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Gerald "Sonny" Taron
Visitation: Friday, June 4, 2004 from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm at Stevenson & Sons Funeral Home in Miles City
Graveside Service: will be held on Saturday, Jun 5, 2004 at 11:00 at the Custer County cemetery in Miles City
Gerald "Sonny" Jerome Taron, age 63, of Miles City, MT passed away at his home on Tuesday, June 1, 2004.
Sonny was born on July 26, 1940 in Glendive, MT to Arthur and Bertha Taron. He attended local schools and graduated from Dawson County High School in 1959. Sonny worked for Standard Oil as a welder for 18 years and was a member of the Boilermakers union for 18 years. Later, in 1983, he took over Art’s Repair Shop when Art passed away.
Sonny was an expert in welding, Blacksmith work and restoring cars. He loved cars and car racing. In high school he painted local cars and crash cars as a hobby. He also collected gem stones and Montana agates. Sonny taught local teachers and artists the art of welding. Sonny loved to go fishing and hunting.
Sonny was preceded in death by his parents, Art and Bertha Taron. He is survived by six sisters and one brother, Deloris Padilla of Casper, WY, Ellen Montgomery of Las Vegas, NV, Robert Taron of Tooele, Utah, Millie Janssen of Wellton, AZ, Violet Palmer of Lafayette, CA, Rosemary Willey, of Anoka, MN, Lorraine Mees of Las Vegas, NV, and almost 202 nieces and nephews.
Visitation will be held on Friday, June 4, 2004 from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm at Stevenson & Sons Funeral Home in Miles City. Graveside services will be held on Saturday, Jun 5, 2004 at 11:00 at the Custer County cemetery in Miles City. Stevenson & Sons Funeral Home of Miles City has been entrusted with the arrangements. Condolences may be sent to the family by visiting www.stevensonandsons.com.
If friends desire, memorials may be made to the charity of one's choice.
Jerome Adams Smith
Visitation: Tuesday, August 5, 2003 at the Clayton Stevenson Memorial Chapel in Poplar
Wake Services: Tuesday, August 5, 2003 at 8:00 pm at the Clayton Stevenson Memorial Chapel in Poplar
Funeral Service: Wednesday, August 6, 2003 at 10:00 am at the Clayton Stevenson Memorial Chapel in Poplar
Burial: Will follow in the Poplar City cemetery
Jerry Adams Smith, age 41, of Portland OR passed away on July 29, 2003. Jerry was born to Gladys Crazy Bull Smith and Jerome Adams in Poplar, MT on July 29, 1962.
Jerry is survived by his four children, Briana, Andrew, Cody and Keana, all of Portland, OR. He is also survived by 3 brothers, Earlwin Savior, Jr., Alvin Savior, and Caleb Smith all of Poplar, and 3 sisters Maxine Gruella of Portland, OR, Verbena Savior and Mavis Hernandez, both of Poplar. Also surviving are aunts and cousins in Ft. Totten, ND. And a special friend, Annie Lester, of Poplar also survives him.
A prayer service and wake will begin at 8 p.m. on Tuesday, August 5 at Clayton Stevenson Memorial Chapel in Poplar. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, August 6 at Clayton Stevenson Memorial Chapel in Poplar with interment in the Poplar City cemetery.
George C. Sindelar
Visitation: will be held on Thursday, June 3, 2004 at Stevenson & Sons Funeral Home in Miles City from 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm
Funeral services: will be held on Friday, June 4, 2004 at 11:00 p.m. at Stevenson & Sons Funeral Home.
Interment: will follow at the Custer County cemetery
George C. Sindelar, age 94 of Miles City, Montana, passed away on Saturday, May 29th at the Holy Rosary Extended Care in Miles City.
George was born on September 22, 1909 at Wagner, South Dakota, the son of Charles and Katerina (Lev) Sindelar. At an early age he moved with the family to Cohagen, Montana where George attended country school and worked on the family ranch. After his schooling, George worked with the WPA in the construction of the Fort Peck Dam. He also worked for Inland Construction in the building of highways between Jordan, Miles City and Fort Peck. On June 14, 1937, he married
Ruth M. Jacobson in Miles City. In 1938, George graduated from mechanics school in Miles City and began working for Fink’s Garage in Culbertson, Montana. The couple then moved to Miles City where he worked for Miles City Motors until 1947, and then at Boutelle Motors until his retirement in 1971.
George was a motorcycle aficionado and continued riding until the age of 85. He helped institute the motorcycle club in Miles City in the 1960’s and also the archery club in the 1950’s. George enjoyed working with his hands and was an excellent leather crafter and woodworker, making many wooden toys for his grandchildren. He was also an inventor, making his own tools that he would use in his leather crafting and woodworking. He was an avid reader and loved spending time with his family and grandchildren.
George is survived by two sons; George and his wife Betty of Miles City, MT and Norman and his wife Cathy of Seeley Lake, MT, three sisters; Viola Fluss of Terry, MT, Carey Zook of Miles City, MT, and Tudi Jones of Chula Vista, CA, ten grandchildren and sixteen great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife Ruth in 1991, his daughter Joann Webb in 2000, and two sisters Helen Jenerich and Mildred Fiske.
Visitation will begin on Thursday, June 3, 2004 at Stevenson & Sons Funeral Home with the family receiving friends from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Funeral services will be held on Friday, June 4th at 11:00 a.m. at the chapel of Stevenson & Sons Funeral Home. Interment will follow in the family lot of the Custer County cemetery. Should friends wish, condolences may be sent to the family by visiting www.stevensonandsons.com.
Should friends desire; memorials may be sent to the Miles City Hospice or to the local Meals on Wheels Program.
Ruth Schneider
Memorial Service:Will be held this spring on May 1, 2004
Ruth Eileen Maywald Schneider died on Wednesday, December 3, 2003, in the Holy Rosary Extended Care Unit in Miles City, Montana. Ruth was the youngest of seven children of Hattie and Ernest Maywald, and was born on July 13, 1914, in Kellog, Iowa. Ruth's parents and siblings moved to Minnesota in 1918, and she attended elementary school in Hartland, Minnesota. Ruth moved with her parents and siblings to Southeastern Montana in the Spring of 1928.
Ruth graduated with the Baker High School graduating class of 1931 even though she was only 16 years old. Ruth displayed an artistic temperament from an early age, and she enjoyed participating in drama and writing poetry while in high school.
Ruth lived most of her adult life in Baker and Miles City, Montana. She enjoyed being the free spirit in the open spaces of the plains and prairies of Southeastern Montana, and she especially loved the beautiful Medicine Rocks area located in the Ekalaka area Southeast of Baker. Ruth was a care giver for her mother and brother when Ruth's father died unexpectedly on their ranch near Willard located between Baker and Ekalaka, Montana, in the fall of 1932.
After graduation Ruth trained as a secretary and worked for the Government Relief Office in Baker. During World War II, Ruth's patriotism took hold and she joined the WAVES in January of 1944, and was stationed in Washington, D.C. After returning from the WAVES, Ruth married
Elmer Schneider on November 14, 1945, and was a partner in the Schneider Studio photography business in Miles City. Ruth and Elmer lived in Miles City for most of their lives, and their marriage lasted 48 years, until Elmer died January 1, 1993.
Ruth is survived by a step daughter, Audelle Estes, and her family, and six nieces and nephews: Robert Cress of Roswell, New Mexico, Barbara Luther of Littleton, Colorado, Richard Maywald of Bellevue, Washington, Helen Warren of Vista, California, Patricia Bartholomew of Dakota Dunes, South Dakota, and Laurel Armstrong of Hartland, Minnesota.
Ruth will be missed by her family and by the many wonderful friends she has made in Miles City. A Memorial Service will be held for Ruth in the Spring, on Saturday, May 1, 2004. Stevenson & Sons Funeral Home of Miles City is in charge of the arrangements.
Frances Rolie
Visitation: from 9:00 a.m. to12:00 p.m. on Monday, December 8, 2003 at the Stevenson-Wilson Funeral Home Chapel
Funeral Services: 2:00 p.m. on Monday, December 8, 2003 at the First Baptist Church of Gillette, Wy
Interment: will follow at Gillette’s Mt. Pisgah cemetery
Funeral Services for Frances Rolie of Gillette, Wyoming will be at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, December 8, 2003 at the First Baptist Church of Gillette, Wyoming with Pastor Mark Jervis officiating. Interment will follow at Gillette’s Mt. Pisgah cemetery. Visitation will be from 9:00 a.m. to12:00 p.m. on Monday, December 8, 2003 at the Stevenson-Wilson Funeral Home Chapel.
Frances Rolie, age 92, died on Thursday, December 4, 2003 at the Campbell County Memorial Hospital in Gillette, Wyoming of natural causes.
Frances E. Rolie was born on April 24, 1911 to Frank and Rebecca (Mille) Zohner in Center, North Dakota. When she was three weeks old, her family moved to Amidon, North Dakota and to Britton, South Dakota when she was six years old. Frances grew in a family that didn’t have much money but they were blessed in the ways that truly mattered, a happy home, which gave her an appreciation for the intangibles in her life. She received her education in Britton and graduated from high school in 1929. In 1930, she attended Northern State Teacher’s College in Aberdeen, South Dakota for one and a half years and received her teaching certificate. Frances acquired her first teaching position 60 miles from her home, in a Russian district where her responsibility would have been to teach the children to speak and write in English. She declined to take the position after deciding that teaching was not the occupation for her and she began searching elsewhere for employment.
She soon found a position working at J.C. Penney in Aberdeen, South Dakota where she was paid twelve dollars per week. This is where she met her future husband, Murph. They were married
on October 13, 1935, in Hoven, South Dakota and moved to Mobridge, South Dakota. In 1936, the couple moved back to Aberdeen, South Dakota. They moved again to Billings, Montana and in 1940, when Murph accepted a transfer to Gillette, Wyoming, they put their roaming shoes to rest and made a permanent home. Frances worked for the clothing store, Vaughn Ragsdales, for twenty-five years and Anthony’s for twenty-four years, retiring in 1986. In 1951, Frances had the exciting opportunity to go New York City on a three-week buying trip for Vaughn Ragsdales. In 1980, she became a widow when Murph died. As retirement was not a word in Frances’ vocabulary, she continued to remain actively involved in her community through volunteer work. She received recognition for her work with several awards. In 1994, she was named Volunteer of the year; in 1996, she was named Senior Center Volunteer of the Year and in 1997, she received the Elsie Freeman Volunteer of the Year award. Frances gave to our community through the gift of her time, hard work and caring heart. Her contributions cannot be measured but her efforts will be remembered by all that had the pleasure of knowing her. She had a smile for everyone she met. She had an amazing memory for dates and a wealth of knowledge and stories to share. When she was not volunteering, she enjoyed crocheting and created over three hundred and fifty afghans during the past twenty years. She also enjoyed embroidering, reading, doing crossword puzzles and walking on her treadmill. Frances was a member of various organizations. She was a fifty-eight year member of the Eastern Star Gentian, Chapter number twenty-three and a fifty-year member of the Daughters of the Nile, Shadida Temple number eighty-six, a member of the Sapphira Club number four, a member of the First Baptist Church and a past member of P.E.O.
Frances is survived by her cousins, nephews, nieces and many friends. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Murph and one sister, Mercelia Miller.
A memorial has been established to benefit the Campbell County Senior Citizens Center. Donations may be sent in care of the Stevenson-Wilson Funeral home at 210 W. 5th St., Gillette, Wyoming 82716.
Lois Redford
Funeral Services: Friday, October 17, 2003 at 6:00 P.M. at the chapel of Stevenson & Sons Funeral Home
Inurnment: will be at a later date in Liberty Hills Texas
Lois Redford, age 105 of Miles City, Montana, passed away on Tuesday, October 14, 2003 at the Cottonwood Care Home in Miles City.
Lois was born on July 9, 1898 at Liberty Hill, Texas, the daughter of Rufus Wilkins and Lottie (Parks) Atkinson. She attended Silent Grove Country School through the seventh grade and then went onto Liberty Hill School where she graduated from high school. On December 20, 1920, Lois and Warren Reuben Redford were united in marriage in Liberty Hill, Texas, where they worked for the Connell and Hickman General Store. The couple then owned and operated café’s and motels in the area until 1959 when Warren passed away. Lois then worked at various jobs for a number of years before moving to Miles City, Montana to be closer to her Montana family. She has resided in Miles City ever since.
Lois enjoyed traveling, crocheting, and embroidering, but was best known for her cooking, especially her rolls.
Lois is survived by a niece, Leta Jo Murray of Miles City, MT, a great nephew, Dee and his wife Karen of Miles City, MT, a great great nephew, Ross and his wife Kim of Circle, MT and a great great niece, Kasey and her husband Scott Branum of Miles City, MT. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, an infant son and was the last of eleven children in her family.
Funeral services will be held on Friday, October 17, 2003 at 6:00 P.M. at the chapel of Stevenson & Sons Funeral Home. Interment will be at a later date in Liberty Hills Texas. Stevenson & Sons Funeral Home of Miles City is in charge of the arrangements. Should friends wish to send condolences to the family they may by visiting www.stevensonandsons.com.
Should friends desire memorials may be made to charity of one's choice.
