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Rev. Vernon Hanks
The Rev. Vernon Hanks of Mesa, Ariz., 96, former Montana resident and well-known minister in the United Methodist Church who held pulpits in Montana and Colorado, died of natural causes Oct. 11, 2005, at a Mesa Peace Hospice.
A memorial service will be held for him on Saturday, June 3, 2006, at 11 a.m. in the First United Methodist Church in Great Falls.
A World War II Navy veteran, the Rev. Hanks was born Nov. 21, 1908, to Burrett Robert and Emma Carey Hanks on the family farm near Sterling, Kan.
For many years he was a minister in the United Methodist Church. During World War II, he joined the Navy and was a chaplain in the South Pacific aboard the USS Wright, later renamed the San Clemente. He was decorated with battle stars for various engagements including the Battle of Leyte Gulf.
Following his retirement from the ministry, he remained active as a family counselor with the Court of Conciliation in Great Falls. Subsequently, he served as director of the Downtowner, a retirement home in Great Falls.
A very dynamic person, the Rev. Hanks dedicated himself to the service of others and who lived life to the fullest.
His survivors include his wife, Viola Hanks of Mesa; a son, Donald Hanks of New Orleans; and a daughter, Nancy Manger of Helena. His children were born to his first wife, Julia Baker Hanks, who died in Great Falls in 1996. He also is survived by seven grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren.
Condolences may be sent to the family care of First United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 1444, Great Falls, MT 59403 or grtfumc@qwest.net.
Richard “Dick” Biery
Richard “Dick” Biery, 69, of Rosebud died Monday, May 29, 2006, at Saint Vincent Health Care in Billings due to complications following surgery.
Mr. Biery was born Aug. 5, 1936, the son of Charles and Gladys (Bennett) Biery in Lytton, Iowa. As a young child, he moved several places with his family until settling in the Ingomar area. He graduated from the eighth grade at the Pease Bottom Grade School. He graduated from Rosebud High School on May 16, 1956.
On Jan. 20, 1957, he and his high school sweetheart and the love of his life, Geneva (Beyl), were married
.
Following his marriage, he began working for Tex Adams and later working construction. In the 1960s, Mr. and Mrs. Biery purchased land near Rosebud with his twin brother, Dan, and they began their own farming and ranching operation. Mr. Biery also worked for Tex Adams during this time. Eventually the family moved onto the ranch and had lived and worked there for the past 36 years.
During the winter months Mr. Biery worked at the elevator in Forsyth and delivered propane for Petrolane. Through his lifetime, he was also a member of the Navel Reserve.
Mr. Biery enjoyed spending time with his family, especially his wife’s company and his time with his grandchildren. Farming and ranching, even though it was his business, was truly enjoyable to him. He taught his children what he knew about the farm trade and life. In his spare time he enjoyed working on old cars, bowling, playing cards and working in his garden.
He liked to cook and would make divinity at Christmas time. He would put in his helping hand when it was time to do the canning. He was a workaholic and it dominated all his time as it was his livelihood and also his hobby and pastime.
His survivors include his wife, Geneva of Rosebud; his sons, Curtis “Bud” (Kathy Jo) Biery of Rosebud and Alan Biery of El Cajon, Calif.; his daughters, Brenda Potts of El Cajon, Susan (Richard) Edwards of Billings, Dawn Biery and Tim Salcido of Missoula; his brothers, twin, Dan Biery of Rosebud, Ken (Sandy) Biery of Hardin and Ron (Vicki) Biery of Belgrade; his sisters, Kay Berdahl and Mary Ellen (Charles) Watson, all of Forsyth and Judy (Harold) Juell of Wolf Point; his grandchildren, Amy (Collins) Solomon, Chad (Kelly) Potts, Darcy (fiancé, Rick) Edwards, Leah and Hayley Salcido and Kaylyn Biery; a great-grandchild, Trinity, and three additional on the way; his step-grandchildren, Jennifer, Kimberley, Amanda, Vern, Shari, Jennifer and Adrian; and his step-great-grandchildren, Kyra, Casey, Michael, Thomas and Riley.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his step-father, Hugh Moyer and his step-mother, Pearl Biery; his brothers, Ward Biery, Henry Biery, John Biery and Criss Biery; his brother-in-law, Ben Berdahl; and his grandson, Zachary Richard Salcido.
A Funeral Service will be Friday, June 2, 2006, at 2 p.m. in the chapel of Stevenson and Sons Funeral Home of Forsyth.
Carol L. Irion
HAMILTON — Carol L. Irion, 84, of Hamilton passed away Wednesday, January 16, 2013 at her home of natural causes.
She was born March 7, 1928 in Broadus, MT the daughter of Dalton and Hazel (Lester) Edwards.
Carol was raised and educated in Broadus and graduated from Broadus High School. She married
Osborn Irion on July 20, 1945 in Miles City, MT. Carol spent her life as a ranch wife and mother of five. She also worked as a waitress, a baker and a dental assistant.
Carol enjoyed sewing. She could take an old shirt or a pair of pants and make a wonderful new shirt or pair of pants for her young children. Carol always grew a large garden to help feed her family. Her flowers were the sunlight in her life.
Carol was preceded in death by her husband of 60 years, Osborn.
She is survived by her 5 children, Betty Kubu and husband Ted Trowbridge of Hamilton, Lue Irion and wife Jan Hayes of Hamilton, Juanita Reeves and husband Jim of Hamilton, Virginia Olsen and husband Robert Donahue of Hamilton and Lynette Irion of Las Vegas; her sister, Lois Chase of Hamilton; and 12 grandchildren, 3 great-grandchildren and 1 great-great-grandchild.
Services will be held on Tuesday, January 22, 2013 at 1:00 pm at the Daly-Leach Chapel in Hamilton with Pastor Vern Sandersfeld officiating. There will be a reception following the services in the funeral home’s community room.
Robert Howard Iverson
Robert Howard Iverson, 88, of Miles City died Sunday, Jan. 13, 2013, at the Holy Rosary Extended Care in Miles City.
Mr. Iverson was born on June 21, 1924, to Henry R. and Mary Jeannette Nelson Iverson in Great Falls. His mother died shortly after his birth and he was taken to Miles City to be raised by his uncle and aunt, Rudolph and Jenny Nelstead. He often talked about his boyhood days in Miles City, hunting, fishing and exploring with his childhood friend Bud Holter. He and Bud would hike all over Rattlesnake Hill (now Carbon Hill) killing snakes.
Following graduation from Forsyth High School in 1945, Mr. Iverson moved to Livingston and found employment with the Burlington Northern Railroad. He would later retire from the railroad after many years of service.
Mr. Iverson spent most of his adult life in Livingston and was a member of a number of fraternal organizations: Grand Lodge of Montana (50 years), Scottish Rite 32nd degree, Loyal Order of Moose (life member), Elks (life member), Algeria Shriners and Livingston Shrine Club. He also belonged to Sons of Norway and Pioneer Club of Livingston.
In his younger days, Mr. Iverson was a top bowler and enjoyed many outdoor activities including hiking and fishing. He was always an avid sports fan.
He met the love of his life, Gladys Parker Brouse, in Livingston. They were married
on June 8, 1982, in Whitehorse, Yukon Territory, during one of their many trips to Alaska. They spent a number of years traveling about the country in their RV visiting friends and relatives. Mrs. Iverson died in July of 1994.
As his health began to fail, Mr. Iverson moved back to Miles City in April 0f 2006 and lived at Eagles Manor for two years before moving to Holy Rosary Extended Care in August of 2008. Even though confined to a wheelchair, Mr. Iverson enjoyed many activities at the Extended Care. He especially enjoyed participating in the Cowtown Ringers, a bell ringing group. They were asked to perform for various functions and to be in the annual Bucking Horse Sale Parade in Miles City.
Mr. Iverson’s brother, Miles Iverson; brother-in-law, John Donald; and friends, John Hoiland and Edna Jensen, survive him.
He was preceded in death by his parents; half-sister, Nellie Iverson Donald; his wife, Gladys; a step-son, Lyndon “Bud” Brouse; and good friend, Jack Jensen.
Visitation will be Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Stevenson and Sons Funeral Home in Miles City. Visitation will be Thursday, Jan. 17, 2013, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Franzen-Davis Funeral Home in Livingston. Funeral Services will be Thursday, Jan. 17, 2013, at 1 p.m. at Franzen Davis Funeral Home in Livingston. Interment will be at a later date in the Park View Memorial Gardens cemetery in Livingston.
Robin Rene Davis
Robin Rene Davis, 51, of Miles City died Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013, at her home in Miles City.
She was born on Jan. 16, 1961, in Billings, the daughter of Bill and Elaine (Irma) Yablonski Davis. She attended grade school in Billings and finished her schooling in Miles City.
After high school, she attended cosmetology training and started a hair salon, following which she worked at various jobs around Miles City. She was currently employed at Parkers. Her friends and co-workers at Parkers were considered family by her.
She loved to play pool and was very good at it. She enjoyed watching movies, painting, creating jewelry and fishing. She was passionate about motorcycling and spent as much time as possible on her friend Dan’s Harley. Her family also appreciated her talent for writing poetry.
Her survivors include her Yablonski cousins: Duane of Forsyth, Don (Phyllis) of Yuma, Ariz., Robert (Shirley) of Trabuco Canyon, Calif., Patricia (Robert) of Colorado Springs, Colo., Theresa (Francois) Hevin of Fayetteville, Ariz., and Gayle (Steve) Muggli of Miles City, along with distant Davis family members.
She was preceded in death by her parents and her sister, Gigi (Regina).
Visitation will be Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013, from 1 to 5 p.m. at Stevenson and Sons Funeral Home in Miles City. Funeral services will be Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013, at 11 a.m. at Stevenson and Sons Funeral home in Miles City.
Should friends desire, memorials may be made to a charity of one’s choice.
Evelene Fulton
Evelene Fulton, 68, of Broadus died Friday, Jan. 11, 2013, at the Powder River Manor in Broadus.
Mrs. Fulton was born on Feb. 27, 1944, to Fredric and Ellen Swope in Miles City. She was raised in Powder River County until the age of 11 years when the family moved to western Montana.
In 1962, she and George Fulton were married
at the Swope family home near Lonepine. Mr. and Mrs. Fulton bought a place on the Powder River at Moorhead, where they ranched until the present time.
She is survived by her son, Hugh (Valli) and his daughter, Nellie (John) Tandy; grandchildren, Breiann (Kalan) Pluhar and Darby Fulton, Jake and Samantha Tandy, Bill and Jayme Gaskill; her brothers, Chuck (Romona) Swope, Clarence (Gladys) Swope, John (Nancy) Swope, Lee (Nelda) Swope and Ronnie (Carol) Swope; and a brother-in-law, Rex Merritt.
Mrs. Fulton was preceded in death by her husband: George; her parents; and her sisters: Fern Merritt, Kathleen Timlick and Bertha Goettlich.
Services for Mrs. Fulton and her husband, George, will be Thursday, Jan. 17, 2013, at 1 p.m. in the Powder River Congregational Church in Broadus. Burial will follow in the Valley View cemetery in Broadus.
Should friends desire, memorials may be made to the charity of one’s choice.
Albert Bender
Albert Bender, 103, of Miles City died peacefully Monday, Jan. 7, 2013, at his home in Miles City.
Mr. Bender was born along with his twin sister on Nov. 28, 1909, near Friend, Neb., the son of George and Amelia Bott Bender. At the age of 4 years he came to Montana where he grew up on his father’s homestead northwest of Sumatra in Rosebud County. He attended grade and high schools at Sumatra and completed a bachelor of education degree at Western College in Dillon. Later he completed the master of science degree at Eastern Montana College in Billings. He also completed three summers of advanced study at Montana State University in Bozeman and two summers at the University of Montana in Missoula.
On Aug. 23, 1941, he married
Ethel Blanche Guthrie of Absarokee. He and his wife met while attending Western Montana College during the summer of 1938. The inspiring affection and friendliness of Mrs. Bender and that of her parents and brothers were all very encouraging toward a life of happiness.
Mr. Bender’s first year of teaching was in the Antelope School eight miles north of Sumatra in Rosebud County, the same school in which he had been a student many years before. To him it was a rewarding year of teaching as he had inspired a number of eighth grade dropouts to return and complete that grade and enter high school the following year. Among the eighth graders was his younger brother, William. He and his brother lived in the teacherage.
The following four years Mr. Bender taught grades four, five and six in Sumatra while his brother, William attended Sumatra High School, and he provided for his brother’s living expenses and studies. After his brother completed high school, Mr. Bender sent him to college by supporting him financially.
For a short period of time Mr. Bender was asked to complete the final half of a school year as superintendent of the Sumatra schools. Mr. Bender served as principal at Washoe while teaching grades seven and eight and coaching basketball. He was a teacher and acting principal at Park City, and at Laurel he was principal of the North School.
In Miles City he served as principal of the Lincoln School the first seven years; then he served as principal of Lincoln and Highland Park schools the following two years; and finally served one year as principal of Jefferson and Highland Park schools. He also taught a workshop course at Miles Community College to approximately 70 teachers and parents about how to teach boys and girls who are unable to learn in the conventional classroom by using the Orton-Gillingham method.
One summer Mr. Bender taught seven boys and girls using that method with marvelous results. He had attended a three-week workshop course of intensive training in Rochester, Minn., at the Remedial Reading Center. His special training to help students and teachers as well as parents was gratifying. His desire to keep learning was a continuous process in order to help boys and girls, teachers, and parents.
Mr. Bender loved boys and girls, and he enjoyed working with teachers and parents. He appreciated good teachers who wished to get better each year. Mr. Bender did much private tutoring without pay in order to help boys and girls learn and succeed. That was his hobby.
Mr. Bender always wanted to live in Miles City. When the opportunity occurred he applied and accepted the principalship at Lincoln School. He had known Miles City had a good school system, and the people were friendly. It had a fascinating historical background, a city of culture, and excellent medical facilities. It was a city of friendly business people.
In 1977 he was honored by Western Montana College as an “Outstanding Educator of Montana.” His biography appeared in the 1974-1975 edition of the “Who’s Who in the West.” In 1995 he delivered the commencement address at Western Montana College.
Mr. Bender had worked his way through college during the “Great Depression” by doing self-supporting work while attending college when jobs and money were scarce. For a while he could afford only one meal a day and little time to sleep, and very little time for study. But his background from high school helped him tremendously. While in high school, he ranked in the 98th percentile nationwide in a national high school scholarship contest. In the final high school examination of 10 original and most difficult geometry problems, Mr. Bender solved every one correctly. All 21 other geometry students failed to pass the test.
In a general high school grammar test while he was a freshman, he outscored all the other 90 high school students, with a perfect score. In the college exemption test he scored the highest of the entering freshman class, and he was congratulated by President Davis of the college.
A math professor had suggested that Mr. Bender should pursue an engineering degree, but he preferred helping students, teachers and parents. That math professor reported Mr. Bender was the only one able to solve the most difficult problems of the three-hour higher-math final exam.
On May 27, 2001, Mr. Bender delivered the commencement address at Custer County District High School in Miles City.
Mr. Bender is survived by numerous nieces and nephews and his special caregiver, Helen Steele.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Ethel in 2007; and his brothers and sisters.
Visitation will be Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Stevenson and Sons Funeral Home in Miles City. Funeral services will be Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013, at 11 a.m. at the First United Methodist Church in Miles City. Interment will be Thursday, Jan. 17, 2013, at the Mountain View cemetery in Columbus.
Cathryn "Cary" Zook
Cathryn “Cary” Zook, 90, of Miles City died Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013, at the Friendship Villa Care Center in Miles City.
“Cary” Cathryn Sindelar Zook was born in the rural Cohagen area on March 27, 1922. Her parents were Charlie and Katie Sindelar (who came to the United States from upper Czechoslovakia).
Mrs. Zook graduated from the Cohagen High School in 1939. She married
Herb Zook, in New York in June 1939. They had two children: daughter, Saundra, and son, Douglas. After three years in the eastern states, they returned to the Cohagen area.
She was the Postmaster in Cohagen for 33 years. She belonged to several local clubs and also State and Federal Postmaster organizations.
On retiring in 1985 they moved to Miles City. After moving to Miles City, Mrs. Zook worked for seven years for Colleen Schock at the New To You shop and also joined the Retired and Seniors Volunteer Program (RSVP). Her hobbies were dancing, card playing, reading and cooking.
Her survivors include a daughter, Saundra Ferch, her husband, Tom, of Bozeman and their children, Kral Ferch and his wife Allison, and Shann Ferch and his wife Jennifer; a son, Douglas Zook, his wife, Teri of Billings, and their children, Joshua Zook and Jaime Scherer and her husband Craig; her sister, Tudi Jones of Miles City; and 10 great-grandchildren.
Preceding her in death were her parents; her husband, Herb; three sisters, Mikki Fiske, Viola Fluss and Helen (Barnes) Jenrich; her brother, George Sindelar. and a granddaughter, Jacine Noelle Zook (daughter of Doug and Teri Zook).
Family will receive friends on Thursday, Jan. 17, 2013, from 4 to 6 p.m. at Stevenson and Sons Funeral Home in Miles City.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Cohagen Community Club, Range Riders Museum, or Miles City Senior Drop-In Center.
Trevor Lee Quiroz
On Monday, Jan. 7, 2013, Trevor Lee Quiroz lost his battle with Addison’s disease and died. With love in their hearts his family says farewell to a son, brother, uncle and father loved so well.
Mr. Quiroz was born on Jan. 14, 1984, in Belle Fourche, S.D. He graduated from Forsyth High School.
After high school he joined the Navy. He served his country for the next four years. In the Navy, he met his wife, Amanda, and together they had two children, Analin Quiroz and Arthur James Quiroz.
After the Navy, Mr. Quiroz moved his family back to Montana where he then got a job as a police officer in Colstrip.
Mr. Quiroz enjoyed camping, hunting and spending time with his children.
Visitation will begin on Sunday, Jan. 13, 2013, at 1 p.m. at Stevenson and Sons Funeral Home in Miles City with family receiving friends from 4 to 6 p.m. Funeral services will be Monday, Jan. 14, 2013, at 1 p.m. at Stevenson and Sons Funeral Home in Miles City. Interment will follow in the Eastern Montana State Veterans cemetery with full military honors provided by Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1579.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Forsyth FFA PALS program, care of Stevenson and Sons Funeral Home, P.O. Box 374, Forsyth, MT 59327.
