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Emma Meidinger
Emma Meidinger, 83, of miles City died Sunday, Dec. 3, 2000, in the Holy Rosary Extended Care Facility at Miles City.
Mrs. Meidinger was born in Terry on Dec. 1, 1917, the daughter of Gottleib and Lydia Speidel. She was raised by her aunt and uncle, Emanuel and Christina Quast. Mrs. Meidinger attended schools in Marsh and Terry.
On May 24, 1935, she and Aaron J. Meidinger were married in Miles City. Following their marriage, they farmed on the Fallon Flats, at Marsh and Ismay. In the mid-1950s, they moved to Miles City where they farmed and made their home.
While family gatherings were Mrs. Meidinger's first love, she also enjoyed gardening, working with her flowers, sewing, playing cards at the Drop-In Center and Eagles Manor and was actively involved in the First Baptist Church.
Her survivors include six sons and their wives, Mervin and Dorothy Meidinger, Jerry and Janis Meidinger, Kenneth and Dianne Meidinger, LeRoy and Lori Meidinger and Clinton and Beva Meidinger, all of Miles City, and Leon and Teresa Meidinger of Billings; five daughters, Daphine, and her husband, Lyle Fiechtner, Judy, and her husband, Bud Walker, Josephine Meidinger and Cheryl Klang, all of Miles City, and Sharon Prince of Rossville, Ga.; 23 grandchildren; and 24 great-grandchildren.
Survivors also include two brothers, Otto Speidel of Lewistown and Clarence Speidel of Billings; and a sister, Helen Cummings of Billings.
She was preceded in death by her husband, three brothers, Emanuel, Art and Richard; three sisters, Esther Wintrow, Hilda Gunsch and Selma Speidel; a daughter-in-law, Sherran Meidinger; and a grandson, James Dale.
Funeral services will be Thursday, Dec. 7, 2000, at 11 a.m. in the First Baptist Church in Miles City. Interment will follow in the Custer County Cemetery.
Stevenson and Sons Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Should friends desire, memorials may be made to the charity of one's choice.
Betty Rogers
Betty Owen McDonald Rogers, 74, a life-long resident of Miles City and Billings, died of a stroke on Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2000, doing what she loved most, taking care of her children and grandchildren.
Born April 21, 1926, in Creston, Iowa, the daughter of Thayron "Jimmy" and Halcyon "Henry" Owen. She attended schools in Iowa and Utah where she graduated from high school.
Following graduation, she worked for the Hill Air Force Base where she met her future husband. She and Duncan "Duff" McDonald were married Dec. 22, 1944, in Miles City. They made their home in Miles City where she was actively involved in the community, singing for weddings, funeral and helping with the Caledonian Society.
On April 14, 1976, Mrs. McDonald lost her husband, "Duff," very suddenly, but continued to make her home in Miles City.
She and Huston Rogers were married Dec. 27, 1980, in Miles City. Mr. Rogers died on Dec. 5, 1987.
In 1996, Mrs. Rogers moved to Billings to be near her family and remained there until the time of her death.
Mrs. Rogers was a member of the First Presbyterian Church and choir, the Town and Country Club, the Caledonian Society in Miles City and Billings, Daughters of the Nile, Miles City Community Choir, Miles City Club, Golden Bell Chapter of the Sweet Adeline's and ZooMontana in Billings.
Her survivors include her mother, Virginia Owen of Elko, Nev.; four sons, Scott McDonald, and his wife, Kathy, of Bozeman, Craig McDonald, and his wife, Cathy, of Washington, D.C., Kyle McDonald, and his wife, Jackie, of Denver, Colo., and Rob McDonald, and his wife, Kara, of Billings; a step-daughter, Linda Wiedeman of Miles City; and 10 grandchildren.
In addition to her two husbands, she was preceded in death by her father.
A prayer service will be held Friday, Dec. 8, 2000, at 7 p.m. in the chapel of Stevenson and Sons Funeral Home in Miles City. Funeral services will be Saturday, Dec. 9, 2000, at 1 p.m. in the First Presbyterian Church at Miles City. Interment will follow in the Custer County cemetery.
Should friends desire, memorials may be made to the Custer County District High School Athletics care of Ted Schreiber; Shrine's Hospital Transportation Fund, P.O. Box 20673, Billings, MT 59104; or the Miles City Caledonian Society.
Margaret Vivian
Margaret Ann "Peggy" Vivian, 51, of Broadus died Sunday, Dec. 3, 2000, in her home at Broadus after a brief battle with cancer.
Mrs. Vivian was born in Deadwood, S.D., on July 25, 1949, the daughter of Archie and Marjorie Richards. She attended school in South Dakota before moving to Broadus where she finished her schooling. She and Warren Wash were married in Belle Fourche, S.D. They moved to Tucson, Ariz., and then returned to Broadus. They also lived in Bowman, N.D., and Baker.
In 1974, they were divorced and she went to beauty school in Miles City for two years. She then returned to Broadus.
On Sept. 13, 1980, she and Jim Vivian were married. They ran the Broadus Bowling Alley for several years while she worked as a hair stylist. They then moved to Elko, Nev., where she worked for the Gold Mine. Mr. Vivian died in 1995 and she moved back to Montana to be near her family.
Mrs. Vivian enjoyed collecting porcelain dolls, cross stitching, bowling and golfing.
Her survivors include her mother, Marjorie Richards of Broadus; two daughters, Kim Hostetter, and her husband, Jeff, of Bismarck, N.D., and Cheryl McClure, and her husband, Jay, of Missoula; two step-children, Chad Vivian of Ashland and Shayleen Behunin of Jerome, Idaho.; and seven grandchildren.
Survivors also include four brothers, Johnny Richards, and his wife, Sue, of Broadus, Kenneth Richards of Texas, Jerry Richards, and his wife, Terrie, of Nevada, and Larry Richards, and his wife, Jody, of Polson; a sister, Helen Glidden, and her husband, Frank, of Taylor, Neb.; a sister-in-law, Julie Richards of St. Paul, Minn.; some special friends, Mike Coleman of Gillette, Wyo., and Marla and Lewis Hoffman of Elko, Nev.; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held Thursday, Dec. 7, 2000, at 2 p.m. in the First Baptist Church at Broadus. Interment will follow in the Valley View Cemetery in Broadus.
Stevenson and Sons Funeral Home of Broadus is in charge of arrangements.
Should friends desire, memorials may be made to the St. Jude Children Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38015.
