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George S. Whitney
George S. Whitney, 80, of Miles City, formerly of Illinois, died Monday, June 23, 2003 at the Rosebud Health Care Center in Forsyth.
Mr. Whitney was born in Illinois on Dec. 18, 1922, the son of Clarence and Mary Wisowaty Whitney. He was raised in Illinois and attended junior college in Indiana where he received an associate of arts degree. He then attended the University of Illinois where he received his police science degree.
He was a special agent for the Illinois Central Railroad until his retirement in 1982. During his years as a special agent, he was promoted to the title of lieutenant. He won many sharp shooting trophies and medals and traveled over the country on the Illinois Central R.R. Sharp Shooting Team. He lectured for the F.B.I. on police tactics and various subjects and received many letters of commendation from the agency.
As a young man, he loved the outdoors - hunting and hiking, but his biggest love was horses. During his World War II years he was in the United States Army as a part of the last unit of Horse Calvary - Troop A, 129th Calvary Squadron, Fort Riley, Kan.
His love for horses, hunting and the outdoors never died. He was a cowboy at heart and fell in love with Montana's wide-open spaces and mountains and made Miles City his home coming back to his Illinois home over the holidays only, then hurrying back to his wide-open spaces and his friends in Miles City. Then it was spending the winter with family in Tucson, Ariz., and the majority of the year in Miles City. Here he worked many times as a deputy sheriff and rode with many local residents.
His survivors include his sister, Rosemary Whitney Stevenson, and her husband, George, of Tucson; four nephews, Dennis of Holts Summit, Mo., Brent of Park Forest, Ill., Greg of Tucson and Jeff of South Chicago Heights, Ill.; and five great-nephews and great-nieces, Robert, Jennifer, Jason, Kristi and Margo.
Funeral services will be held Saturday, June 28, 2003, at 10 a.m. in the chapel of Stevenson and Sons Funeral Home in Miles City.
Condolences may be sent to the family by visiting www.stevensonandsons.com.
Elizabeth "Liz" Margaret Garr Lockwood
Elizabeth "Liz" Margaret Garr Lockwood, 97, of Volborg died Tuesday, June 24, 2003, in the Holy Rosary Extended Care Facility in Miles City.
Born in Broadus on Aug. 1, 1905, she was the daughter of Eugene H. and Tillie Helen App Garr. She attended school at Broadus, graduating in 1924. She was approached by the county superintendent and asked if she would consider going to summer school in Miles City and then return to teach at the Session School near Ridge for five months and she accepted. She then went to Dillon to attend the Normal School and returned to Miles City for summer school. In the fall she taught the Gaskill School near Loesch. She stayed there for two years, then following her marriage she taught at the Loesch School and the Divide School.
On March 14, 1928, she and Lyle Lockwood were married in Miles City. They had three children, Jean, Joyce and Sonny. The family made their home near Coalwood. Mr. and Mrs. Lockwood spent the bulk of their lives ranching, raising children, cows and horses.
Mrs. Lockwood worked alongside her husband and was called on to rake and buck hay, run the Farmhand and still have a decent meal on the table by noon. Winters were spent hauling hay, feeding cattle and calving.
Mr. Lockwood died March 6, 1992, and Mrs. Lockwood continued living on the ranch until the last few months when her health failed her. She was proud to be able to continue living on the ranch and appreciated the kindness shown to her by friends and relatives.
Mrs. Lockwood enjoyed planting and preserving her garden and was noted for having the first seeds in the ground more than once in the same year. She made sure her two horses and cats were fed and watered every day.
Her survivors include her son, Edwin "Sonny" Lockwood of Volborg; two daughters, Jean Hafla, and her husband, John, of Miles City and Joyce Riley, and her husband, LeRoy, of Volborg; 11 grandchildren; 28 great-grandchildren; and Willis Bartholomay, his wife, Ardi, of Terry and their family, whom she considered her children.
In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by a son, "Little Buddy" and an infant daughter; two brothers, Earl Garr and Gene Garr; two sisters, LeMoyne Sandall and Juanita Cowan; and a daughter-in-law, MaryLynne Lockwood.
Funeral services will be Friday, June 27, 2003, at 2 p.m. in the Grace Bible 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. Condolences may be sent to the family by visiting www.stevensonandsons.com.
Should friends desire, memorials may be made to Holy Rosary Hospice, 2600 Wilson St., Miles City, MT 59301.
Caroline Sue Wetmore
Caroline Sue Wetmore, 42, of Lockwood, former Miles City resident, died due to drowning in the Yellowstone River east of Billings.
Born Feb. 13, 1961, in Miles City, she was the daughter of Richard and Mary Hay. She attended Miles City schools and participated in many of the musical programs including band and playing the piano for the chorus and Choraleers.
In 1979, she and Keith Wetmore were married. They later divorced.
She attended Miles Community College and also Eastern Montana College in Billings.
The family moved to Lockwood in 1988 where she had lived since. She worked at several printing firms as a typesetter and at several nursing homes before starting her own house cleaning business.
Her survivors include one daughter, Jessica Wagner of The Dalles, Ore.; two sons, Keith S. "Sonny" of The Dalles and Jacque of Billings; two brothers, Rick Hay and family of Grand Rapids, MI., and Rodney Hay of Omaha, Neb.; and her parents of Miles City.
Funeral services will be held Saturday, June 28, 2003, at 1 p.m. in the chapel of Stevenson and Sons Funeral Home in Miles City. Interment will follow in the old Calvary Cemetery in Miles City.
Condolences may be sent to the family by visiting www.stevensonandsons.com.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Yellowstone Boys and Girls Ranch.
Anna Maria Leidholt
Anna Maria Leidholt, 79, of Miles City died Monday, June 23, 2003, in the Holy Rosary Healthcare at Miles City.
Mrs. Leidholt was born Dec. 7, 1923, on the family homestead, the daughter of Johann and Eva Schneider Helm. She was one of a family of 12. Mrs. Leidholt was raised on her parents' homestead in the Purewater community north of Miles City. She was baptized and confirmed in a small Lutheran country church at Purewater.
While at the ranch with her parents and five brothers, the milking of cows to sell cream was important for the financial survival of the family and Mrs. Leidholt could milk eight cows by hand in a short time while her brothers were working with the farming in the busy seasons of spring and summer.
Mrs. Leidholt liked to dance in her younger years.
On June 25, 1950, she and Julius Leidholt were married. She was given six cows and a house in Miles City for a wedding gift. The cows were sold and the couple settled in Miles City.
Mrs. Leidholt helped her husband build numerous houses. They built them and then sold them while their health permitted.
Together they raised their daughter, Julia, who survives them. Mrs. Leidholt also is survived by John H. Helm, William A. Helm and his wife, Dorothy, and Gerhard Helm and his wife, Pat, all of Miles City.
She was preceded in death by her parents, four sisters, four brothers and her husband, Julius. Mrs. Leidholt enjoyed dancing, gardening, flowers and playing bingo and other activities at Friendship Villa.
Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, June 26, 2003, in the First Lutheran Church in Miles City. Burial will follow in the Custer County Cemetery.
Condolences may be sent to the family by visiting www.stevensonandsons.com.
Should friends desire, memorials may be made to the charity of one's choice.
