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FLORENCE KELLY
Florence Lillian Kelly, beloved mother and grandmother, peacefully found her lord and beloved husband, John T. Kelly, the evening of Feb. 6, 2004.
Florence was born April 27, 1920 in Absarokee, and graduated from Columbus in 1938. In 1940, she went to work for the Farm Security Administration in Red Lodge, which led to her meeting her beloved John, whom she married on Sept. 5, 1941, at the Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Absarokee.
The couple moved to Emerald Ranch on Red Lodge Creek, where they spent many love filled years, raising and showing championship Columbia sheep, along with cattle, and hogs. Florence was a 4H leader, and they both were active members of the Woolgrowers Association. They founded many cherished friendships, and especially enjoyed the time John served on the Montana Board of Livestock.
Florence was preceded in death by John on April 25, 1997; infant son, James T.; brothers Clarence and Kenny; and sister, Karen. She is survived by children and grandchildren, Tom and Lorrie Kelly of Post Falls Idaho, Gina Carhart, Tracy Head, Jacque Gay, Keith and Norma Jean Kelly of Helena, Keith, Shannon, Conan, Kevin, Pat and Viki Kelly of Billings, Shawn, Sharla Mattheis, and Sherry Kelly Wilkinson and Tom of Roundup, and Julie Martin; 10 great-grandchildren; sister, Dale McKinsey; brothers, Don and Bud Haugan; nieces and nephews, Carol, Kathy, Bob, and Dennis and their families.
Florence was best known for opening her home, heart and table — none ever left hungry. Her greatest joy was in the love and pride she had for John and her family. Her walls were filled with countless pictures of them all, and every clipping or tidbit of accomplishment any had.
She led her life with strength and grace, and the impact she had on so many will run deep for eternity. She will be greatly missed. Florence spent her last three years at the Lincoln Lane Assisted Living in Billings, where she was loved and tenderly cared for. Judy, Larry, Jennifer, and Doffie, a heartfelt thank you from us all.
Funeral services were held at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2004 at the Olcott Funeral Chapel in Red Lodge. Interment followed at the St. Olaf Lutheran Church Cemetery.
Memorials can be given to the Lincoln Lane Assisted Living at 659 Lincoln Lane Billings, 59105, or the St. Olaf Lutheran Church.
JADE LOUISE-MARIE DUNCAN
Jade Louise-Marie Duncan passed away to be in her heavenly father’s arms Jan. 26, 2004 at St. Vincent’s NICU.
Little tiny Jade was a fighter even before her birth, with a distressed, failing pregnancy. Jade fought a month-long struggle to live which ended in an emergency early delivery.
Jade was born Jan. 24, 2004, at only 1 pound, 1/2 ounces, yet unbelievably strong. She stayed with us for two days before she went to be with her heavenly father.
Jade is survived by her mother and father, Stacey Jean Marie Johnson and William Duncan of Roundup; three brothers, Devon-Lynn, 4, Eric, 20 months, and Aries, 8 months; grandparents Myrtle Gathercole and Harvey Adolf of Roundup, Tracy Marie Johnson and Gary McLauchlin of Red Lodge and James and Sandy Duncan of Vancouver, Wash.; great-grandmother, Beverly Honey of Troy; great-grandfather Harold McLauchlin of Great Falls; six aunts and one uncle of Red Lodge, and an aunt and uncle of Billings.
Her short life will be remembered.
STEPHANIE ANN ABELL
RED LODGE – Stephanie Ann Abell, age 19, of Missoula and formerly of Red Lodge, died Thursday, February 5, 2004, in Seattle from complications due to an auto accident in Missoula.
She was born August 2, 1984 in Hardin, Montana, the daughter of Roger and Rhonda (Arneson) Abell. As a child she lived in many different places: Montana, New York, Germany and Alaska. In 1992 she moved with her family to Red Lodge. She graduated from Red Lodge High School in 2002. After graduation she moved to New Mexico for a while and then to Missoula to be with her friends.
Stephanie played basketball, volleyball, softball and loved to dance. She also belonged to the Key Club, FCCLA and the Yearbook staff.
Survivors include her parents: Roger and Rhonda Abell of Belfry; brothers, Steven of Missoula and Brandon of Belfry; grandparents, Julie Arneson of Alaska, Doug (Colleen) Arneson of Laurel, Phyllis (Ernest) Wait of Colorado; great-grandparents, Abbie Abell of Billings, Ben and Dorothy Hamburg of Hardin, and Robert and Evagene Ball of Alaska; aunts and uncles, Julie and Bob Lee of Red Lodge, Randy and Aleisa Abell of Laurel, Brenda and Robert Card of Alaska and Steve and Jana Kembel of Seattle; and many great aunts, uncles and cousins.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. on Thursday, February 12, at the Smith-Olcott Funeral Chapel in Red Lodge. Casket will be closed. Interment will follow at the Red Lodge Cemetery. Following the graveside service there will be a gathering at Roger and Rhonda’s home in Belfry.
MILDRED LORRAINE SCHWEND
Mildred Lorraine Schwend, 94, long time area resident passed away Monday Feb. 9, 2004 in the Big Horn County Memorial Nursing Home.
She was born Feb. 16,1909 in Burlington, Wyoming, a daughter of James and Flora Clifford Shelmerdine. As a small child, she moved with her family to the Great Falls area, then to Billings via a covered wagon before settling in the Bridger area in 1915. She received her education in Bridger, graduating from high school in 1927. During the last two years of high school, she worked as a telephone operator for the Bell Telephone Company.
Mildred married Jess C. Schwend on July 16, 1927 in Billings and the couple made their home in the Bridger area until moving to their ranch near St. Xavier. In 1941 they moved to the Takes the Gun place where they ranched for 29 years before retiring and moving to Hardin in 1967. She was the matriarch of the Schwend family. She was always busy with her hands, crocheting, knitting and acting as a true seamstress. She often made her own clothing. She loved cats and was an avid Atlanta Braves baseball fan.
Her husband, Jess, son, Corky, and a sister, Grace Phelps, preceded Mildred in death.
Survivors include her daughter, Dorothy Tally of Billings, a sister Mabel Delmonica of Washington, and her beloved grandchildren, Scott (Voni) Tally and their children, Austin and Ashley, Brett (Jean) Tally and their children, Brooks and Bram all of Miles City, Colleen (Tim) Moullet and their children, Tiffany and Bethany of Huntley Project, Tracy (Chip) Siemion and their children, Stormy and Cady and Cody (Kara Lee) Schwend and their children, Steven and Conner all of St. Xaiver; as well as a niece and several nephews.
We would like to thank the staff of the Big Horn County Memorial Nursing Home for all of their love and care of our mother during her stay.
Funeral services will be held 10 a.m. Friday in the Bullis Funeral Chapel. Interment will be held at 2 p.m. Friday in the Bridger Cemetery.
Bullis Mortuary of Hardin has been entrusted with the arrangements.
EMMA B. BASSETT
Emma Bassett, 87, of East Wenatchee, Wash., died Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2004.
Emma was preceded in death by her husband, Art Bassett; parents, Lemuel and Mary Chesmore; brothers, Charles, Ted, Wayne, Calvin and George, and a sister, Georgetta Koski.
She is survived by her son, Ed Joines of East Wenatchee; sisters, Margaret (Nick) Satonica of Withee, Wis., and Virginia Powell of Red Lodge, and numerous nieces and nephews.
Graveside services were held Feb. 3, 2004 in East Wenatchee.
EWILDA AYARS KADOUS
Elwilda “Willie” Ayars Kadous, age 81, passed away peacefully on January 23, 2004.
Cremation has taken place and a service will be this summer in Red Lodge.
Willie was born in Worthington, Minn. She spent most of her life in St. Paul, Minn. and resided in Red Lodge for the past 12 years.
She was preceded in death by her parents, two sisters and two brothers.
Survivors include her loving husband of 59 years, Del Kadous, her son, Jim Kadous and daughter-in-law Suzanne Kadous of Red Lodge, and a brother, Jim Pfeil of Armstong, Iowa.
Memorials are suggested to: Cancer Treatment Centers of America, 2408 East 81st St., Suite 100, Tulsa, OK 74137-4210.
CAROL JEAN NESSAN
RED LODGE – Carol Jean Nessan, 49, died unexpectedly early Friday morning, Feb. 13, 2004 at her home in Red Lodge. Carol was born on August 24, 1954 in Bagley, Iowa, a daughter of George and Kate Sellers.
After graduating from YJB High School in Iowa, Carol moved to Montana where she met and married Rick Nessan. They were together for 31 years. Rick and Carol lived in Helena and Lewistown before settling in Red Lodge in 1979.
Carol was known by family, friends and clients as a great cook who baked and lavishly decorated cakes for weddings, graduations and other occasions. She was an active member of the B.P.O. Does Drove #179 of Red Lodge, having served in all offices and attending many of the conventions. When her daughters were younger, Carol was also involved in Girl Scouts, and she was an active member of the Red Lodge Community Church where she served as a deacon. One of her greatest enjoyments was caring for foster babies that needed love.
Carol enjoyed life to the fullest, and particularly liked to travel with her family. She was a wonderful and loving wife, mother and grandmother. Her cheery “hellos” and beaming smile were her trademarks, and will be missed by all who knew her.
Survivors include her husband, Rick Nessan of Red Lodge; two daughters, Lu Anne of Hamilton and Sarah and grandson Jayden of Billings; her mother, Kate Sellers of Bagley, Iowa; three sisters, Margaret (Ken) Garrison of Davenport, Iowa, and Ruth Riley and Mary (Alvin) Clark, all of Yale, Iowa; and three brothers, Robert (Sherry) Sellers of Missoula, Lloyd (Vicki) Sellers of Bagley, Iowa, and Larry Sellers of Scranton, Iowa. She was preceded in death by her father, George Sellers.
Services were held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 17 at the Red Lodge Community Church, U.C.C., with a reception following at the Beartooth Elks Lodge. Smith-Olcott Funeral Chapel was in charge of arrangements. Cremation is planned, and interment will be in the Red Lodge Cemetery.
Memorials may be given to the Red Lodge Community Church or to the B.P.O. Does of Red Lodge.
Frank Gregg
Frank Clyde Gregg died the 14th of June, 2003, at Brendan House in Kalispell with his beloved brother by his side. He was born May 25, 1926, in the Whitefish family home located at 3rd and Karrow. He loved to reminisce about the "good old days" growing up in Whitefish. Frank graduated from Whitefish High School in 1944 and joined the Navy, serving for two years in the South Pacific. He saw the actual raising of the flag on Iwo Jima. He came home, and after working a few odd jobs, went to work for the Great Northern Railway as a clerk and railroad cop.
When he retired he turned his love of the railroad and history into what became his true life work, saving and documenting the history of Whitefish. He was recently honored by the Chamber of Commerce as the first recipient of the "Great Whitefish Award" for a lifetime of service to Whitefish.
Frank was a member of the Order of the Moose, the American Legion, Big Brothers Big Sisters, president of the Stumptown Historical Society and the author of two books, one on Colt 45s and the second on the history of the railroad in the Flathead Valley from 1870-1904.
Frank is survived by his sister, Kathryn Mathews and her husband Bill, and their children Meredith and Gregg; his brother Wesley and his children, Dewey, Myrtis, Joe, Dawn, Dana and Joan, numerous nieces and nephews, and a large number of boys and men whom he mentored and loved as his own.
Memorials may be given to Stumptown Historical Society and will be used to start a scholarship in his name.
Please join us in a celebration of Frank's life at a ceremony to be held at the Depot he helped save, at 2:30 p.m., Saturday, June 21.
