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John C. "Jack" Haggerty
John C. "Jack" Haggerty, 73, former Miles City resident, died Friday, Sept. 27, 2002, in the Montana Veterans Home in Columbia Falls.
Born Dec. 22, 1928, in Miles City, he was the son of Ben and Billy Haggerty. He attended Miles City schools and was a graduate of Custer County High School.
Mr. Haggerty was employed by and later owned the Miles City Electric Company from 1942 to 1984 when he sold the business and went into retirement.
On Oct. 20, 1956, he and Ruth Schlenker were married in Miles City. They made their home in Miles City where they raised their children. After Mrs. Haggerty retired in 1992, they moved to Kalispell.
His survivors include two daughters, Kim J. Haggerty of San Antonio, Texas, and Kelly J. Haggerty of Eagle Butte, S.D.; one son, Kirk J. Haggerty of Kirkland, Wash.; two brothers, James and Wayne Haggerty of Miles City; a sister, Pat Towlerton of Helena; and numerous nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his wife.
An Irish wake will be held at 7 p.m. Monday, Sept. 30, 2002, in the Black Angus in Kalispell. Cremation followed a visitation on Monday afternoon in the Buffalo Hill Funeral Home at Kalispell.
Cards and letters may be addressed to Kirk Haggerty, 13223 97th Ave. NE No. F103, Kirkland, WA 98034.
Buffalo Hill Funeral Home and Crematory is caring for the family.
Mary Ann Jerrel Johnson
Mary Ann Jerrel Johnson, 67, of Woodville, Texas, former Miles City resident, died Saturday, Sept. 28, 2002, in the Tyler County Hospital in Woodville.
Born April 6, 1935, in Miles City, she was the daughter of Jesse B. and Mary Etta Miller Jerrel. She graduated from high school in Miles City.
She and Lonnie Johnson were married in 1953.
Her survivors include her husband of 49 years; a son and daughter-in-law, Dennis and Pam Johnson of Anderson, Texas; a daughter and son-in-law, Denise and Barry Craigen Sr. of San Antonio, Texas; her brothers, Raymond Jerrel of Miles City, Dallas Jerrel of Bonner and Harold Jerrel of Martinsdale; a sister, Minnie Schmidt of Flandreau, S.D.; and two grandchildren, Barry Craigen Jr. and Jessica Johnson.
She was preceded in death by her parents, four brothers and one sister.
Funeral services will be Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2002, at 11 a.m. in the Stringer and Griffin Funeral Home Chapel in Woodville. Burial will follow in Magnolia Cemetery in Woodville.
Mary "Gramma Mary" Stuit
Mary "Gramma Mary" Stuit, 89, of Miles City died Friday, Sept. 27, 2002, in the Holy Rosary Healthcare at Miles City.
Born Nov. 21, 1912 in Lodgepole, S.D., she was the daughter of Charles and Amanda Warner. She was the oldest of nine children. The old "Soddie Home" in which she was born and raised still stands and is listed as a National Historical Site.
On July 3, 1930, she and Harry Stuit wee united in marriage in Lodgepole. In 1935, they moved to New York where they engaged in farming for 25 years.
In 1958, they moved to Washington state where they owned their own chicken farm. Moving to Montana in 1965, they started working at the Pine Hills School for Boys in Miles City where they were "ma" and "pa" to many, many young boys. During the holidays their home was always open for those boys who were able to leave the school, but had nowhere to go.
Mr. and Mrs. Stuit retired in 1975 from the Pine Hills, then managed the "Snack Bar" at the Red Rock Bowling Lanes until 1978.
Mrs. Stuit always was an avid Cowgirls, Cowboys and Miles City Maverick baseball fan. She went many years without ever missing a game, at home or away. She especially enjoyed watching her grandchildren and great-grandchildren in their activities.
Her survivors include her daughter, Agnes Bishop of Miles City; her sons, Donald Stuit, and his wife, Eleanor, of Newburg, N.Y., David Stuit, and his wife, Beth, of Monument, Colo., and Duane Stuit of Deer Lodge; 11 grandchildren, Kathy Rau, and her husband, Larry, Cindy Kelm, and her husband, Allen, and Jami Lynam, all of Miles City, Doug Bishop, and his wife, Vicki, of Bremerton, Wash., Jerry Stuit, and his wife, Pam, of Newburg, Terry Stuit, and his wife, Jolene, and Dana Stuit, and his wife, Terresa, all of Sterling, Va., Aaron Stuit and Amy Stuit, and Dave of New Orleans, La., Tina Karr, and her husband, Kevin, of Missouri, and Sheila Clark, and her husband, Charles, of Portland, Ore.; 15 great-grandchildren, Brandon and Marty Kelm, Dace and Stephen Webber, Andrew and Sarah Rau, Shannon Meyer, Dustin, Kayla and Ryan Lynam, Brian, Robbi and Tori Bishop, Stephanie and Kasey Lobdel, Chloe Yava, Kara and Brendon Stuit, Matthew, Justin and Alana Stuit, Jaime, Kendal and Stephanie Stuit; four great-great-grandchildren, Jax and Jayce Meyer, Caitlyn Lynam and Kelle Stuit; and her special little darlings, Hunter, Jakob and Tate Doeden, Anna Bishop, Josie Chapweske, Brianna and Brody Hanson of Iowa.
Survivors also include her sisters, Lois Sanford of Davenport, N.Y., Charlotte Barker, and her husband, Bill, of Bremerton, and Ruby Swantak of Shelton, Wash.; and her brother, Bill, and his wife, Sharon, of Lakewood, Calif.
She was preceded in death by her husband; her parents; her sisters, Esther and Charlene; and her brothers, Francis and Arthur.
A memorial services will be held Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2002, at 11 a.m. in the First United Methodist Church in Miles City. Burial will follow in the Custer County Cemetery.
Ellen Elizabeth Strong Kowis
Ellen Elizabeth Strong Kowis, 83, of Forsyth, former Miles City resident, died Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2002, in Forsyth.
Born Sept. 26, 1918, in Lewiston, Idaho, she was the eldest of seven children of James O. and Ruth Turner Strong. She was named after her paternal grandmother, Ellen Elizabeth Leader Strong, with both having the same birth date. She attended schools in Boise, Idaho, and Washington state and lived most of her life in Montana.
She was baptized in the First Methodist Church of Forsyth in 1928. In 1938, she graduated from Forsyth High School.
Following her schooling, she worked at the Rosebud Community Hospital until she married Anton Kowis on Feb. 25, 1941. They farmed and ranched in the Rosebud/Cartersville area until 1978 when she moved to Forsyth.
Mrs. Kowis later moved to the Eagle's Manor in Miles City, then to Oregon before returning to Miles City, then Forsyth.
She enjoyed reading, bird watching, raising flowers (especially African violets), good music and dancing.
Her survivors include her daughter, Linda St. John of Beaverton, Ore.; her two sisters, Grace Angeloff of Buffalo, Wyo., and Donna Jones of Forsyth; two brothers, Wayne P. Strong of Forsyth and Charles L. Strong of Lewistown; her god children, Ruthie Johnson of Forsyth and Judy McPhail of Jefferson, Ore.; all her nieces, nephews and their families; and her special sister-in-law, Doris Jean Strong.
She was preceded in death by two brothers, Raymond "Ty" Strong and James O. "Buzz" Strong; and a cousin, Dixie E. Ertman.
Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 28, 2002, in the Beals Mortuary Chapel at Forsyth. Cremation has taken place and interment of the urn will follow in the Forsyth Cemetery.
