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Wilbur McDonald
Word has been received of the death of Wilbur McDonald, 92, of Mesa, Az., former Miles City resident.
Mr. McDonald died Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2012. He was born and raised in Miles City.
His survivors include his wife, Jo; sons, Doug and Steve, both of Victorville, Calif.; sister, Shirley Adams of Lewistown; brother, Gene of Billings; seven grandchildren; and 18 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Merton and Leo; sister, Tammy Jean; and brothers, Bruce and Bob.
Cremation has taken place.
Funeral services will be in Mesa on Saturday, Sept. 15, 2012.
Annabelle Webb
Annabelle Webb, 95, of Miles City, formerly of Terry, died Sunday, Sept. 2, 2012, at the Friendship Villa Care Center in Miles City.
She was born Aug. 22, 1917, in Terry, the daughter of Lloyd and Ada Pierce. She graduated from Custer County High School in Miles City.
Following her graduation, she moved to Alaska by ferryboat and worked at the postal exchange in Fairbanks, Alaska. While in Alaska, she met and married
the love of her life, Patrick Webb. Later they moved back to Miles City where they made their home.
Mrs. Webb loved playing cards with her card group, knitting, dancing, sewing and most of all she just loved to have a good time.
Her survivors include her cousin, John (Carol) Pierce of Glendive.
She was preceded in death by her parents and her husband, Patrick.
Visitation is Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2012, from 1 to 5 p.m. at Stevenson and Sons Funeral Home.
Graveside services will be Thursday, Sept. 6, 2012, at 10 a.m. in the Custer County cemetery in Miles City.
Joe and Thelma Miller
Joe Miller was born in Alberta, Canada, on May 31, 1919, to Willard Miller and Gertrude Thompson Miller. He died peacefully in an Omaha, Neb., nursing home on Friday, July 20, 2012.
Thelma Miler was born in Independence, Mo., on Oct. 14, 1924, to Clyde Lemrick and Hester Allen Lemrick. She died peacefully in an Omaha, Neb., nursing home on Friday, March 2, 2012.
The couple, former Miles City residents, met on horseback in the hills near Hulett, Wyo., and were married
on Dec. 24, 1941. They were married
for more than 70 years.
They owned a ranch northeast of Hullett until approximately 1959. By then, all five of their children were underfoot. From there, they moved to a farm in Idaho for about two years.
They then worked for a ranch near Government Canyon, Wyo., for about a year before moving to Miles City in about 1963. Mr. Miller worked at the United States Range Livestock Experiment Station until his semi-retirement. They continued to run a few cows just outside of Miles City.
In about 1999, Mr. and Mrs. Miller returned to the Hulett area, buying a small acreage between Hulett and Moorecroft, Wyo. In 2009 their son, Calvin, had to move them to a nursing home in Omaha where they were able to share the same room, continuing to be together. Although they enjoyed some of the Omaha area offerings, in their hearts they never left Wyoming. On one particular Omaha outing, Mrs. Miller said, “I didn’t know there were any pretty places outside of Wyoming.”
Mr. and Mrs. Miller are survived by all five children: Nancy Landeck of Clearmont, Wyo., Wade Miller of Loganville, Ga., Calvin Miller of Omaha, Connie Riley of Dillon, and Patsy Willener of Ft Collins, Colo.
Funeral services for Mr. and Mrs. Miller will be in the First Baptist Church in Hulett on Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2012, at 10 a.m.
James Jude McGarvey
James Jude McGarvey, 70, went to be with our Lord on Monday, August 27 at 11:46 p.m.
Jim was born in Butte, America on April 17, 1942 to Mary (Shea) and James “Specs” McGarvey. Jim attended St. Lawrence Catholic Grade School and Butte Central High School and graduated from Carroll College with a degree in Sociology. He began his teaching career at Butte High School in the fall of 1965. Shortly after that he followed his calling to become a union organizer and workers’ rights advocate. He followed his passion of always protecting the underdog.
Over the course of the years, Jim worked tirelessly, travelling many miles every week to meet with teachers. He then established the Montana Federation of Teachers, an affiliate with the American Federation of Teachers and AFL-CIO, ensuring teachers a better standard of living. Jim was a vice president on the national executive council of the AFT. He held that position for 20 years, making him the longest-serving member. Over a career that expanded more than 40 years, Jim’s accomplishments included organizing the private sector unions as well as other public sector unions.
Jim is survived by his wife Suzanne; children Tim (Jamie) McGarvey, Seana (Erik) Iverson and Jolinda (Dean) Linden; grandchildren Nolan and Nathan McGarvey, Kincaid, Sean and Olivia Jensen, Vander and Parker Linden; sisters Kathleen (Fred) Bull and Joann (Jimmy) Harris; and brother-in-law Bill Kelly. Jim also is survived by many other relatives, friends and colleague and his pets Obi, Sasha and Majic.
He was preceded in death by his parents, his sister Mary “Birdie” Kelly, and numerous special aunts, uncles and cousins.
There will be a viewing on Sunday, Sept. 2 at St. Ann’s Catholic Church, 2100 Farragut, Butte, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. A mass will be celebrated on Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 3 at 9 a.m. at St. Ann’s with a reception immediately following in the church hall.
Suggestions for memorial donations include: St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital, The American Heart Association, or a charity of your choice.
Rose (Rosalie) Bertha (Reinhardt) Shaff
Rose (Rosalie) Bertha (Reinhardt) Shaff, 94, passed away in Moses Lake, Wash., on August 28, 2012. Per her request, no services will be held.
Arrangements are in care of Kayser’s Chapel & Crematory, Moses Lake.
Rose was born in Belle Fourche, South Dakota on May 20, 1918. She married
Roland J. Shaff on March 4, 1939 in Miles City, Montana. They lived in Miles City until 1977 when they moved to Auburn, Washington to be close to their family. Ronnie passed away in 1989. Rose moved with her family to Moses Lake in 2000.
She enjoyed doing jigsaw puzzles, playing Yahtzee, watching television and loved her dogs. She will be missed dearly and our memories of her will be with us always.
Many thanks to the staff at Garden Oasis and Crystal Springs for their wonderful care.
She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Larry and Diane Shaff, Soap Lake; daughter and son-in-law, Phyllis and Dick Pohlot, Moses Lake; four grandchildren; eight great grandchildren; sisters, Elsie Winters and Rose Reinhardt.
She was preceded in death by her husband, parents, three sisters and five brothers.
Eileen Esther Zander Dobie
Eileen Esther Zander Dobie, 87, died Monday, Aug. 27, 2012, at Holy Rosary Healthcare in Miles City with her family by her side.
She was born in Dickinson, N.D., and was raised on the family farm south of Dickinson.
She and Albert Dobie were married
in October of 1943. They farmed in the Dickinson area until moving to Glendive and then to Miles City in 1967.
In Miles City, Mrs. Dobie worked as a waitress at the 600 Café and the Hole in the Wall until retiring at the age of 81.
Mrs. Dobie worked hard all of her life and was a kind and loving mother. She could be very strict at times, but also was a gentle woman. She was a very proud grandmother and great-grandma.
Her survivors include two sisters, Delores Moore and Gladys Kolling, both of Dickinson; one brother, Gordon (Betty) of Washington state; five children, Darryl (Cheryl) of Colorado, Bill (Karen) of Bozeman, Dan (Michele) and Ida of Miles City and David (Maggie) of Glendive; 13 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; five great-great-grandchildren; and two sisters-in-law, Mary Zander of Dickinson and Elnora Zander of Scotland, S.D.
She was preceded in death by her mother and father, Robert Zander and Ida Jauss; four brothers, Norman, Harold, Willard and Bobby; and one sister, Adeline.
At Mrs. Dobie’s request there will be no services. Her final resting place will be in Dickinson, next to her parents.
Stevenson and Sons Funeral Home of Miles City has been entrusted with arrangements.
Ross Fred Caton
Ross Fred Caton, 77, of Alba, Texas, died Saturday, Aug. 25, 2012, in Winnsboro, Texas.
He was born June 15, 1935, in Ekalaka to the late Gene and Maude Billingsly Caton.
Mr. Caton was a retired vice president for Agri-Loan Equitable and a member of Lake Fork Baptist Church. He was a 32nd degree Mason with the Valley of Northeast Kansas Lodge and a former steer wrestler with the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association.
Mr. Caton is survived by his loving wide of 55 years, Anne Caton of Alba; his sons, Homer “Tuff” Caton and wife Dorothia of Des Moines, Iowa, and C.R. Caton of Dallas; a daughter, Barbara Dains and husband Christopher of Kansas City, Kan.; a sister, Isabelle Caton of Great Falls; grandchildren, Caleb Caton and wife Heather, Winston Caton, Cheyenne Dains, Shelby Dains, Joseph Dains, Ben Dains, Emmi Caton, Augustus Caton; and a great-grandchild, Austin.
He was preceded in death by his parents and a brother, David Caton.
Memorial services will be at a later date. Arrangements are under the direction of Beaty Funeral Home, P.O. Box 407, Winnsboro, TX 75494, phone (903) 342-5211.
Should friends desire, donations may be made to the Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children.
Richard E. "Dick" Swanson
Richard E. “Dick” Swanson, 74, of Bozeman, died peacefully Friday, Aug. 24, 2012.
Mr. Swanson was born May 12, 1938, in Baker to Swan and Mary Swanson. He married
Oral Newton on June 21, 1964, in Roundup.
His survivors include his wife, Oral Swanson; son, Sam (Heidi) Swanson; grandson, Ruger; and brothers, Clarence and Bob.
At his request, no services will be held at this time.
Arrangements are in the care of Dokken-Nelson Funeral Service.
Marianne Louise Cooley Hagedorn Hyatt
Marianne Louise Cooley Hagedorn Hyatt died at St. John’s Living Center in Jackson, Wyo., on Monday, July 23, 2012. The longtime Broadus resident had moved to Jackson in August 2011 from the Powder River Manor in Broadus, to be near her daughter, Emily.
Mrs. Hyatt was born on Dec. 18, 1940, in Lame Deer to Margaret Groombridge and Alvie Cooley. When she was a small child her family moved to the Moorehead area where she attended grade school until the family moved to Broadus in the early 1950s. She graduated from high school in Broadus in 1958 and attended Black Hills State University is Spearfish, S.D., that summer so she could teach in rural schools that fall. She taught in several rural schools over the years and earned a bachelor’s degree from BHSU in 1972.
In 1961 she married
Wayne Hagedorn and they lived in Broadus until his death in 1979. Mr. and Mrs. Hagedorn welcomed their only child, Emily, into their lives in 1973.
In 1983 she married
Leroy Hyatt who shared her love for the outdoors and animals.
After a hiatus from teaching, Mrs. Hyatt accepted a position at the Broadus Elementary School in 1983 and retired from that position in 1998.
During their years of marriage Mr. and Mrs. Hyatt lived on a small ranch and maintained a band of sheep. She loved horses and horseback riding so there was always at least one horse on the place. During the summers they moved their sheep to the Gay ranch to help control the leafy spurge on the ranches’ river bottom. Mr. and Mrs. Hyatt loved the trips “up the river” to check on the sheep and to bask in the beautiful countryside they both loved so very much. She usually had a dozen or so bum lambs that occupied a lot of her time and she loved every minute of it. One of her greatest joys was to go for a walk through the trees lining the Powder River to observe the splendors of nature.
Mrs. Hyatt was a kind and gentle soul, always putting the needs of others ahead of her own. Her friends and surviving family members realize that her death will leave a vacuum that she filled with her caring ways.
She is survived by one sister, Sheila Trumps; one brother, Rodney; her daughter, Emily Hagedorn-Wegher (Matthew); her stepson, Jeff Hyatt (Val), and their daughters, Ashlee and Kortnee; and one step-daughter, Jody Hyatt.
Her parents; her brothers, Allen “Buzz, ” Larry, Forest “Spade;” and husbands, Wayne and Leroy, preceded her in death.
A memorial for Mrs. Hyatt will be Saturday, Aug. 25, 2012, at the Congregational Church in Broadus. The service will begin at 11 a.m. and a lunch will be served.
Should anyone wish to make a donation on Mrs. Hyatt’s behalf, it may be sent to: Broadus Volunteer Fire Department, P.O. Box 516, Broadus, MT 59317.
Wesley Ray "Wes" Gilbertson
Early Friday morning, Aug. 17, 2012, Wesley Ray “Wes” Gilbertson died and began the largest journey of his life. His destination was everlasting life, and freedom from the pain of his pancreatic and liver cancers.
He was born Aug. 26, 1946, in Miles City, the son of Elmer and Christine Kohones Gilbertson. He graduated from Custer County High School and attended college for a year before enlisting in the United States Navy with two lifelong friends, Howard Cummings and Larry Seaman. Mr. Gilbertson served on the USS Yorktown and the USS Hornet, taking part in the recovery of Apollo 8, the Vietnam War and the USS Pueblo Incident in the waters off North Korea. After his discharge he was employed by Philco-Ford working in Australia, Afghanistan, Bolivia, India, Pakistan, Hong Kong, Thailand, Japan and the good old U.S. of A.
Tired of traveling, he went to work for the Milwaukee Railroad and later for the Burlington-Northern Railroad as an electrical engineer. A workforce reduction found him back in Miles City, where he and Nancy Kay Pering were married
on Oct. 16, 1982.
Mr. Gilbertson became a licensed water, waste-water operator for the City of Miles City, a job almost as good as railroading. He retired June 30, 2008, after 25 years of service.
After he retired he made time to volunteer at the St. Vincent DePaul Store until his health prevented it.
Mr. Gilbertson enjoyed hunting, target shooting and was an avid fisherman, holding the state record for the shovelnose sturgeon in 1977. For him, a bad day fishing was definitely better than a good day at work.
He was a member of the Eagles Lodge, Custer Rod and Gun Club, American Legion and was a life member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars.
His survivors include his wife, Nancy; his sister, Pamella (Ted) Schreiber of Miles City; and his nephew, Paul Schreiber of Bozeman.
He also is survived by brothers-in-law, James (Jorja) Schreiber of Bigfork and Scott (Kathy) Pering of Miles City; and sister-in-law, Donna (Lyle) Schmidt of Cody, Wyo.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Elmer and Christine Gilbertson; as well as his cousin and best friend, Kenneth Kohones.
Visitation will be Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2012, at Stevenson and Sons Funeral Home with family receiving friends from 5 to 7 p.m. Funeral services will be Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2012, at 11 a.m. at First Presbyterian Church in Miles City with burial following in the Eastern Montana Veterans cemetery with full military honors.
Stevenson and Sons Funeral Home has been entrusted with the arrangements.
Should friends desire, memorials may be made to St. Vincent de Paul or the R.O.C.K.S. (Raising Our Community Kids Safely) program, both of Miles City.
