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Eva M. Sasse
LIVINGSTON - Eva M. Sasse, 84, of Livingston and former Clyde Park area resident, died Saturday afternoon, Jan. 1, 2000, at her home. Funeral services will be 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 5, at St. Paul's Lutheran Church, corner of 12th and Geyser streets in Livingston. Graveside committal and burial will follow in Clyde Park cemetery.
Franzen-Davis Funeral Home of Livingston is in charge of arrangements.
Eva was born March 5, 1915, at the family homestead on Bangtail Creek west of Clyde Park. She spent her early life there and attended grade school at Cowan School. She also attended schools in Livingston, graduating from Park County High School, ranking third in the class of 1933. Eva then attended Dillon Normal College on a partial scholarship for two years before receiving a lifetime teacher's certification. Returning to Park County, she taught third and fourth grades at Clyde Park for four years. On April 9, 1938 she married
Alfred "Buck" Sasse in Roundup, Mont. Eva continued to do substitute teaching while she and her husband lived and ranched on Cottonwood Bench northeast of Clyde Park. They retired in 1975 and moved to Livingston where they have resided since.
Eva was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church where she had served as church organist for many years. She was also a member of the Park County Cowbelles. As an avid card player, she enjoyed pinochle games with her many friends in card groups near their Cottonwood Bench home. Eva had a wonderful sense of humor, was a great pie baker and enjoyed sewing and visiting with her many friends wherever she and Buck traveled throughout the United States or in Europe.
Survivors include her husband, Alfred "Buck" Sasse of Livingston; her son, Oliver Sasse and his wife, Terri of Citrus Heights, Calif.; her daughter, Nancy Sasser and her husband, Garth of Moscow, Idaho; a daughter-in-law, Helen Sasse of Wareham, Mass.; two brothers, Howard Jacobsen of Chesterfield, Miss., and Arthur Jacobsen of Billings; two sisters, Enid Schlapman of Conner, Mont., and Annabelle Frederick of Clyde Park; five grandchildren; two great grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by an infant son, Alfred Sasse, two brothers, Kazen and Jim Alverson; a sister, Thelma Perkins and a great-granddaughter, Victoria Pearl Sasse.
Memorials in Eva's memory may be directed to the charity of the donor's choice.
Eillen Dorothy Brasen
CULBERTSON - Eillen Dorothy Brasen, loving wife, mother and grandmother, passed from this life on Dec. 24, 1999, in Jefferson City, Miss. She was born on May 1, 1917, at Scobey, Mont., to John and Rose Tkachyk. Upon high school graduation, Eileen was united in marriage to Irven R. Brasen and they later made their residence in Culbertson. He died on Feb. 13, 1964.
Survivors include a son, Kenneth Brasen and his wife, Cindie, of Hermann, Mo.; a daughter, Donna Carnes and husband, T.J., of Albertville, Ala. Also surviving are two brothers, Joe Tkachyk of Scobey, and Martin Tkachyk of Williston, N.D.; four sisters, Mary Kowaliuk and Helen Rychly of Minneapolis, Pauline O'Connor of Poplar, and Phyllis Barrette of Bloomfield, Conn.; five grandchildren and five great-grandchildren; also one step-grandchild and two step-great-grandchildren.
Her parents, husband, one brother, Tony, and four sisters, Laura Aliksandra, Alice and Martha preceded her in death.
Visitation will be held from 10 a.m. until 12 MST, Thursday, Jan. 6, 2000, with a short service to follow at the Fulkerson Funeral Home in Williston, N.D. The graveside rites will take place at 2 p.m. later that day at the Hillside cemetery in Culbertson, Mont.
Memorials may be given to a charity of choice.
Ida B. (Stevens) Bartley
BIG TIMBER - Ida B. (Stevens) Bartley, 91, died Tuesday, Dec. 28, 1999, at Greenbriar Medical Center in Woodbury, New Jersey.
She was born in Butte on July 25, 1908, to Tilda and Louis Stevens. For the last 18 months she had lived with her daughter, Billie Gooden-bour in Deptford, N. J.
Ida graduated from Butte High School and taught school in the Molt area. She married
Clarence Bartley on March 17, 1930. They lived for a short time in Yakima, Wash., then moved to Butte where Mr. Bartley worked for the ACM Company before moving to Laurel in 1943 to work for the Cenex refinery. Ida worked many years for the Laurel J. C. Penney Co. and later for the elementary school.
In 1970, Ida and Clarence retired to their home on the East Boulder River near Big Timber. Clarence passed away in April 1974 in Big Timber.
Ida was an active member of the Hospitality House (Senior Center) in Big Timber, which named her their 1983 Senior of the year. She sang with the Warblers (senior chorus) and played in their kitchen band. She was also a member of the Three Rivers Club in Big Timber, the Zidonian Chapter of the Eastern Star in Laurel and the Starlights in Big Timber.
She is survived by her only child Billie, devoted grandsons Gregory Goodenbour and wife Teresa of Pitman, N.J., and Jeffrey Goodenbour and wife Tamara of Breckenridge, Colo., and three great grandchildren, Stephanie and Christopher Goodeubour of Pitman, N.J., and Anna Rose Goodenbour of Breckenridge. She is also survived by a sister-in-law, Elda (Bartley) Palmer of Yakima, Wash., and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 4, at Lowry Funeral Home in Big Timber, with Pastor Jim Holmlund officiating. Interment will follow in Mountain View cemetery in Big Timber.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Hospitality House, 208 McLeod Street, Big Timber, Montana 59011.
Mildred Jenkin Loehding
EKALAKA - Mildred Jenkin Loehding, age 87, of Ekalaka, passed away on Friday, Dec. 31, 1999, at the Dahl Memorial Nursing Home in Ekalaka. She was born on July 28, 1912, at Butte, the third child of Nellie and William Jenkin. When Mildred was seven years old, the family moved to Anaconda.
She graduated from Anaconda High School in 1931. Mildred attended Western Montana College in Dillon where she received a Life Certificate in Elementary Edu-cation. She began her teaching career at Gold Creek near Deer Lodge, then taught at Ruby Creek by Ennis before coming to Rastern Montana in 1938 to teach at the Peabody School in the Elgin community.
On Dec. 14, 1939, she was married
to Frank Loehding at Anaconda. They made their home on the ranch, 16 miles southeast of Ekalaka until their retirement in 1975. Frank-and Mildred celebrated 52 wedding anniversaries together. In addition to teaching school and being a wife and mother, she enjoyed being outdoors; hunting, picnicking and checking the cows with Frank.
She was very active in the church and community. Mildred was a charter member of the Dahl Memorial Hospital Board and was serving on the board when it was decided to build a new hospital in Ekalaka. She was a member of the Congregational Church for over 50 years and served as a deaconess and as the church treasurer for a number of years. Other local organizations she served in were the Carter County Geological Society, Extension Homemakers Club, Senior Citizens and Council on Aging.
Mildred's hobbies included: swimming, reading, knitting and playing cards at the "center." She and Frank enjoyed traveling, square dancing, and visiting with friends. When friends were asked to write about their favorite memories for their 50th anniversary, many comments were received about their wonderful hospitality, and Mildred's good cooking.
Survivors include, a daughter, Betty Carroll and her husband, Lloyd of Ekalaka; two sons, Bill Loehding and his wife, Candy of Ekalaka and Frank Loehding Jr. and his wife, Kathy of Bainville; ten grandchildren and eleven great-grandchildren. Mildred was preceded in death by her husband, Frank in 1992, an infant son, Earl in 1947, three brothers and two sisters.
A prayer service will be held at 6 p.m. Monday, Jan. 3, at Stevenson's Funeral Home in Ekalaka. Funeral will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 4, at St. Elizabeth's Lutheran Church in Ekalaka. Interment will follow in the family lot of the IOOF cemetery in Ekalaka. Stevenson's Funeral Home of Ekalaka is in charge of the arrangements. Memorial gifts may be given to the new swimming pool fund.
Marie G. Hilyard
PLENTYWOOD - Funeral services for Marie G. Hilyard will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2000. Pastors David C. Curtright and Robert Walker will officiate at the service at Plentywood Lutheran Church. Interment will be in Plentywood cemetery. Marie, 91, died Friday afternoon at Sheridan Memorial Nursing Home in Plentywood.
Marie was born May 26, 1908, at Hannaford, N.D.; the daughter of Ludvig and Martina (Hetland) Hareland. She grew up on the family farm there, graduated from high school, and completed one year of college at Valley City, N.D. She came to Montana in June 1928, and settled in Plentywood; she married
Charles Hilyard at Scobey, Aug. 31, 1929. Except for a year during World War II, Plentywood has been their home since. Marie often said that the most important thing she has learned in her life was to live by the Golden Rule: to "do unto others as you would have them do unto you." She loved sheep ranching, and caring for their sheep and poultry.
During harvest she loved to ride the combine; and even after retirement, she brought hot meals to lambing crews at all hours of day and night. After Charlie's death, April 11, 1988, Marie lived at home as long as she could, but even after a move to the Montana Pioneer Manor, she frequently went back to the ranch to oversee the crews running the operation, and give a helping hand in any way she could. She sewed, maintained a large garden, and was constantly canning produce ... even this Oct. after a severe stroke, she worried about some apples she hadn't yet processed! She was always very frugal, and was never still; she kept constantly busy with something, whether singing in church and community choirs, quilting with groups at Plentywood Lutheran Church and the Montana Pioneer Manor, any community events found Marie an active participant. She was always at the center of her large and extended family; everyone was in constant touch with her, and she knew everything about everyone's activities (sometimes whether they wanted her to know or not!) Christmas Eve was always a boisterous time at her home for her grandchildren and great-grandchildren, and Marie was always at the center of the commotion. Her memory was incredible, and even after the stroke in Oct., she would ask about someone, and was able to give names, birthdays and telephone numbers from memory.
Marie is survived by two sons, Harold ("Bud") and his wife Betty; and Marlo ("Peewee") and his wife S. Fay; both of Plentywood; and three daughters: Ann Charlene ("Tootie") Lindberg, of Rancho Mirage, Calif.; May Irene ("Butch") Budke and her husband Gerald, of Plentywood; and Doris K. ("Peggy") Aastrom and her husband Lee, of Wheatland, Wyo. She is also survived by two sisters, Dorothy Marsh Bakke, of Plentywood; and Myrtle Ohman, of Rigby, Idaho; Irene Frasier, of Plentywood, Charlie's cousin, has been as close as a sister. Marie has 15 grandchildren, 23 great-grandchildren and one great-great grandchild.
Besides her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by a son, Harry Dean ("Tubby',) whose wife, Faye, survives, residing in Las Cruces, N.M.; by three brothers, Sidney, Lloyd, and Herman ("Pete') and one sister, Irene Jordet.
Fulkerson Funeral Home of Plentywood has charge of arrangements.
Irma Rose Boyce
Irma Rose Boyce, longtime resident of Billings, died Dec. 29, 1999, at St. John's Lutheran Nursing Home. She was 90.
She was born Oct. 11, 1909, in Savogna Italy, to Lucia and Premo Bongiani. The family migrated to the United States when she was 13 years old. The family settled in the Park City area. She married
Kenneth Keller Boyce on July 16, 1933. She became a naturalized U.S. citizen on Sept. 30, 1943.
She was a member of the Holy Rosary Catholic Church and the Senior Citizen OAKS Club. She enjoyed crocheting, knitting and gardening.
She is survived by her husband, Kenneth; a son, Robert of Morrison, Colo.; two grandchildren, Robert Kenneth of Denver, Colo., and Jodi Frazier of Highlands Ranch, Colo.; two great-grandchildren, Brendan and Ryan Frazier of Highlands Ranch, Colo.; sisters, Alma Hedges, Mary Mogan and Jean Watson, all of Laurel. She was preceded in death by a sister Prina Carlson and brothers, Paul, John, Tony and Leo Bongiani.
Visitation will be at the Cremation and Funeral Gallery between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Jan. 3, 2000. Funeral Mass will be held at 1 p.m. Jan. 4, 2000 at Holy Rosary Catholic Church. Interment will be at the Laurel Catholic cemetery.
Donald Carda
HAVRE - Donald Carda, 67, of Havre, formerly of Richey, died Thursday, Dec. 30, in Havre.
Wake services will be at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 4, at Fulkerson Memorial Chapel in Sidney. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 5, at St. Matthew's Catholic Church in Sidney with burial in the Sidney cemetery.
Eunice Claire Caton
SACO - Eunice Claire Caton, 91, died Saturday, Jan. 1, 2000, at Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital in Glasgow of natural causes.
She was born March 21, 1908 in Rose Lake, Idaho, a daughter of Carl and Carrie Pettigrew. She married
Fred Caton on May 29, 1932, in Raton, N.M., and lived in Rocky Ford, Colo., and Hardin, Mont., where her husband worked for the Holly Sugar Co. After her husband's death in 1956, Eunice worked as a beautician in Swink, Colo., and later moved to Saco in 1965 where she owned and operated "The Dollhouse Beauty Shop" for many years. She was a member of the Saco Senior Citizens and the Saco Methodist Church. She enjoyed her family, friends, flowers, bingo, television game shows and watching the owls that nested in her pine tree.
Survivors include a sister, Connie Gunther of Kansas City, Kan.; two grandsons, Craig Robinson of Saco and Mike Robinson of Billings; two great grandchildren, Jamie Robinson of Billings and Jeff Robinson of Lewistown; and a son-in-law, Ross Robinson of Saco. She was preceded in death by her daughter June; three brothers, Robert, Clifford and Carl, and a sister, Annis Irelan.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 4, at Saco Lutheran Church with Rev. Chris Flohr officiating. Burial will be in Grandview cemetery. Bell Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.
Thomas Joseph Cliff
LODGE POLE - Thomas Joseph Cliff, 95, died Thursday, Dec. 30, 1999, at the Northern Montana Hospital of natural causes.
Wake services will be 7 p.m. Monday, Jan. 3, at the Medicine Bear Lodge at Lodge Pole. Funeral Mass will be 1 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 4, at the Chief Nosey Center at Lodge Pole with burial in the Lodge Pole cemetery. Adams Funeral Home of Malta is in charge.
Irene Pearl Edeler
GREYBULL, Wyo. - Irene Pearl Edeler, 82, died Friday, Dec. 31, 1999, at Bonnie Bluejacket Memorial Nursing Home.
Visitation will be from 1 to 7 p.m. Monday, Jan. 3, at the Atwood Family Funeral Chapel. Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 4, at the BPOE Elks Lodge No. 1431 in Greybull with burial in the Whaley cemetery in rural Shell, Wyo.
Myra Faye Flying
Nov. 22, 1959-Dec. 29, 1999
LAME DEER - Myra Faye Flying went home to be with Mahe'o on Dec. 29, 1999, at the Northern Cheyenne Clinic. She was 40 years old.
She was born on Nov. 22, 1959, at the Crow PHS hospital to Frank and Ruby (Spottedwolf) Flying. She was given her paternal grandmother's Indian name, "Mo'honoone'e" which means Scouting all over woman. She was baptized in the Catholic faith to Godparents Clarence and Adaline Spottedwolf on Dec. 6, 1959. She was preceded in death by her father, her maternal grandparents, Chief Patrick and Jean Walters Spottedwolf and paternal grandparents Debs and Julia American Horse Flying.
Myra grew up in the Lame Deer area. She went to Lame Deer, St. Labre and Busby schools. She enjoyed talking and visiting with people of the Northern Cheyenne community. Myra was a fifth generation descendant of Chief Dullknife on her paternal side. She enjoyed playing with any children that came to her house. Her favorite was her niece Misty Flying. Myra enjoyed playing bingo with her mother and solving word seek puzzles. Additionally, she enjoyed teasing her male in-laws. For her relatives, Myra always had a ready smile and a warm hug waiting for them. She enjoyed family parties.
She is survived by her mother Ruby Flying of the family home, her sister Patricia (Charles) Yellowfox, and brother Larry (Irene) Flying Sr.; her nieces Yvonne Badhorse, Misty Flying and Debbie (Scott) Russell; her nephews Frank Brent (FB) Flying, Larry (Rynalle) Flying Jr., and Marcus Capture. She had seven beloved grandchildren - Shania, Lupe, Rosalia, Maleah, Keely, Scott and Devan.
Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Monday at St. Labre Catholic Church in Ashland Mont. Rosary and wake will be at 7:30 p.m. Sunday in Ashland, Mont., Burial will take place at Mission cemetery.
She will always be remembered and never forgotten by her family.
Cletus C. Hoffmann
SCOBEY - Cletus C. Hoffmann, 56, died Friday, Dec. 31, 1999, at his home of natural causes.
Vigil will be at 8 p.m. Monday, Jan. 3, with services at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 4, both at St. Philips Catholic Church. Cremation will follow the services. Waller Funeral Home is in charge.
Grace A. Shoop Joppa
JOLIET - Grace A. Shoop Joppa, 97, of Joliet, died Wednesday, Dec. 29, 1999, at St. John's Lutheran Home in Billings.
The daughter of W. Wayne and Cora Shay Shoop, Grace was born on July 26, 1902, in White Cloud, Iowa. She graduated from Laurel High School.
In November of 1929 she married
Carl A. Joppa, and they farmed three miles west of Edgar until 1970 when they moved into Joliet. Mr. Joppa died in 1971. Grace remained in her own home in Joliet until October of 1998 when she moved to St. John's Lutheran Home.
She was a 50 year member of the American Legion Auxiliary in Fromberg. She was also active in the home demonstration clubs, the Senior Citizens, the Joliet Christian Church and the Eastern Star. She loved her yard and gardening.
Survivors include four children, Leonard "Bob" Joppa (Catherine) of Fargo, N.D., Jean Armstrong (Bill) of Havre, Linda Armstrong (Merrill) of Roundup, and Steve Joppa (Evelyn) of Helena; one sister, Elsie Bachmann of St. John's Lutheran Home; 16 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, her parents, six brothers and two sisters.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Monday, Jan. 3, in the Joliet Christian Church. Interment will be in the Rockvale cemetery with Olcott Funeral Chapel of Red Lodge in charge of arrangements. Memorials may be given to the American Legion or to the charity of one's choice.
