings.
In 1948, she married
Raymond H. White. She became widowed in 1956. She met Donald Cook and married
in 1959 and was widowed again in 1970. Dolores moved to Fargo, N.D., where she had her own monogramming and sewing shop. She met and married
Gerald Lundberg in 1975. After retiring in 1994, they moved to Billings.
She is survived by her husband, Gerald; brother, Edington (Adelia) Klipstein; daughters, Barbara (Ronald) Madole of Rothsay, Minn.; Donna (Donald) Chenze of Sheyenne, N.D.; and Patricia (Robert) Tollefson of Fargo, N.D. She has 13 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren. Dolores was preceded in death by her previous husbands, Raymond H. White and Donald Cook; a brother, Stanley and his wife, Ethel; and her sister, Lucille and her husband, John Pierce.
Funeral services will be held 2p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2000 at Smith Downtown Chapel. Interment will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens.
Marlyn Beringer
As the time grows shorter when he must leave, we rekindle the old memories and try not to grieve....
The Lord saw that he was getting weary and tired, a cure was not to be, He put his arm around him and whispered "come with me,"
With tearful eyes we saw him suffer and watched him slowly fade away. Although we loved him dearly it was not our choice; we could not make him stay. A warm heart stopped beating, a determined spirit was at rest. The Lord broke our hearts to prove to us He only takes the best. The Lord looked around his garden and found an empty place. He then looked down upon the earth and saw your tired face. He put His arm around you and lifted you to rest. The Lord's garden must be a beautiful place; a road paved with gold He knew that you were in pain. He knew that you were not destined to 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 devastated many to lose you, but you didn't go alone, for part of us went with you, the day the Lord called you home. We know you are safe and well, watching over all of us.
Marlyn Beringer, of Billings, passed away on Jan. 1, 2000, at the age of 65, in his home following a courageous baffle with cancer.
Marlyn was born in Huntley, Mont., on May 27, 1934. He moved to Billings where he was long employed with Billings Conoco Refinery. Marlyn retired on Aug. 1, 1997, alfer 41 years. On that very day he had surgery and began his battle with brain cancer. Marlyn lived life with great strength and determination.
Marlyn was always willing to help anyone at any time. He enjoyed telling stories, working on old cars, and going on fishing trips with his friends. Marlyn will be remembered for his loving devotion as a husband, father, and friend to many.
Marlyn is survived by his loving wife, Merna; two daughters, Crystal Beringer of Las Vegas and Cynthia Ashton and her husband, Bryan of Washougal, Wash.; two grandchildren Chelsea Smart and Cale Ashton of Washington; stepdaughter, Laura Simmons of Shepherd, Mont.; two sisters, Doris Lester of New Mexico; Loretta Coffler of California; half-sister, Susie London of Virginia, as well as numerous aunts, uncles, and many other dear relatives and friends. Marlyn is preceded in death by his sister Shirley Hooper of Ohio, and his mother and father.
A very special thank you to each and every one of the friends, relatives, and Hospice workers who provided much needed support and encouragement throughout the past two and a half years.
Funeral services will be held on Thursday, Jan. 6 at 1 p.m. at Faith Chapel. Interment will follow services at Yellowstone Valley Memorial Park. Memorials may be sent to Big Sky Hospice, or Northern Rocky Cancer Center.
