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Dr. David Frank Hall
Dr. David Frank Hall, 94, of Miles City died Saturday, June 18, 2011, at the TLC Personal Care Home in Miles City.
Mr. Hall was born in Lewiston, Maine, on Oct. 4, 1916, the son of Leo Frederick and Alice Monrose Hall. He grew up and attended schools in Lewiston until the fourth grade when he moved to Ohio and continued his education there. He also attended Baldwin Wallace College in Ohio for his undergraduate education. He then attended the University of Nebraska where he received a Doctorate in Medicine.
He married
Mary Louise Jardine in 1942. Following their marriage, they moved to Butte where he started his career in medicine at the Murray Clinic and after three years, in 1952, started his own practice with his wife, Mary Lou, as his right-hand person. They both devoted their lives to the well-being of Butte citizens for many years and retired in 1973. He remained at his home in Butte until recently when his health forced him to come to Miles City to live with his niece Terri Schmidt, who took excellent care of him. He continued to keep his medical license current until the last few months.
He and Mary Louise enjoyed fishing and traveling. Following his retirement they would live six months in Maine and six months in Butte.
He is survived by his nieces and nephews: Terri Schmidt of Miles City; Cindy Dickson of Sacramento, Calif.; Alice Boemler of Orlando, Fla.; Richie Hall of Columbus, Ohio; Virginia “Ginny” Davis of Chicago, Ill.; Bee Hall of Helena; Craig Jardine of Billings; Jerry Jardine of Boise, Idaho; and David Hall of Ketchikan, Alaska; two sisters-in-law: Virginia (Richard) Hall of Columbus, Ohio, and Katherine (Lee) Hall of Orlando, Fla.; his special friends: the Marsh families in Maine whom he traveled to visit each summer; cousins and great friends of Mary Louise, Barbara Hughes and Shirley Jacobsen; neighbors: Pete and Susan Madison in Butte; and his former secretary: Gail (Tim) Shea of Butte.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Mary Louise Hall in 2004; two brothers: Richard Hall and Lee Hall; and a nephew: Chris Hall.
Graveside services will be Thursday, June 23, 2011, at 2 p.m. at the Hill Crest Lawn Mausoleum in Great Falls. Stevenson and Sons Funeral Home of Miles City is in charge of the arrangements.
Should friends desire, memorials may be made to the Shriners’ Hospital for Children, 911 West 5th Avenue, Spokane, WA 99204 or to the Florence Crittenton Center for Pregnant and Parenting Teens, 901 North Harris, Helena, MT 59601.
Dorothy Ann Tally
Dorothy Ann Tally, 82, died Saturday, June 18, 2011, at the Holy Rosary Healthcare in Miles City.
Mrs. Tally was born Jan. 6, 1929, in Billings to Jess and Mildred Schwend. She grew up on the family ranch by Beauvais Creek near St. Xavier where she had many happy memories. Among these cherished memories are those of riding her favorite horses, Blondie and Stroller; helping her dad and brother Cork on roundups and cattle drives; riding around saving bum lambs; and dressing up magpies in doll clothes. There wasn’t an animal that she didn’t love as she had a very special connection with animals. Mrs. Tally was also affectionately referred to as “Dodie” by her close friends and family.
In her childhood, she took part in many adventures, which included dodging dangerous slabs of ice on her draft horse Barney while crossing the Big Horn River with her brother Cork just to get to school. Later, in 1948 at age 19, she was crowned the Rodeo Queen in Hardin, an achievement that was a testament not only to her stunning beauty but to her ability to rope and ride with the best of them.
In the fall of 1950, she and Bernard John “Bud” Tally, a retired World War II Naval Aviator and traveling salesman for PPG industries, were married
. Just a short year later in September of 1951 she gave birth to her first son, Douglas (Scott), and in November of 1958 gave birth to her second son, Brett. Mr. and Mrs. Tally raised their family in a quiet little neighborhood on Vaughn Lane in Billings.
Mrs. Tally loved all aspects of life, but her true passions were her flowers and her garden. Many summer nights she could be found digging out every blade of grass, or weed that might distract from her beautiful flowers. She also loved cooking for her family, a skill she perfected during her time spent on the family ranch. Her specialty was her holiday pies and the crusts she would agonize over so as to make sure they looked and tasted “perfect.” Mrs. Tally will always be remembered for the way her sons would call for her “yoo-hoo” when she was out of sight and she would dotingly respond “yoo-hoo.”
Mrs. Tally’s greatest joy and love in life were her grandchildren. She had a special way with each and every one of them.
Her survivors include her sons, Douglas Scott Tally (Vonita), Brett John Tally (Jean); her grandchildren, Austin Tally (Brittany), Ashley Brink (Matthew), Brooks Tally, and Bram Tally. Mrs. Tally’s first great-grandchild, Kaleb, is expected in July to Ashley and Matthew Brink.
Mrs. Tally was preceded in death by her parents, Jess and Mildred Schwend; a brother, Glen (Corky) Schwend; and her husband, Bernard “Bud” Tally.
A vigil service will be Tuesday, June 21, 2011, at 6 p.m. at Stevenson and Sons Funeral Home in Miles City. Mass of Christian Burial will be Wednesday, June 22, 2011, at 10 a.m. at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Miles City. Rite of Committal will follow in the Eastern Montana State Veteran’s cemetery.
Should friends desire, memorials may be made to the Miles City Animal Shelter or the charity of one’s choice.
Myrna Lee Potter Brown Chavez
Myrna Lee Potter Brown Chavez died Sunday, June 19, 2011, at the Valley Health Care Center in Billings.
She was born on July 29, 1934, in Fort Peck, to Raymond Glenn Potter and Beulah A. Popp. Early in her life the family moved to Broadus and she later graduated from Powder River High School.
She met and married
Herman Lee Brown and moved to Miles City. They had four children, Brenda, John, Gary and Bobby. She was very athletic and enjoyed dancing, bowling and playing softball. She worked at First National Bank for 20 years.
After raising her children, she met and married
Ernie Chavez and moved to Seattle, Wash. In the mid-1990s she moved back to Montana and lived in Billings. She enjoyed spending time with her granddaughters, Shawna, Nicole and Kelsey, and her grandson, Chance Rion.
While in Billings she met many new friends and loved spending time at the Veterans of Foreign Wars Hall in Billings.
She was preceded in death by her parents; two brothers; and her only daughter, Brenda Brown.
The family will receive friends from 3 to 5 p.m. Tuesday, June 21, 2011, at Stevenson and Sons Funeral Home in Miles City. A funeral service will be Wednesday, June 22, 2011, at 2 p.m. at Stevenson and Sons Funeral Home in Miles City. Burial will follow in the Custer County cemetery.
Memorials may be made to Rocky Mountain Hospice, 2110 Overland Ave., Suite 111, Billings, MT 59102, or a charity of one’s choice.
Sheila Marie Rakes
Sheila Marie Rakes, 58, died Thursday, June 16, 2011, at the Glendive Medical Center in Glendive.
Born April 21, 1953, in Terry, she was the daughter of Thomas and Ruth Heitz Roos. After attending school in Terry and graduating with the class of 1971, she studied accounting at Miles Community College.
On July 7, 1973, she married
Clinton Rakes and settled in Fallon. They raised two daughters, Tracey and Jenna. In the mid-1980s the family moved to Terry.
Mrs. Rakes was a bookkeeper for many years, originally with Rowland & Thomas and then with Rittal Tax & Accounting. She loved reading, crafting, spending time working in her yard and her daily crossword puzzles.
Her survivors include her husband, Clinton Rakes of Terry; daughter, Tracey (Jim) Cornelia and grandson Derik of Billings; daughter, Jenna Rakes (Josh Kinsley) of Eugene, Ore.; sister, Marilyn (Bill) Huft of Fairview; and two nephews, Scott Huft of Fairview and Greg Huft of Richmond, Va.
Funeral services will be Wednesday, June 22, 2011, at 2 p.m. at the Community Presbyterian Church in Terry. Rite of Committal will follow at the Prairie County cemetery.
Stevenson and Sons Funeral Home has been entrusted with the arrangements.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society.
Lawrence Paul Goroski
Lawrence Paul Goroski of Miles City and previous long-time resident of Baker died at the Veterans Administration Community Living Center on Thursday, June 16, 2011.
He was born in Roseau County Minnesota July 28, 1915, to August and Agatha Goroski. In 1917, the family of three boys and five girls moved from Minnesota to Montana where his parents ran a grocery store and post office near St. Phillips/Carlyle. Five more siblings (three boys and two girls) were born in Montana.
A short time later, his father bought some land west of Carlyle for crops and raised cattle, horses, hogs and sheep. He attended country school in Carlyle. As a young lad, Mr. Goroski would help his father and brothers with the typical chores of a farm in the 1920s and 1930s. He also got temporary work driving and hauling grain for local farmers.
He worked for a short time at Fort Peck in the tunnels tying the enforcement wire before they poured the cement. He also spent time in the Civilian Conservation Corp (CCC) Camps in Glacier National Park where he worked in the forests cleaning up old trees, branches, and maintaining trails.
Shortly after World War II broke out he joined the Marine Corps going through basic training in San Diego, Calif. He was sent to New Zealand for further training and then on to Guadalcanal where he served with his brother Joe who had joined earlier. During his time in Guadalcanal he was wounded and received the Purple Heart.
Upon returning to the United States, he married
the love of his life, Genevieve Moody, in 1943. Mr. Goroski served out his enlistment in Bremerton, Wash., where he did guard duty and auto transport of military officials. He was discharged on Jan. 19, 1946, exactly four years after the date of his enlistment.
He farmed for a few years, but when his health got worse due to his military injuries, he moved to Baker. He worked various jobs including radiator repair, driving truck for the Conoco gas and oil bulk plant and as a mechanic at the Oldsmobile & Chevrolet garage. He worked at the garage until he was 65 years of age. He also worked with his brother Joe’s carpentry business.
After World War II, Mr. Goroski, along with his brothers Hank, John, Joe and George, formed a small band and would play often in the Wibaux and Baker area for dances and other festive occasions. During these years, he decided to make violins. He made about 24 violins over the years. Mr. Goroski continued to play the banjo and fiddle into his later years. He also played the accordion and drums if needed. He last played his violin (or banjo) a few weeks before his death.
Mr. and Mrs. Goroski were married
for 61 years. She died in March 2005. In the fall of 2005 at the age of 90, unable to take care of his home, yard and garden, Mr. Goroski sold his home in Baker and moved to an apartment in Miles City.
His survivors include one sister, Mary Yost of Colorado; numerous nieces, nephews and very dear friend, Dorthy Ley, and her family of the Miles City area, who have overseen Mr. Goroski’s care for the last six years.
He was preceded in death by his parents; brothers, Stephen, Anselm (Hank), John, Joseph, and George; sisters, Elizabeth Rising, Frances Berrier, Amelia Wicka, Cecelia Gorman, Selma Varner and Jane Schaeffer; and also his beloved nephew, Leonard Goroski.
A rosary service will be at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, June 22, 2011, at Stevenson and Sons Funeral Home in Miles City, followed by a vigil at 7 p.m. The Funeral Mass will be at St. John’s Catholic Church in Baker on Thursday, June 23, 2011 at 11 a.m.
Memorials in Mr. Goroski’s name are suggested to the Baker American Legion, Fallon Posy No. 35 or to charity of the donor’s choice. Remembrances and condolences may be shared with the family at: www.stevensonfuneralhome.com
Arrangements are under the care of Stevenson Funeral Home of Baker.
Glenda Gaye "Gaye-Gaye" Muri
Glenda Gaye “Gaye-Gaye” Muri, 55, of Miles City died Wednesday, June 15, 2011, at Holy Rosary Healthcare in Miles City.
She was born on June 1, 1956, in Jordan, the daughter of Gerald and Shelley Schneider Bozarth. She attended grade school and high school in Miles City and graduated as valedictorian of her nursing class in 1995.
She and Rob Muri were married
in Miles City on July 8, 1978. To this union, two sons were born, Dax and Darin.
Mrs. Muri always saw beauty or found a lesson in everything life presented her. Her optimism and determination were strengths to her family when they came to her for support. She cherished her grandchildren. She had boundless love for them rivaled only by God’s love for her. Her grandchildren and family brought her all-embracing happiness. Mrs. Muri loved watching her sons in many sports through the years and she enjoyed playing softball for many years.
She has completed her journey with unshakable faith in her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ who blessed her with comfort and peace when she needed it most. She will be greatly missed.
Her survivors include her husband, Rob Muri of Miles City; sons, Dax (Beth) Muri and their children, Orin and Tailey of Miles City, and Darin Muri of Billings; her mother, Shelley Bozarth of Miles City; her sisters, Rita Nicholson of California and her daughters, Jessica and Angela, Debbie (Duane) Maier of Miles City and their children, Katie and Dana (Josh) Opp, all of Dickinson, ND; her brother, Terry Bozarth of Miles City; and many other relatives and close friends.
She was preceded in death by her father, Gerald Bozarth; and her step-father, Ed Jones.
The family will receive friends from 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday, June 19, 2011, at Stevenson and Sons Funeral Home in Miles City. Funeral services will be Monday, June 20, 2011, at 11 a.m. at the First Baptist Church in Miles City. Interment will follow in the Custer County cemetery.
Should friends desire, memorials may be made to the Miles City Baseball Association or to the charity of one’s choice.
Fr. Chester Poppa, OFM Cap.
Fr. Chester Poppa, OFM Cap., 84, passed away on June 14, 2011, at Valley Health Care in Billings.
Chester was born in Chicago, IL, on Feb. 27, 1927, the son of Stanislaus and Agnes Poppa. He grew up in Munising, MI, and attended high school at St. Lawrence Seminary, Mt. Calvary, WI.
After high school Chester joined the Capuchin-Franciscan Order and was ordained a priest on Aug. 27, 1953.
After ordination Fr. Chester was assigned to St. Lawrence Seminary, where he taught for 14 years. While in graduate studies at the University of Colorado, he fell in love with the West, and in 1970 he was transferred to Montana, where he served as pastor of Christ the King Church, Busby, for two years, and then as pastor of St. Charles Mission, Pryor, until 1975.
In 1975 Fr. Chet became pastor of St. David’s Church, Broadus, where he served for 35 years until his retirement in 2010. During his last years at Broadus he had an apartment in Billings where he stayed during the week while undergoing dialysis. But each weekend he would faithfully make the 160 mile commute to Broadus to minister to his parish and celebrate weekend Masses. He was much loved by the people of Broadus and surrounding area whom he served and whose lives he shared for so many years. As his niece said of him, “he was everything that a priest should be.”
Fr. Chester is survived by one brother, George Gravel of Westmore, MI, and two nieces, Anita Elmore of Reno, NV, and Betty Frost of Redmond, WA. He is also survived by his Capuchin brothers, and the many people whose lived he touched over the years.
Special thanks to Drs. Eaton and Tevlin, and to the staffs of Valley Health Care and the Dialysis Center for their compassionate care for Fr. Chester.
Vigil Service at 6:00 pm Sunday, June 19, at Dahl Funeral Chapel, Billings. Funeral Liturgy at noon on Monday, June 20, at St. David Church, Broadus, with burial on Thursday, June 23, at St. Lawrence Seminary, Mt. Calvary, WI.
May he rest in peace.
Dustin John Schneemann
Dustin John Schneemann, age 17, of Forsyth passed away on June 13, 2011 as a result of a tragic car accident.
Schneemann was born on January 15, 1994, the son of John and Leona (Satran) Schneemann in Sonoma, Calif. He attended grade school in Forsyth and had just completed his junior year of high school at Rosebud High School. He loved to play all sports and enjoyed playing his guitar. He also enjoyed hunting and fishing. He was currently employed at Top That Eatery.
Schneemann is preceded in death by his grandparents, Doris and Don Schneemann, and his grandmother, Judith Satran.
He is survived by his parents, John and Leona Schneemann of Forsyth, Mont.; his brothers Nathan Satran and Daniel Schneemann, both of Forsyth; and his grandfather, Larry Satran, of Sonoma, Calif. He is also survived by numerous aunts, uncles and cousins.
Funeral services will be held on Friday, June 17, 2011 at 11 a.m. in the Chapel of Stevenson and Sons Funeral Home of Forsyth. Following the service a reception will be held in the reception room of Stevenson and Sons Funeral Home of Forsyth.
George S. Robinson
Funeral services for George S. Robinson, 77, of Bullhead City, Ariz., formerly of Miles City, were Tuesday, June 14, 2011, in the Eastern Montana State Veterans cemetery in Miles City.
Mr. Robinson died Dec. 1, 2008, in Arizona after a brief battle with lung cancer.
He was born Oct. 25, 1933, in Miles City.
Mr. Robinson spent four years in the Air Force and 16 years in the Army after which he retired from the military. During his military service he trained dogs that went to Vietnam. He was highly decorated during his time in the service. Mr. Robinson fought in the Korean War and was stationed in Vietnam three times.
After his years spent serving his country, Mr. Robinson became a security officer in Arizona, which he greatly enjoyed.
He belonged to the Veterans of Foreign Wars and Moose Lodge in Miles City.
In 1983, he moved to Arizona where he had lived since.
His survivors include a daughter, Debra Steiner; a special friend, Linda Denton of Bullhead City, Ariz.; a special cousin, Shirley Gackle of Billings whose photo he carried in his wallet; a special childhood friend, Max Mann of Miles City; two sisters-in-law, Cora Jane Sanburn Robinson of Wenatchee, Wash., and Marilyn Welsh Robinson of Yakima, Wash.; and numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Albe Stewart “Fritz” Robinson and Florence “Flossie” Jacobson Robinson; a daughter, Toni Robinson of Miles City; a sister, Gracie Elaine Robinson Reinhardt Drew Feist of Miles City; and his brothers, Marvin Miles Robinson of Wenatchee and James Robinson of Yakima.
Merle Green Robertson
Private funeral services were held for Merle Green Robertson, 97, of San Francisco, Calif., former Miles City resident.
Mrs. Robertson died Friday, April 22, 2011, at her home. She merged her loves of art and history into a groundbreaking career in archaeology.
A leading researcher of ancient Mayan civilization, she was a passionate teacher who led hundreds of students on adventures in the ruins of Central America and Mexico.
Mrs. Robertson was born in Miles City. Her father worked as a sawmill architect. She learned to draw from her father and from their nieghbor, Charles Russell, the famed wester artist.
Following graduation from the University of Washington, Mrs. Robertson studied art in Mexico at the Instituto Allende. There she fell in love with Latin American culture and art. Later she earned her master of fine arts degree from the University of Guanajuato.
Her son, David Greene of San Francisco, said, “She loved the color, the feeling, the fact that it wasn’t very far away. And it was different that Egyptology because there was still so much to discover.”
Mrs. Robertson was a frequent visitor to Mexico and Central America for the next 40 years. Using rice paper and Japanese ink, she pioneered a type of archaeological rubbing that elevated the standard technique for recording images of artifacts to an art form. Tulame University in New Orleans has preserved more than 2, 000 of her rubbings. During the time she spend in Mexico and Central America, she creted rubbings, drawings and photographs of more than 130 archaeological sites.
She co-founded the Palenque Round Table, a leading conference for Mayan researchers, in 1973.
She spent weeks painstakingly documenting items such as altars, statues and other ruins threatened by looting and decay. She traveled through the jungle for miles, climbing pyramids and taking on gun-carrying guerrillas and wildlife including poisonous snakes, many times with a group of students in tow.
For her rubbings, she would clean an artifact, cover it with wet rice paper and after the rice paper dried, she would blot it with ink until a perfect impression would be created.
Rubbings are superior to photographs or drawings. They are 100 percent to scale, can be three-dimensional and contain no shadows.
Mrs. Robertson is survived by her son of San Francisco; eight grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband and a daughter.
The family suggests donations in Mrs. Robertson’s name to the Latin American Library’s Merle Green Robertson Fund, Fourth Floor, Howard-Tilton Library, Tulane University, 7001 Freret St., New Orleans, LA 70118; or the Pre-Columbiam Collection at the M.H. de Young Memorial Museum, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, CA 94118.
