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Carl Robert Thornock
Carl Robert Thornock, 71, of Broadus, died of cancer at his home, surrounded by his loving family, on Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2007.
Mr. Thornock was the youngest of six children, born on June 9, 1935, to Fern and Cecil Thornock in Bloomington, Idaho, and was raised as a member of the LDS Church. He attended school grades one through eight in Bloomington and nine through 12 at Fielding High School in Paris, Idaho.
He joined the United States Army in February 1955 and married
Bonnie Martin in March 1955 in Rigby, Idaho. He was stationed in Korea for 13 months, then in Fort Hood, Texas, until he was discharged from the Army. The couple had four children, twin girls, Lorraine and Laurie, Sherry and Chad.
Mr. Thornock and Judy Traub-Hulford were married
on Dec. 3, 1984, in Elko, Nev. They lived in Helena, Dickinson and Butte before moving to Nye in 1986 where he worked as an underground miner at Stillwater Mining Co. He retired in 1999 and they moved to Broadus.
He worked part-time at the Powder River Manor in Broadus in the maintenance department, but his love for mining drew him back underground until January 2006.
Mr. Thornock truly enjoyed working underground, which he did for a total of 45 years. His favorite pastimes were reading (especially history) and working with his wife, Judy, at their ceramic shop.
His survivors include his wife, Judy Thornock; his daughters, Laurie Eldridge of Pocatello, Idaho, and Sherry Bushong (Edward “Dito” Snider) of Rigby, Idaho; his brother, Leroy Thornock (Shirley) of Pocatello, Idaho; his sister, Irene Carlin (Johnny) of Bloomington, Idaho; his step-children, Cindy Parrish (Scott) of Broadus, Marty Hulford (Diane) of Elko, Nev., and Teri Hulford (Bill Knudson) of North Bend, Ore.; 13 grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Mr. Thornock was preceded in death by his parents, Fern and Cecil Thornock; Bonnie Martin Thornock; his sisters, Elsie Martin, Priscilla Thornock and Mary Cozia; his daughter, Lorraine Welch; his son, Chad Thornock; his step-son, Joe Hulford; and his grandsons, Tony Eldridge, Craig Welch and John Carl Thornock.
Memorial Services will be Saturday, Feb. 10, 2007, at 3 p.m. at Stevenson and Sons Funeral Home in Broadus. Interment will follow at a later date in the Valley View cemetery in Broadus.
Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society or to the charity of one’s choice.
Judith Munsell Burgher
Word has been received of the death of Judith Munsell Burgher of Lake Oswego, Ore. She died Thursday, Feb. 8, 2007.
She was born in Baker on Feb. 22, 1945, to Wes and Agnes Munsell.
The family moved to Miles City in 1946.
She graduated from Sacred Heart High School and attended Carroll College in Helena where she met her husband, Gerald Burgher.
Her survivors include her husband, Gary; her sons, Creighton and Kirston, their wives and two grandchildren; her father, Wes Munsell; and nine siblings.
Services are pending.
Katherine Nicely
Katherine Nicely went to be with the Lord on Feb. 4, 2007 after a sudden illness.
Katherine was born 7-17-1931 to Henry and Sophia Myer in Baker, MT where she grew up and graduated from high school. She worked for Dr. Sam Weeks office for many years. This is where she met her future husband, Earl Nicely.
On April 8, 1956, she married
Earl and moved to Miles City. It was there that they had their only child, Connie on 7-17-1971 and built their home together. Katherine worked at Holy Rosary Hospital for 40 years as a nurse assistant and especially enjoyed Labor and Delivery and the nursery. She was remembered fondly by many who she cared for. She retired in 1996 from Holy Rosary Hospital.
In May 1998 Earl and Katherine moved to Billings to be closer to Connie and her family. She wanted to be closer to her granddaughters Elise and Haley who were a very big part of her life.
She was an active member of Seventh Day Adventist Church in Miles City and was currently attending the Seventh Day Adventist Church in Billings.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 47 years, Earl, and 4 siblings.
She is survived by her daughter Connie and her husband Denny Broberg and their children Elise and Haley, all of Billings. She is also survived by her brother Sam (Evelyn) Myer of Baker and her twin sister Pauline Myer of Baker, and a niece Gloria Dick of California.
Mom, you will be so greatly missed by your family. We love you grandma and you will be in our hearts forever!
Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Friday at Cremation or Funeral Gallery, 29 Eighth St. West in Billings.
Memorials may be sent to Katherine Nicely Memorial Fund, 2235 Grant Ave., Billings, MT 59102.
Arrangements are by Cremation or Funeral Gallery.
Olive Buraas
Olive Beatrice Farnstrom Buraas, 90, of Miles City died Thursday, Feb. 1, 2007, at the Friendship Villa Care Center in Miles City.
She was born on Aug. 3, 1916, in Walcott, N.D., the daughter of Richard and Ida Lee Farnstrom. She attended school in Roseglen, N.D.
Following her schooling, she worked in Minot, N.D., as a maid, cook and took care of children.
She married
Emil Buraas on April 26, 1941. Following their marriage, he entered the service and she worked in Minot until 1946, when Mr. Buraas was discharged from the Army. They remained in Minot until the fall of 1950 when they moved to Miles City and remained there until the times of their deaths.
Mrs. Buraas enjoyed crossword puzzles, baking, cooking and fishing in her early years. She also enjoyed playing cards at the Drop-In Center. She was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary.
Her survivors include a daughter, Janet (Harley) Klein of Miles City; a sister, Edna Rovig of St. Maries, Idaho; three grandchildren, Stacy (Tawny) Klein of Seattle, Wash., Rene (Jim) Driscoll of Knob Noster, Mo. and Erik Larsen of Seattle; and two great-grandchildren, Courtney Klein and Hunter Driscoll.
She was preceded in death by her parents and her husband, Emil.
Funeral services will be Monday, Feb. 5, 2007, at 11 a.m. at Stevenson and Sons Funeral Home in Miles City. Interment will follow in the Veterans Section of the Custer County cemetery.
Should friends desire, memorials may be made to the charity of one’s choice.
Payton Jacob "Jake" Shumaker
Payton Jacob “Jake” Shumaker, 92, of Terry died Thursday, Feb. 1, 2007, .
Mr. Shumaker was born Nov. 7, 1914, at the ranch on Ash Creek, near Ismay, the youngest son of Payton Jacob and Essie Hale Shumaker. He grew up in the Ash Creek and Whitney Creek area. Mr. Shumaker graduated from Ismay High School in 1932 and had started his life with sheep in 1929, tromping wool and tagging sheep.
He began shearing at 10 cents a head and his goal was to shear 100 a day.
Mr. Shumaker and Lorraine Rosmussen were married
on June 10, 1938, in Baker. They lived on the Older place until 1942 when the house was moved one mile to be on the Montana-Dakota Utilities pipeline. This continued to be the home ranch until Mr. Shumaker retired.
After the deaths of his two sons, Joey and Shawn, Mr. Shumaker became involved with the Yellowstone Boys Ranch. At his retirement his ranch was placed in trust at the Yellowstone Boys and Girls Ranch and because of this generous gift Shumaker Lodge was built there in his honor.
In 1985, he bought a converted Greyhound bus and became a snowbird in Quartzsite, Ariz. He made the trip back and forth for 21 years, the spring of 2006 being his last trip home.
His survivors include daughters Sandra (Jim) Ross of Terry and DeAn Small of Seattle, Wash.; sons Payton Jacob Shumaker III and Mark (Christine) Whitney of Billings; grandchildren Kyle, Tracy and Cody Ross, Jody, Denise and Darrin Small, Payton J. IV (Chandra) and Mark Justin Shumaker; great-grandchildren J’Kee Lorraine Aboujaoude, Madee Thompson, Rylie Ross and Diena Shumaker; and great-great-grandchildren Shawn and Dalya Lorraine Johnson.
He was preceded in death by his brothers, Sam and Charlie; his wife, Lorraine; his sons, Joseph Raymond and Shawn Kyle; his granddaughter, Tiffany Brooke; and his daughter-in-law, Theresa Marie.
Funeral services will be Monday, Feb. 5, 2007, at 11 a.m. in the Community Presbyterian Church in Terry. Interment will follow in the Prairie County cemetery in Terry.
Stevenson and Sons Funeral Home in Terry is in charge of arrangements.
Should friends desire, memorials may be made to the Yellowstone Girls and Boys Ranch, Terry Community Hospital or to the charity of one’s choice.
Kathy Lankford-Casillas
The family of Kathy Lankford-Casillas would like to thank you for your thoughts and prayers. As we all know, Kathy was very dedicated to her job, she loved everyone she worked with. Nothing made Kathy happier than knowing that she was needed.
Katherine Marie Casillas, 45, of Huntington Beach, California, born January 25, 1962 in Miles City, Montana and passed away January 25, 2007 at Orange Coast Memorial Hospital after an unexpected illness. Kathy had two daughters, Danielle Nichole Lankford (Dec. 3, 1990), and Amanda Marie Lankford (Nov. 21, 1993). Kathy married
Tony Casillas on June 17, 2000 sharing many happy times together.
Kathy treasured her family and focused on creating wonderful memories for her children. She loved the ocean and being outdoors.
Kathy worked for British Petroleum Company along with her sister Cindy where together they had been providing phone support to many office locations in the Los Angeles area since 1983. They were known as the “Book Ends.”
Kathy was preceded in death by her paternal grandparents, Robert and Mary Beauchot of Miles City, Montana.
Kathy is survived and will be missed by her husband Tony, two daughters Danielle and Amanda of Huntington Beach, CA and two step-sons, Brett and Michael Casillas, her mother, Charlotte Erlenbusch (Harold) of Jordan, MT, her father, Charles Beauchot (Kathleen) of Miles City, MT, grandparents, Alfred and Eunice Hirsch of Miles City, MT, four sisters, Sheila Hagemeister (Jim) of Kinsey, MT, Linda Stokes (Dan) and JoAnn Gresens (Ira) of Miles City, and Cindy Grieder (Curt) of Santa Ana, CA, nieces, nephews and many friends.
In honoring Kathy’s wishes, there will be a private family service. In lieu of flowers a trust fund is set up for her two daughters where contributions may be sent in care of Cindy Beauchot-Grieder, 10061 Rangeview Dr., Santa Ana, California 92705.
Kathy will be missed by everyone whose life she touched. Her beautiful smile, her bright eyes, and wonderful sense of humor will continue on in our memories forever.
Beverly Lou South
Beverly Lou South, 73, of Miles City died Sunday, Jan. 28, 2007, at the Holy Rosary Extended Care in Miles City.
Mrs. South was born in Mandan, N.D., on Jan. 16, 1934, the ninth of 12 children born to John and Elsie Williams George.
She lived on the family farm until she moved to Mandan in 1951, where she was blessed with her first daughter. They moved to Miles City in 1953, where she met and married
Lloyd South in 1955.
The couple were later blessed with three more daughters. The family made Miles City their permanent home. Mrs. South worked at the Sunset Drive-In, she also worked with her husband, Lloyd, at South Drywall and worked and retired from Ben Franklin as manager of the lunch counter.
She loved decorating houses, having coffee at the 600 café with her family, sewing, doing jigsaw puzzles, camping, cooking, baking, but most of all she enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren and family. Mrs. South’s friends and customers at Ben Franklin were always very important to her.
Her survivors include three daughters, Ava (Rod) Clauson, Beva (Clinton) Meidinger and Tammy (Terry) Wahl; her sisters, Lorraine Lund, Marilyn South and Joanne Hodgson, all of Miles City, Leona Spitzer of Valley City, N.D., and Darlene Fischer of Laurel; a brother, Bill George of Laurel; 11 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents; a daughter, Val Cornett; two sisters; and three brothers.
A prayer service will be held Friday, Feb. 2, 2007, at 7 p.m. at Stevenson and Sons Funeral Home in Miles City. Funeral services will be Saturday, Feb., 3, 2007, at 1 p.m. at the United Methodist Church in Miles City. Interment will follow in the Custer County cemetery in Miles City.
Should friends desire, memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society or to Holy Rosary Hospice.
Shirley Hellyer Hains
On Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2007, surrounded by family, Shirley M. N. Hellyer Hains died in Billings. She was 75 years of age.
On a farm near the town of Dilo (Sand Springs area) Mrs. Hains was born to the family of Charles Floyd “Babe” and Alta Levita Lemons Hellyer on July 23, 1931. She joined one sister and two brothers. Later two more children would join this family.
In 1936, when Mrs. Hains was five years old, her mother died leaving behind six children all under the age of 12 years. At this point Mrs. Hains began the nomadic period of her life. She began the first grade in Jordan and then in 1941 she went to stay with her grandmother, Hannah R. Springer Hellyer in Billings. She also lived with many other people of whom Mrs. Gilmore in Marsh was a personal and much spoken of favorite.
Mrs. Hains spent a portion of her youth with her father and his second wife, Anita Elrude, and three sons. She traveled with them to Idaho where she worked in the beet and onion fields during the war. Her preferences were the beet fields because they provided more “shade.” Due to her lifestyle, Mrs. Hains attended six different schools in eight years. Later in life she completed her GED and attended college classes.
She was on her own by the time she was 15 years of age and she started waiting tables in Jordan where she worked for Homer Brown, Duke Bowman, Ed Ryan and Glen Cooley. Her younger sister, Alta, and she lived at the Jake Fellman cabins while Alta attended high school.
In 1951, Dayle Hains, who was part of the Line Builders electrical line crew came to the café for supper where she worked. Later they were married
on April 23, 1952, in Forsyth. Mr. Hains brought two sons, Dayle Kenneth and Rodney Alberto, with him to this union.
In the early part of the couple’s marriage they lived in Hinsdale, Ashland and Broadus before moving back to Jordan. At this time they added more children to their family: Connie Lee, Lynn Dee, Hal Bruce, Dale Ann and Sherlie Renee, all born in Jordan. Mr. and Mrs. Hains’ partnership complimented each other.
Mrs. Hains loved learning and was extremely talented. She was a loving, caring and giving mother who enjoyed her family, gardening, reading, many kinds of handiwork including, knitting, crocheting, sculpting, oil painting, china painting, doll making, ceramics, quilting, cooking and sewing. She was a devoted helpmate, sister and friend. It seemed there was a constant flow of people stopping by the house to visit and share a cup of coffee and a laugh.
Her survivors include the children of her life: Dayle Kenneth (Leah) Mitchell and his son Raul of Missoula, Rodney Alberto Hains and his children Justin and Niki of Helena, Connie (Joe) Urick and their children Danielle and Seth of Hilger, Lynn (Delbert) Stanton and their children Jodi, Jeana, Hannah and Adam of Brusett, Hal (Roxanne) Hains and their children Helaina, E.J., Kasey and Karley of Miles City, Dale Ann (Tom) Billing and their children Rulon, Brian, Charlee, Taylor and Madison of Jordan, and Sherlie Hains-Hafla and her son Kaden of Rapid City, S.D.
Survivors also include her brothers, Charles of Lander, Wyo., John (Babe) of Big Fork, Roy of Germany and David of Cody, Wyo.; her sisters, Ellen of Pearl, Ms., and Alta (Bob) Baugh of Jordan; her sisters-in-law, Shirley (Robert) Hellyer of Lake Havasu, Ariz., Marilyn (Alan) Strickland of Burke, Va., and Barbara (Roy) Hains of Wisconsin; her step-mother, Anita Kopp of Cody, Wyo.; and 12 great-grandchildren, Trevor, Cody, Rylie, Dillon, Rylee, Ashlea, Eli, Abby, Kinley, Karston, Kelsey and Justin.
Mrs. Hains was preceded in death by her husband, Dayle; her parents; and two brothers, Robert and Floyd “Shorty.”
Funeral services will be Friday, Feb. 2, 2007, at 11 a.m. at the Veterans of Foreign Wars Hall in Jordan. Interment will follow in the Pioneer cemetery in Jordan.
If desired, memorials may be made to the charity of one’s choice or to the “Defiant We Stand” memorial statue commemorating the raising of the flag on Iwo Jima and to 911. This Alice Walden sculpture will be placed at the VFW Hall in Jordan.
George "Nick" Krumenacker
George “Nick” Krumenacker entered heaven on January 19, 2007. Although he was not a smoker, he died in Salem, Oregon after l year long illness with lung cancer. He did his best to stay with his family, but died peacefully in their presence.
Nick was born at the family home to Nick and Marian Alice George Krumenacker in Miles City, Montana on September 7, 1941. He had three sisters, Ellen, Dottie Jean, and Laura, who died in infancy.
Nick attended school in Miles City and graduated from Custer County High School. He loved playing sports including Babe Ruth baseball, intramural basketball, softball, and was a lifeguard at the local pool. After graduation he entered the Air Force and served over three years at McCord Air Force Base. He was Honorably Discharged with an early-out to attend college.
He graduated with a BS in Sociology and a minor in Special Education from Eastern Montana College. He taught school, worked as a vocational rehabilitation counselor, and then went to work for IBM in sales and training. That experience led to a career in education and business sales and for the last fifteen years he had owned and operated a small business that he sold when he became ill.
Nick had a beautiful singing voice and a great appreciation for both music and reading. But his favorite pastime was golfing, both for the sport and for the time spent outside. He made only one hole-in-one and then the only witness was a squirrel.
Above all else, Nick was a Christian man. His belief in Jesus was the most important thing in his life. His faith was his constant companion and source of comfort during his illness.
The second love of his life was his family. In 1984 Nick married
his wife Janice (Lopez) and together they made a family of six, including Nick’s sons Brandy and Ryan and daughter, Amber, and Janice’s daughter Nicole. The family now also includes Ryan’s wife April, Amber’s husband Phil Montez and their sons Quentin and Aiden and Nicole’s sons Tyler and Connor Smith.
Nick was predeceased by his father, mother, and two sisters. He is survived by his sister, Ellen Moran, his wife, two sons, two daughters, and four grandsons. He leaves many close friendships made through church fellowship, business, family ties, and from childhood. He left this life knowing that he was dearly loved and will be deeply missed.
A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, January 24, 2007, at the Church on the Hill in McMinnville, Oregon. His wish was to be cremated and his ashes will be spread at the Oregon coast. A second memorial service and scattering of ashes will be held in May in Miles City, Montana.
Memorials in his name may be made to the Scott Banke See You Later Foundation, the American Lung Association, or the American Cancer Association.
