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Leon Walter Huber
Leon Walter Huber, 84, of Miles City died Monday, Aug. 20, 2001, in his home.
Mr. Huber was born in Plevna on Nov. 22, 1916, the son of George and Emma Leischner Huber. He attended country grade school near Plevna and graduated from Plevna High School.
Following graduation, he worked in Lovell, Wyo., at a sugar beet farm, then moved to Billings where he worked at Pierce Packing Company. While in Billings, he met his future wife, Helen King.
Mr. Huber entered the United States Army in July 1941, serving in Fort Smith, Ark., in the Medical Department, working with Prisoners Of War.
On May 20, 1945, he and his wife were married in Fort Smith. After his discharge in January 1946, they moved to Billings and then to Plevna where Mr. Huber farmed until 1951 when they moved to Miles City.
While living in Miles City, on Oct. 1, 1951, Mr. Huber began working as an X-ray technician at the Veterans Affairs Hospital. He worked there for four years before going to Garberson Clinic where he worked until 1980 when he began working part time at the Holy Rosary Hospital Eastern Montana Cancer Center.
Mr. Huber enjoyed repairing clocks (a talent he didn't realize he had until after his stroke), attending church (he taught Sunday school and had Bible studies in the Eagles Manor) and preached in Belle Creek and the Mizpah area. One of the original founding member of Grace Bible Church, he had a joke for everyone.
His survivors include his wife of Miles City; a son, Rick Huber, and his wife, Joy, of Miles City; a daughter, Marcia Heydt, and her husband, Michael, of Missoula; and four grandchildren, Travis and Josh Huber of Miles City and Taylor and Mikael Heydt of Missoula.
Survivors also include four brothers, Ervin Huber of Tucson, Ariz., Ted Huber of Tenino, Wash., Wilmer Huber of Plevna and Richard Huber of Cheney, Wash.; one sister, Lorene Fried of Billings; and numerous nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by a daughter, Karon in 1951; and six brothers, Roy, Marion, Herbert, Victor, Gordon and Kenneth.
A prayer service will be held Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2001, at 7 p.m. in the chapel of Stevenson and Sons Funeral Home. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 23, 2001, in the Grace Bible Church. 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 Holy Rosary Hospice, 2600 Wilson St., Miles City, MT 59301 or to the Grace Bible Church Youth Mexico 2003 Trip, care of Grace Bible Church, Rt. 1, Box 2719, Miles City, MT 59301.
Michael Lee Clovek
Michael Lee Clovek, 22, of Biddle died Saturday, Aug. 18, 2001, as a result of injuries sustained from an automobile accident on Highway 59, 12-1/2 miles south of Broadus.
Born May 22, 1979, in Rapid City, S.D., he was the son of Doug and Sandy Carpenter Slovek. He attended grade school at Ashland Public, the SH Country School and elementary school in Broadus. In 1998, he graduated from the Powder River County High School in Broadus.
Following high school, Mr. Slovek lived and worked in Gillette, Wyo. He then went to work in Biddle in the oil fields as a roustabout for Joe's Welding and Roustabout.
Mr. Slovek enjoyed drawing, fishing and spending time with his family and friends.
Survivors include his parents of Broadus; a brother, Casey Slovek of Broadus; his grandparents, Helen Slovek and Orlando and Katy Drageset, all of Philip, S.D.; nine aunts and seven uncles, Diana and Richard Stewart, Cathy and Ralph Fiedler, Keith and Edith Slovek, Diane and Charlie Gittings, Kathy and Greg Arthur and Laurie and Ron Mann, all of Philip, S.D., Jeannette Barnett of Oregon, Bruce and Sharon Barnett of Quinn, S.D., and Mary Alice Bilbrey of Broadus; and several cousins.
Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2001, in Stevenson and Sons Funeral Home at Broadus. Interment will follow in the Valley View Cemetery at Broadus.
Should friends desire, memorials may be made to a charity of one's choice.
Rev. Robert Thaden Sr.
A memorial service for the Rev. Robert Thaden Sr., of Minnesota, former Miles City and Broadus resident, was held recently at Nokomis Presbyterian Church in Minneapolis with the Rev. Bob Thaden Jr. officiating. Burial was in the Fort Snelling Military Cemetery at St. Paul, Minn.
The Rev. Thaden died Saturday, July 28, 2001, at the Little Memorial Hospice in Edina, Minn. Born Aug. 8, 1917, in Willow Lake, S.D., the Rev. Thaden was the youngest of 11 children, nine boys and two girls. Five of the boys became pastors. The Rev. Thaden grew up on the family farm near Willow Lake with his parents and spent his first eight years of education in a one-room schoolhouse near the farm. He had two years of high school, then had to drop out during the depression to help on the farm.
When he was 22 years of age, the Rev. Thaden went back to school and attended a private Dutch Reformed academy at German Valley, Ill., where he graduated from high school in 1940. He then enrolled at Hope College at Holland, Mich. After one year of school, he was drafted into the Army and later was attached to the Air Force as a medical technician. After two years in San Antonio, Texas, he was sent to Australia and served with the United States Air Force at Townsville, Australia.
While on temporary leave to get a wisdom tooth fixed, he met Judy Ride, who later became his wife. She was a member of the Australian Women's Air Force.
Upon returning to the United States, the Rev. Thaden transferred to the University of Dubuque in Iowa. He graduated from the university in 1949 and from the seminary in 1951.
He then served Presbyterian churches in Illinois, Wisconsin, South Dakota, Tasmania, Australia, Florida and Minnesota. After retiring in Minneapolis, Minn., in 1982, he worked for several years as a health home aide for senior citizens and also served for five years as an interim minister in Minneapolis and in Broadus and Worden.
His survivors include his wife of Minneapolis; his four children, Randall and Pamela, both of Minneapolis, Ronald and his wife, Patty, of Grand Forks, N.D., and the Rev. Bob Thaden Jr. (former pastor of the United Christian Church) and his wife, Marilyn of Camp Mimanagish in McLeod, formerly of Miles City.
Survivors also include one brother, Clarence Thaden of Encino, Calif.; two sisters, Johanna Alberts of Warwick, N.Y., and Dena Plucker of Lennox, S.D.; seven grandchildren; and a host of other relatives and friends.
Should friends desire, memorials may be made to the United Christian Church in Miles City.
James Stewart "Jimmy" Anderson
James Stewart "Jimmy" Anderson, 82, lifetime resident of Knowlton, died Sunday, Aug. 12, 2001, in the Holy Rosary Healthcare at Miles City.
Mr. Anderson was the son of Madison and Alice Conwell Anderson and was born Jan. 13, 1919, in Dubuque, Iowa, where his mother was staying because of the flu epidemic during the harsh Montana winter. He attended grade school at Knowlton and graduated from Custer County High School.
After his graduation, he continued to live on the family ranch. He worked for area ranches and spent a summer working for the highway department.
On Feb. 25, 1941, Fr. Patrick Berther united Mr. Anderson and Mary Ellen Chezum in marriage at Miles City. The couple continued to live at Knowlton and in 1943, Mr. Anderson took over the operation of the family ranch. Mr. and Mrs. Anderson continued to ranch and had lived on the place in Knowlton ever since.
Mr. Anderson was a dedicated rancher. He raised Hereford cattle and loved horses. Up until recently, he even fed his cattle with a team of horses.
He enjoyed square dancing, old-time dancing, hunting, trapping, reading, playing cards and spending time with his family and grandchildren. Mr. Anderson found humor in everyday life. He was a member of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church, the Range Riders, Eastern Montana Fiddlers and several roping and square dancing clubs.
His survivors include his wife of 60 years, Mary Ellen; a son, Richard J. Anderson, and his wife, Jane, of Tongue River Stage; two daughters, Donna Hartman of Miles City and Mary Alice, and her husband, Charles Grosshans of Denver, Colo.; 19 grandchildren; and 22 great-grandchildren.
Survivors also include a brother, Kenneth Anderson, and his wife, Josephine, of Bozeman; a sister, Mildred, and her husband, Mirko Misic, of Seattle, Wash.; and several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by a son, Randy Stewart Anderson in 1967; and two brothers, Robert T. and Harry C. Anderson.
Vigil services will be Friday, Aug. 17, 2001, at 7 p.m. in Stevenson and Sons Funeral Home. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 18, 2001, in the Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Rite of Committal will follow in the Knowlton Cemetery.
Should friends desire, memorials may be made to the Knowlton Cemetery/Community Fund, HC 80, Box 18, Ismay, MT 59336, or to the Range Riders Museum, Rt. 1, Box 2203, Miles City, MT 59301.
