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Uva Bardon
Uva Bardon, 101, died Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2012, at the Rosebud Healthcare Center in Forsyth.
Mrs. Bardon was born Feb. 10, 1911, to George and Belle Sprague Jackson in Lee. She attended school in Rosebud and graduated from high school in 1930.
As a young girl she would cook for line crews on Sweeney Creek and help her mother and father on the ranch.
On June 2, 1944, she and Marvin Bardon were married
. To this union two sons were born, Bruce and Dennis Bardon. Mrs. Bardon spent most of her life on Sweeney Creek raising her family with Mr. Bardon and drove children from the creek to school in an old Ford station wagon. She also delivered mail during this time. She and her husband were always going to listen to fiddle players and this was something she enjoyed doing.
She was active in community events and was involved in Rebbeka Auxiliary, 4-H and Homemakers Club. She enjoyed sewing, playing the piano and collecting dolls. She took great pride in her grandchildren, rarely missing any school programs and always taking time doing the little things with them that grandmothers do.
Her survivors include her son, Dennis Bardon; granddaughters, Tammy Vook, Jerette Mitzkus, Heidi Roberts and Amy Wright; grandson, Jess Bardon; and several great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Marvin Bardon; son, Bruce Bardon; her parents, George and Belle Jackson; and brothers, Floyd and Robert Jackson.
A visitation will be Thursday, Jan. 3, 2013, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the Chapel of Stevenson and Son’s Funeral Home of Forsyth. Funeral services will be Friday, Jan. 4, 2013, at 11 a.m. in the Chapel of Stevenson and Son’s Funeral Home of Forsyth. After the funeral a luncheon will be served in the reception room of Stevenson and Son’s Funeral Home of Forsyth. A private family burial will take place in the Forsyth cemetery.
Mildred Grace Ross
Terry, Montana: Mildred Grace Ross, age 93, passed away on Thursday, December 20, 2012 at the Prairie Community Nursing Home in Terry. Memorial services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, January 3, 2013 at the Terry Presbyterian Community Church in Terry with Pastor Leon Rathbun officiating. Private family interment will be held in the Prairie County cemetery in Terry. Silvernale-Silha Funeral Home of Glendive has been entrusted with the arrangements.
Milly was born in a homesteader’s shack on June 11, 1919 in McCone County, Montana, the second of three daughters of Henry and Ruth Beason. In her autobiography that had been written in 2009, she had described her life in that cabin with her two sisters as “quite cozy and self sufficient, in spite of drought, grasshoppers and hail. The days were filled with hauling water from a spring, mining their own coal and growing garden necessities. They also raised their own chickens, hogs and beef.”
At the age of five, Milly started school with her six year old sister having two children in the first grade class. The one room schoolhouse was a mile and a half away and the sisters often walked. Some potent memories of those early days include a time when all the young children were taken to the high school in Circle to have their tonsils and adenoids removed and easy summer evenings playing games and singing western songs.
In 1926, a brother was born. Milly’s father took a job in Circle, Montana as deputy-sheriff and moved their family to town. Henry was later elected sheriff and served in that capacity for more than twenty years.
In high school, Milly was recognized for her musical talent. An impressed teacher once wrote that she had “talent to spare” and he had hoped “to see Milly in front of a group of performers some day.” Music became a passion that defined much of the rest of her life.
In 1938, Milly studied at a beauty school in Billings where she earned her license. Her first job as a hair dresser was in Terry, Montana. Milly engaged in many social activities with a nice group of young people including a farm boy who worked in the grocery store next to the beauty salon. David Ross and Milly were united in marriage in 1941 in California where David worked in an airplane factory. Soon, two daughters, Donna and Della arrived. Milly enjoyed the warm California climate and became a proficient gardener. In 1947, the family moved back to Terry to take over the Ross family farm. Milly’s skill as a gardener sustained the family all year around. She was an expert seamstress, sewing beautiful clothes for herself and her daughters.
In 1952, a third daughter, Dixie joined the family. Milly was an active part of the Terry Community Presbyterian Church where she taught Sunday school and served on the church governing council for over twenty-six years. Milly shared her love of music, playing the piano and organ for services, weddings and funerals for an estimated fifty-three years. Milly used her music outside of church as well, accompanying many high school solos, groups or choirs. She guided and encouraged talent in others, always celebrating their achievements. Milly socialized with neighbors, planning events for the county fair and other activities. In the farming traditions, the family often went to the aid of others, bringing whatever they had to share.
Mildred was preceded in death by her husband; her brother and one sister, Arlene.
She is survived by her sister, Evelyn; her three daughters, Donna, Della and Dixie; eight grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
Memorials may be given to the Scholarship Fund of the Terry Community Presbyterian Church, the Prairie County Hospital Foundation or a charity of one’s choice.
Milly Ross is at peace. All who knew her were impacted by her wise, creative and loving spirit.
Her passion for African violets is well known as she delighted in sticking a leaf in the dirt, watching it grow and then giving it away. One of Milly’s requests was that her funeral be decorated with African Violets. The community is invited to share an African violet during the service so the sanctuary can be filled with her favorite plants.
Wynona Zehm Breen
Wynona Zehm Breen (age 89) died December 22, 2012 at the Prairie County Nursing home in Terry, Montana. Wynona was born February 10, 1923 to Henry Martin Zehm and Alice Hildreth Zehm of Mildred, Montana. She joined an older brother, Bob. Later, brother Bill and little sister Waneta joined the family.
Wynona attended the Richmond and Whitney Creek Schools and graduated from Terry High School in 1940.She attended college at Montana State Normal College in Dillon, Montana.
Charles Breen and Wynona Zehm were married
May 26, 1946 in Terry. They began married
life at the old Stanley Place working for the Jake Shumaker Ranch. Three of their children, Peggy, Pat, and Dorothy were born during this time. In 1960 they moved to the Zehm homeplace when Nona’s parents retired and moved into Terry. Another daughter, Deb was born in 1961.
Nona lived nearly all her life on the ranch her parents and grandparents homesteaded in 1910. Charles and Wynona farmed and ranched in Prairie, Custer and Garfield counties for 50 years. They had been married
for 66 years. Nona enjoyed the busy country life, her many friends and neighbors, taking lunch to the field and the family 4-H events.
Wynona taught in a number of rural Prairie County and Custer County schools, teaching at several country schools her mother and father taught during their early years in Montana. During the war years she taught at Marsh and Ismay. Later she taught at Whitney Creek, Goodview and Terry.
She was a member of several local organizations. Wynona was a 57 year member of the American Legion Auxiliary. She also served in the Prairie County Republican Party. Her homemakers club’s booths at the Prairie County Fair were memorable. Wynona was an accomplished seamstress, sewing for herself, her girls and neighbors. She was a tatter, tatting lace for a number of very special wedding dresses. When she could no longer tat or crochet, she turned to her computer, her crossword puzzles and her Kindle.
Genealogy became a major interest for Wynona, one shared with her brother, Bill and daughter, Dorothy and one which benefited us all. She compiled extensive information on the Breen and the Zehm Families. She and Charles traveled to see many extended family members so she could collect stories and pictures. Charles has claimed to have visited every old cemetery in the Western United States. Fort Garland, Colorado was her favorite and she returned several times with other family members. Family reunions were “a must go” part of her life.
Wynona was a member of the Prairie County Historical Society and with friends and fellow members, Mary Haughian and Ivy Brubaker helped compile the book, ‘Wheels Across Montana’s Prairie’. The 800 page book has 800 family histories and 1800 pictures and maps. It was published in 1974 as part of America’s Bicentennial. The maps at the back of the book of the homestead claims was drawn on a white bed sheet and tacked to our living room wall for a very long time. Everyone who came to the house became familiar with it and would check to see if they could spot any mistakes as new homestead families were filled in.
For the 1982 Terry Centennial, Wynona wrote a historical pageant, ‘Pa’s Prairie Pictures’. Nearly every person in Prairie County at the time was in the pageant cast. Also that year, Wynona was named ‘ Prairie County Woman of the Year’ for her work on numerous other centennial projects.
Wynona’s passion was the Prairie County Museum where she was a very active member for 37 years. The week before her death, she and a friend were sorting Cameron pictures which were taken at the same setting for slight differences. She was always available to answer any questions from local and former residents and their descendants, authors and schoolchildren. Her phone number was posted on the door of the museum and she would happily come in her power chair. Wynona was very independent. Neither bad weather nor her disabilities stopped her.
At age 85, Wynona took on another enormous project with help from her friends. Her goal, which she completed, was to transcribe from photo copies, 34 years (1893 to 1928) of the Evelyn Cameron diaries. The complete set of the Evelyn Cameron’s diaries is now available for the public at three locations: The Prairie County Museum and Gallery, The Cameron Heritage, Inc. and the Montana Historical Society. It was a labor of love for Wynona as she saw glimpses of the everyday lives of her own homesteading mother and grandmother in Evelyn’s diaries. Wynona was looking forward to having the diaries available on the Montana Historical Society website in 2013. She was also consulted on several documentaries and books on the Cameron photos.
In February 2012, Wynona was honored to receive one of the ServeMontana Awards for her lifelong service preserving the history of Prairie County. One of the highlights of her time in Helena was a tour of the Montana Historical Society and being able to physically hold and read an original diary from the Society Archives.
Wynona believed if you could not say something nice about another, you should say nothing at all. Her children, grandchildren and great grandchildren never heard her speak ill of anyone. She stayed in touch with everyone near and far through email and Facebook. She travelled and communicated with her children and grandchildren constantly; one of the highlights of her life was taking a trip up the Mississippi River with her granddaughter, Amy.
Wynona’s grandchildren were her greatest joy. Second may have been her peonies.
Wynona was preceded in death by her parents, Henry and Alice Zehm; her brother, Bob and his wife, Mary; and her favorite aunt, Pearl Eckes.
She is survived by her husband, Charles; her sister, Waneta Harris (Luther) Castle Valley, Utah; her brother, William Zehm (Corrine) Berrien Springs, Michigan; her son, Pat Breen (Vicki) Mildred, MT; her daughters, Peggy Glasscock (Don) Cody, WY; Dorothy Ban (Darrell) Cheyenne, WY; Deb Junek (Sidney) Forney, TX; her six grandchildren, Jason Ban, Cheyenne, WY; Amy Thomas (Randy) Cheyenne, WY; Bob Breen, Mildred, MT; Melissa Damn, Billings, MT; Jessica Junek, Richardson, TX; and Haley Junek, Forney, TX; her three great grandchildren, Jake Huber, Allison and Madison Thomas and her many special nieces and nephews whose lives she was able to keep up with via email and Facebook.
Visitation will be held on Friday, December 28, 2012 from 1:00-6:00 p.m. at Stevenson & Sons Funeral Home in Terry with family receiving friends from 4:00-6:00 p.m. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, December 29, 2012 at 11:00 a.m. at the Community Presbyterian Church in Terry. Stevenson & Sons Funeral Home of Terry is in charge of the arrangements.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Prairie County Museum through Stevenson and Sons.
Olga Seteren Jones
Olga Seteren Jones, 92, died Saturday, Dec. 22, 2012, at Eagle Cliff Manor in Billings.
She was born to Norwegian parents Ole and Johanna Seteren on March 8, 1920, at Cabin Creek, and grew up with her brothers Obert, John, Norris and sister, Palma Hobbs.
She married
Jim Jones in 1939 in Glasgow. Mr. and Mrs. Jones lived in Miles City and ranched at Cabin Creek. She lived the past six years in Billings to be close to her family.
She is survived by her son, Jerry, and wife, Shari, of Billings; daughter, Sharon of Erie, Colo.; five grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; five great-great grandchildren and nieces and nephews; and special neighbors Fritzie and Dennis Hafla.
Mrs. Jones was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Jim; and her brothers and sister.
Memorials may be given in Mrs. Jones’ name to a charity of one’s choice.
Visitation will be Thursday, Dec. 27, 2012, with family receiving friends from 4 to 6 p.m. at Stevenson and Sons Funeral Home. Funeral services will be Friday, Dec. 28, 2012, at 10:30 a.m. in the chapel of Stevenson and Sons Funeral Home in Miles City with burial following at the Custer County cemetery.
Stevenson and Sons Funeral Home of Miles City is in charge of the arrangements.
Margaret Rosalee Lewis
Margaret Rosalee Lewis of Jordan died peacefully Dec. 22, 2012, at the Garfield County Health Center. She chose to be called “Rose” because she did not like to be called “Maggie.”
She was born Oct. 18, 1926, in Jordan to Amos Earl Spracklin and Iva Mary Heiss.
She was the mother of three children and worked as a certified nurse’s aide. She moved to the Garfield County Health Center in August of 2010 due to health problems. She loved to hear from her family, do word searches, play bingo, listen to music, and go shopping. She had a beautiful voice and loved to sing the song that she wrote about her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.
Her survivors include one daughter, Mary L. Seevey of Burns, Ore.; five sisters, Alice Bickel, Betty Cole, Bertha Roufley, Dorothy Euell-Spracklin and Helen Fowler; and many nieces, nephews and grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her son, Daniel Lawrence Ward Jr.; her daughter, Doris Margaret Ward; her parents; and an infant sister, Mary Anna Spracklin.
Memorial services will be at a later date in Burns, Ore. Stevenson and Sons Funeral Home of Jordan is in charge of the arrangements.
Marion Buflod
Marion Buflod, 87, passed away Wednesday, December 19, 2012, at St. Vincent Healthcare in Billings, surrounded by her family.
Marion Ione Nord Buflod was born on September 13, 1925 to Carl and Elna Nord of La Bolt, SD. She grew up on a farm where she developed a deep appreciation of nature and country lifestyle. She graduated from nearby Strandburg High School in 1943 and started her teaching career that fall.
In 1945 she married
John E. Buflod, and together they began a family that included five children; Carl John, Carole Jean, Mary Lee, Julie Ann, and Melvin Ray “Skip.” The family moved to eastern Montana in 1955, and she resumed teaching at rural schools north of Miles City, followed by Rosebud, Hysham, and Miles City elementary schools. Marion was a conscientious and dedicated professional during her long teaching career.
After her husband’s death in 1986, she moved back to her roots in South Dakota for nine years, and then returned to Montana to be closer to her family.
Marion was an independent spirit who made frequent solo driving trips of 500 miles to visit friends and relatives until well into her mid-eighties. She liked to read, and passed that enjoyment onto her children and grandchildren.
She remained a country girl at heart and enjoyed the scenic beauty of Montana prairies as much as the rolling hills of her childhood home in eastern South Dakota.
Always, she took a keen interest in the people around her and kept in contact with a large extended family as well as the many friends and acquaintances she made throughout her life. She was a loyal and supportive grandmother, and played a very large role in the lives of her grandchildren. She will be greatly missed.
Marion is survived by her sister Marlys (Wilbur) Johnson of Strandburg, SD; children Carl (Judy) Buflod and Carole (Sterling) Warner; grandchildren Michelle (Jacob) Dauenhauer, Brooke Bartholomew, Jennifer (Vinson) Forsman, Brittany (Clint) Cecil, and John “Garry” Buflod; great-grandchildren Jade Forsmen and Lander Dauenhauer; as well as many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents Carl and Elna Nord; sisters Donna Fischer and Muriel Lundberg; husband John Buflod; daughters Julie Bartholomew and Mary Perkins; and son Melvin “Skip” Buflod.
Cremation has taken place. There will be a gathering of family and friends next summer in La Bolt, SD to celebrate her life.
In place of flowers or cards, Marion asked that donations be made to children’s libraries or the charity of your choice.
Arrangements are by Cremation & Funeral Gallery.
Lucille E. Shipman
Lucille E. Shipman, 93, of Miles City, died Friday, Dec. 21, 2012, at Holy Rosary Extended Care in Miles City.
Mrs. Shipman was born Jan. 31, 1919, at Sand Springs, the daughter of John and Mary Kalloth Deeks. They lived on the homestead at Sand Springs and Lucille attended grade school at the Mitchell School before attending junior high school at Ingomar. She was attending high school in Jordan and left school her junior year to help the family with ranch work.
In 1935 Ray Shipman went to work for her parents and they were married
on Aug. 4, 1936, in Baker and lived at Ismay. They owned and operated a grocery store with Mr. Shipman’s brother and wife, Dale and Hazel. In the early 1940s they bought their farm north of Ismay where they raised sheep and cattle. While at Ismay they had two daughters born, Betty Jean in 1937 and Darlene in 1939. In 1961 they operated the Farmers Union Co-op at Kinsey for a short while before moving back to Ismay in 1963 and they acquired the Knowlton-Labree mail route. Mrs. Shipman operated this route even after Mr. Shipman’s death until 1987 when she moved to Miles City.
She entered Holy Rosary Extended Care in 2007 and had resided there since.
Mrs. Shipman had a good sense of humor, loved to play bingo and cards and especially loved all of her time spent with her family.
Her survivors include her daughters, Darlene Stoltz and Jeannie (Jim) Logan, both of Miles City; five grandchildren, Guy Schneider, Darla (Doug) McLean, Troy (Gwen) Logan, Jami (Rob) Bonnell and Dennis (Peggy) Logan; 10 great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Ray in July 22, 1983; two brothers; two sisters; a grandson, Kerry Schneider; and a great-grandson, Tucker Logan.
Visitation will be Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012, at Stevenson and Sons Funeral Home from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Funeral service will be Thursday, Dec. 27, 2012, at 2 p.m. at the chapel of Stevenson and Sons Funeral Home with burial to follow in the Custer County cemetery.
Irene Bertha Meitzner Schreiber
Irene Bertha Meitzner Schreiber, 99, of Miles City died on Thursday, Dec. 20, 2012, at Holy Rosary Extended Care in Miles City.
She was baptized and confirmed into the Christian faith of the Lutheran Church and her scripture verses: Psalms 27:1 “The Lord is my light and salvation, whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life of whom shall I be afraid.” Matthew 28:19 “Therefore go and make disciples of all nations baptizing them in the name of the Father, Son and of the Holy Spirit.”
Mrs. Schreiber was born on July 1, 1913, in Utica, Mich., on the family farm just outside of Detroit. She was the oldest daughter of eight children born to Fred and Marie Meitzner. As a youth, she attended Utica schools and also worked on the family farm supplying produce to the markets in Detroit and the surrounding areas.
She later met Theodore A. “Ted” Schreiber whom she married
at the Schreiber family home in Miles City in 1942, just days before he deployed to Europe and World War II.
Mrs. Schreiber was an active lifelong member of Trinity Lutheran Church in Miles City. Her commitment to serving her Lord included teaching Sunday School for 30 years, serving on committees and boards, and as an officer in Ladies Guild, The Lutheran Women’s Missionary League and Ladies Aid.
In addition to her commitment to her church and family, Mrs. Schreiber worked many years for Shore’s Department Women’s Clothing Store as well as Andersons and Anthonys. She also took much pleasure in gardening and tending to her flowers, which was a joy and carryover from her Michigan youth.
Her survivors include her son, Theodore F. Schreiber, his wife, Pam and their son, Paul of Miles City; and her son, James C. Schreiber, his wife, Jorja, of Bigfork; as well as a sister, Elvera Travis, and a brother, Elmer Meitzner, of Utica, Mich.; together with numerous nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Ted; her parents; and five brothers and sisters, Helen, Eleanor, Lawrence, Fred, and Art.
Mrs. Schreiber loved her family, her friends, her church and her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
A funeral service will be at 11 a.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church on Thursday, Dec. 27, 2012, with a visitation at Stevenson and Sons Funeral Home on Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012, from 5 to 7 p.m. with a prayer service at 6 p.m.
Memorials may be sent to Trinity Lutheran Church.
