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Arthur J. Werley
Arthur J. Werley, 67, of Miles City died Wednesday, July 24, 2002, at the Veterans Hospital in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Mr. Werley was born Jan. 9, 1935, in Potsdam, N.Y., the oldest of six children born to Earl and Marian Ferris Werley. He was raised and attended schools in the Norfolk and Massena areas of New York. He helped raise his brothers and sisters. Living in the country, he was responsible for many of the household chores. He enjoyed fishing and spending time in the woods picking berries.
He entered the United States Air Force, serving during the Korean War. Mr. Werley was stationed in Japan where he defused bombs.
After serving 12 years in the U.S. Air Force, he was honorably discharged. He worked several different jobs in New York, worked for an ambulance service and later moved to Montana where he worked in construction in Colstrip. Mr. Werley also worked as a janitor at local bars and at the Pine Hills School at various odd jobs in the area. He attended a year at Miles Community College.
Mr. Werley was a lifetime member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, was a house committee member and a member of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church.
He enjoyed listening to the bagpipes, country and classical music. Mr. Werley also enjoyed watching nature programs and war history programs on television. He loved animals and spending time with Maureen Patikas for the last 17 years.
His survivors include Maureen Patikas of Miles City; a son, John Werley; three daughters, Angie, Myra and Ronnie; two brothers, Jim Worley of Carthidge, NY, and the Rev. David Worley of Watertown, NY; three sisters, Ann Ash of Massena, NY, Joan Bush of Norfolk, NY, and Pat Ponis of New York; several grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents and a brother in infancy.
Vigil services will be at 6 p.m. Tuesday, July 30, 2002, in the chapel of Stevenson and Sons Funeral Home in Miles City. Mass of Christian Burial will be Wednesday, July 31, 2002, at 10 a.m. in the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Miles City. Rite of Committal, with military honors, will follow in the Custer County Cemetery.
Should friends desire, memorials may be made to the charity of one's choice.
Wade D. Peters
Wade D. Peters, 44, of Dickinson, N.D., former Miles City resident, died Saturday, July 20, 2002, at his home.
Mr. Peters was born July 2, 1958, at Stanley, N.D., the son of Eugene and Laura Soderstrom Peters. He attended elementary school in Miles City and Bowman, graduating from Bowman High School in 1976.
He attended Montana State University-Bozeman for one and one-half years and then enlisted in the United States Air Force. While in the military he received extensive medical training, becoming a Medical Service Specialist. He received an Air Force Training Ribbon and an Air Force Outstanding Unit Award and worked at the Wilford Hall United States Air Force Medical Center at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas.
Mr. Peters was active in the local chess club, representing the Air Force in many chess matches. Following his honorable discharge from the Air Force, he returned to North Dakota, living in Bowman. Since the late 1980s, he had lived in Dickinson.
In 1990, he and Janie Flohr were married at Dickinson. He was a devoted father to little Rudie and later to their two sons, Dayton and Taylor. From a very young age he has a great interest in medicine and always worked to advance his knowledge of medicine.
He worked with the family seismic drilling business and several oilfield drilling companies. Mr. Peters was a stay-at-home dad for years, devoting every minute to his children.
He was involved in chess clubs and enjoyed a good game of golf. He had a great love for motorcycles and at one time encircled the United States on his motorcycle.
His survivors include three children, Rudie, Dayton and Taylor Peters of Dickinson; his parents, Eugene and Laura Peters of Bowman; three brothers, Larry Peters of Fort Laramie, Wyo., John Peters, and his wife, Roberta, of Casper, Wyo., and David Peters, and his wife, Tresha, of Denver, Colo.; seven nieces and nephews; and several aunts and uncles.
He was preceded in death by his grandparents.
Funeral services will be held Tuesday, July 30, 2002, at 10 a.m. in the Bowman Methodist Church at Bowman, N.D. The Rev. Val Rush will officiate. Burial will follow in the Bowman Cemetery.
Krebsbach Funeral Service of Bowman is in charge of arrangements.
Raymond Albert Lundby
Raymond Albert Lundby, 62, of Miles City died Thursday, Sept. 26, 2002, at St. Vincent's Hospital in Billings.
Born Feb. 12, 1940, in Miles City he was the son of Raymond George and Greta Minnich Lundby. He attended school in Miles City and graduated from Custer County High School in 1958.
On Feb. 11, 1961, he and Helen Fulton were married. They made their home in Miles City.
Just before his 22nd birthday, on Feb. 8, 1962, Mr. Lundby joined the Army and served in Germany until his honorable discharge on Jan. 31, 1965.
After his return home, he worked for NAPA, Motor Service, Custer Motors and became a part-time firefighter.
On March 1, 1971, he went to work full time as a firefighter and mechanic. In 1986, he took the job as the Department of State Lands Rural Fire Coordinator and in 2002, took the position of Eastside Trainer. The accomplishment of which he was most proud was the formation of the County Assist Team (C.A.T.), which was created to coordinate large firefighting efforts.
Mr. Lundby enjoyed many outdoor activities. Above all, he valued his family.
Every firefighter knows that one small ember has the potential to settle into the undergrowth, quietly glowing, gaining strength and speed, until it can no longer be contained. Mr. Lundby was a humble man, glowing with goodness, reaching out, spreading the spark of his humor, the warmth of his smile, and the fire of his friendship to all he met. While the ember has been extinguished, his warmth continues to spread.
His survivors include his wife of 41 years, Helen of Miles City; two sons, Cameron, and his wife, Karen Lundby, of Miles City and Quinten, and his wife, Susan Lundby of Billings; his daughter, Rosalie Lundby of Broadus; two brothers, Christian Lund of Miles City and Harlan Lund of Billings; a sister, Maureen Secrest of Crow Agency; and seven grandchildren, all of whom adored him.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
Funeral services will be Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2002, at 11 a.m. in the First Lutheran Church in Miles City. Interment will follow in the Custer County Cemetery.
Stevenson and Sons Funeral Home of Miles City is in charge of arrangements.
Should friends desire, memorials may be made to the Ray Lundby Scholarship Fund, care of Stevenson and Sons Funeral Home, 1717 Main St., Miles City, MT 59301 or the charity of one's choice.
