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Audrey Lorraine Cole
Audrey Lorraine Cole, 77, and Patrick Cole, 78, died Friday, Jan. 24, 2003, at their home in Loveland, Colo.
Mrs. Cole was born Oct. 8, 1925, in Livingston to Henry Walter and Emma Marie Ruhsamer Sorensen. She grew up and graduated from high school near Manhattan.
She had worked as a secretary for the Northern Pacific Railroad and also for the United States Government in Helena.
Mr. Cole was born March 21, 1924, in Miles City to William S. and Bessie Pack Cole. He grew up and graduated from high school in Miles City.
The couple married Nov. 2, 1949, in Idaho Falls, Idaho. They made their home in Great Falls and Spokane, Wash., before settling in Longmont in 1963.
Mr. Cole received air traffic control training and began his career in 1944 with the Federal Aviation Administration. Following his retirement as an air traffic control supervisor in 1975, he began a new career in real estate with Roemer Real Estate in Longmont and later retired.
The couple also had lived in Estes Park, Colo., before moving to Loveland in 1996.
Mrs. Cole had served as a Girl Scout leader and had taught Sunday school. She also enjoyed working with ceramics, reading, gardening, interior decorating and spending time with her grandchildren, whom she adored.
Mr. Cole enjoyed hunting, fishing, skiing and daily walks. He also enjoyed spending time with his family.
The Coles are survived by their son, Ronald Cole, and his wife, Becky, of Longmont; two daughters, Marcia Collins of Longmont and Sheree Robertson, and her husband, Raymond, of Parker, Colo.; four grandchildren, Jason Collins, Brandon Collins, Jillene Robertson and Addie Cole; and Mr. Cole's sister, Lucille Cloud, and her husband, Jack, of Richland, Wash.
They were preceded in death by both sets of parents; and Mr. Cole's half-brothers, Todd, Cecil, Judd, Herschel and Donnie Storms.
A memorial celebration will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 30, 2003, at Howe Mortuary in Longmont. David Bradshaw of LifeBridge Christian Church will officiate.
Should friends desire, memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, Boulder County, 2130 Mountain View Ave., Suite A, Longmont, CO 80501 or the American Parkinson Disease Association, 1250 Hylan Blvd., Suite 4B, Staten Island, NY 10305-1946.
James H. "Nick" Nicholson
James H. Nicholson, or "Nick" as he liked to be called,of El Paso, Texas, formerly of Siloam Springs, Ark., and uncle of Terri Stevenson of Miles City, died Saturday, Jan. 25, 2003, in the Bethany Healthplex in Lakewood, Colo. He arrived in Denver just two weeks before his death.
Born Feb. 18, 1939, in Stigler, Okla., he was the son of Hubert and Louse Blair Nicholson. He graduated from high school in Kinta, Okla., in 1957 and graduated from college at North Eastern State Teachers College at Tahlequah, Okla., in 1961.
In 1962, he and Carolyn Murray were married and together they had two sons, Todd and Kyle.
From the mid-1970s until the mid-1980s, Mr. Nicholson and his wife, Carolyn, owned and operated the Otasco Store in Siloam Springs. His life was spent teaching math, coaching basketball and football for 20 years in El Paso.
Mr. Nicholson enjoyed watching OSU sporting events and attending horse races, which fulfilled his love of horses. Spending time fishing was a passion of his. Mr. Nicholson was a member of the Siloam Springs Masonic Lodge, the El Paso, Texas Masonic Lodge and the Masonic Lodge in Faben, Texas.
In addition to his niece, Terri Shelton Stevenson, her husband, Todd, and their children, Tiffany and T.J., all of Miles City, his survivors include his mother, Louise "Granny" Nicholson of Lakewood; his son, James "Todd" Nicholson of San Bernardino, Calif.; his sister, Patricia Nicholson Brunson, and her husband, Gary, of Broomfield, Colo.; his grandson, Tyler Nicholson of Waco, Texas; and another niece, Debra Shelton Mallookis, her husband, Steve, and their children, Kristal and Stav of Littleton, Colo.
He was preceded in death by his son, Gary "Kyle" Nicholson in 1993 and his father, Hubert "Papa" in 1992.
Funeral services will be Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2003, at 1 p.m. in the First Baptist Church in Kinta, Okla. The Rev. Mike Mills will officiate. Interment, with Masonic graveside rites, will follow in the Quinton Cemetery in Quinton, Okla., next to his father.
Mallory Funeral Home of Stigler has been entrusted with the funeral arrangements.
If desired, memorials may be made to the First Baptist Church, Kinta, OK 74552 or to the charity of one's choice.
Edgar Lorn Clancy
Edgar Lorn Clancy, 85, of Miles City died Monday, Jan. 20, 2003, in the Veterans Hospital in Sheridan, Wyo.
Mr. Clancy was born in Stacy on Nov. 17, 1917, the son of Victor and Helen Babcock Clancy. He attended schools in the Stacy area.
In 1942, Mr. Clancy entered the United States Army. Following his honorable discharge, he went to work for the Krumpe Mechanical Shop.
On Dec. 24, 1947, he and Juneamae Martin were married in Miles City. He then worked for Howard Anderson Construction before going to work for the Milwaukee Railroad where he worked for 20 years.
Mr. Clancy had his own lawn and sprinkling business and ran it for several years.
He enjoyed fishing, hunting and gardening. Mr. Clancy was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and the Rifle Club.
His survivors include his wife, Juneamae of Miles City; two sons, Loren Clancy, and his wife, Linda, of Carmichael, Calif., and Allen Clancy, and his wife, Jean, of Gillette, Wyo.; three daughters, Mary Wallis, and her husband, Roy, of Kalispell, Carla Martenson, and her husband, Blair, of Anaconda, and Janice Rose, and her husband, C.J., of Beaver, Okla.; 11 grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
Survivors also include three brothers, Eldon Clancy of Miles City, Orville Clancy of Sacramento, Calif., and Roy Clancy of Arizona.
He was preceded in death by a brother, Ivan; and two sisters, Berta Mae and Octave.
Funeral services will be Saturday, Jan. 25, 2003, at 1 p.m. in the chapel of Stevenson and Sons Funeral Home in Miles City. Interment, with military honors, will follow in the Eastern Montana State Veterans Cemetery in Miles City.
Stevenson and Sons Funeral Home of Miles City is in charge of arrangements.
Should friends desire, memorials may be made to the Eastern Montana State Veterans Cemetery Endowment Fund.
