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Robert Joseph Scanlan
Robert "Bob" Joseph Scanlan, 83, resident at Cottonwood Village in Arizona and former president and publisher of the Star Printing Co., Inc., in Miles City, died Monday, Sept. 22, 2003, after a long illness.
Mr. Scanlan also was a past president of the Montana Press Association, the Miles City Rotary Club, Chamber of Commerce, and the Phoenix (Ariz.) Press Club. He was listed in Who's Who in American Politics, 1973-74 edition and appeared on "Unsolved Mysteries."
Born in Lehigh, he was adopted by Joseph and Sarah Scanlan at the age of two years, when he moved to Miles City. His father, "Joe" founded the Miles City Star in March 1916, and published it until his death in August 1939.
Mr. Scanlan graduated from Custer County High School in 1938. He gave up his collage plans when he learned that his father had terminal cancer.
He enlisted in the Navy in 1941, and served on the USS Colorado, and the USS Cascade. In June 1943, his ship was part of a fleet that left Pearl Harbor heading for the South and West Pacific. Liberty was unavailable until the war ended in 1945.
After the war, Mr. Scanlan returned to Miles City, to his wife, Flo, and two-year-old son, Joe. He resumed his duties at the Daily Star. Mr. Scanlan spent 25 years in the newspaper business.
In 1964, Mr. Scanlan sold his interest in the Star and moved his family to Scottsdale, Ariz., where he served for 20 years as administrative assistant to former Congressman and House Minority Leader John J. Rhodes of Arizona's District 1.
Mr. Scanlan loved people. He gave freely of his time, energy and cheering words. He could make life seem cheerful and worthwhile in spite of adversity.
In 1971, he and Joan Kaites Scanlan were married. They were happily married until her death in October 1998.
Mr. Scanlan later remarried Florence Scanlan. The two of them cared for each other until her death in February 2003.
Mr. Scanlan is survived by his three children, Joe Scanlan of Hot Springs, S.D., Salli Starkey of Cottonwood, Ariz., and Allan Scanlan, of Santa Maria, Calif.; two step-children, John Kaites of Scottsdale and Mary Davis of Littleton, Colo.; 10 grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren.
Mabel Miller
Mabel A. Miller, 66, of Hysham, died Sunday, Sept. 28, 2003, at her home in Hysham of natural causes.
Mrs. Miller was born Oct. 20, 1936, the daughter of Allen and Jola Mabel Hagen Miller at her family's home in Intake. She grew up and attended schools in Hysham and also in the western part of Montana.
She later moved to Hysham, which she considered "home."
Mrs. Miller enjoyed crocheting, yard work, gardening, her pets and spending time visiting with her family and friends.
She is survived by her four daughters, Lee (Vankuiken) Morris and her husband, Jim, of Mossyrock, Wash., Anna (Knutson) Wilson and her husband, Bob, of Billings, Juanita (Knutson) McDanold and her husband, Paul, of Forsyth and Karen (Marry) Shull and Bob Willis of Elko, Nev.; her three sons, Marvin Marry Jr. of Hysham, Melvin Marry, and his wife, Susan, of Forsyth, and Allen Marry of Kennewick, Wash.; 11 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
Mrs. Miller is also survived by two brothers, Ole "Sonny" Miller and Melvin Miller and his wife, Judy, all of Missoula; two sisters, Matilda Drawbond and her husband, Emmett, of Fortuna, N.D., and Amanda Bontrager of Kahoka, Mo.
She was preceded in death by her parents; two sons, Arthur Audery and Terry Allen; one daughter, Bonnie Gay; and two sisters, Elizabeth Yoder and Anna Marie Miller.
Funeral services will be Saturday, Oct. 4, 2003, at 1 p.m. in the Trinity Lutheran Church in Hysham with Pastor John Vallie officiating. Burial will be in the Memorial Vale Cemetery in Hysham.
Stevenson & Sons Funeral Home in Forsyth is in charge of the arrangements.
Memorials may be made to the Senior Citizen Center in Hysham.
Eleanor Klar
After a life as varied and dynamic as the many quilts she pieced together, Eleanor G. Klar entered into rest on September 24. Eleanor, a 13-year resident of the Spokane Valley, was born June 30, 1925 to James and Violet McDonagh in Miles City, Montana. She was the third of ten Irish children. Her formal education was received at Sacred Heart Grade and High School; but her thirst for knowledge and awe of technology remained constant throughout her life. She married William (Bill) C. Klar in Glendive, Montana, on April 15, 1946, where they both were employed by the Milwaukee Railroad as telegrapher/clerks. The railroad moved them several times over the next 32 years. Residences included Minneapolis, Seattle (1958), Milwaukee (1963), and Missoula (1966).
In Missoula, Eleanor was employed for nine years by the Missoula Mercantile (later known as The Bon Marche). Opportunity knocked a second time and she found herself back on board the train with the Burlington Northern Railroad.
Following Bill's retirement from the Milwaukee Railroad in 1981, they opened Shamrock Secretarial Services (the first word processing business in Missoula), which they operated from their home until Bill's death in 1987.
After retiring in 1990 from the BN in Havre, Eleanor moved to Spokane, Washington, to be near family. Her restless Irish spirit didn't allow her idle long, and she soon found herself employed as medical secretary/bookkeeper for Dr. David Jones at North Pines Chiropractic where she worked for five years.
Her passion for the railroad did not end with her retirement. She remained active with her memberships in NARVRE (National Association of Retired Veteran Railroad Employees) as Area 7 Director; and the BNSF Veterans Association as System Vice President, Region System Director and Secretary/Treasurer. Eleanor volunteered as a representative for Washington State Ombudsman. She was also a member of Catholic Daughters and the St. John Vianney Altar Society. Social circles included the 60+ club and the IT4T Investment club as treasurer. She was an avid quilter and enjoyed painting, ceramics, and the stock market. However her main passion remained the applied technology of computers to business and sewing.
In addition to her husband, Eleanor was preceded in death by a brother, Charles McDonagh.
Survivors include daughter Dona Helmer, with husband Roger and daughter Beth of Anchorage, AK; daughter Terri Weiler, with husband Gerry Weiler and children Sarah, Jenny, and Chris of Redmond, WA; and daughter Margo Freeman with husband Lyle Freeman and children Tessa and Sam of Spokane, WA. She is also survived by three sisters (Eunice Ganteaume, Alice Parks and Theresa Weber), five brothers (James, Peter, William, John and Owen McDonagh), and numerous nieces and nephews.
Mrs. Klar will be held in state at Hennessey Valley Funeral Home, 1315 N. Pines in Spokane Valley. Visitation is scheduled on Thursday, October 2nd from 2 to 5 p.m. Rosary will follow at 7:00 p.m. Thursday night at St. John Vianney Church 503 N. Walnut Rd. Funeral Mass will be given at St. John Vianney Church on Friday, October 3rd at 3:00 p.m. with a reception to follow.
Memorial donations may be made to Horizon Hospice or Cancer Patient Care of Spokane.
Rose Juanita Lervick
Rose Juanita Lervick, 77, of Billings, formerly of Jordan, died Sunday, Sept. 28, 2003, at her home in Billings.
Mrs. Lervick was born on Oct. 14, 1925, at her parent's ranch in Garfield County. Rose was the sixth of eight children born to George and Clara Shawver.
She and her husband, Clifford, were married Sept. 12, 1945, and they raised nine children.
Her survivors include her husband, Clifford of Billings; three sons, Melvin, his wife Linda, and their children, Ryan, Shannon, and Kristina of Redmond, Wash., Leonard, his wife Pat, and their daughter Jeana of Billings and Tim and his wife Judy of Jordan and their sons, Jeff and John; six daughters, Cathy Redlin, her husband Roger and son Brent and his wife Jennifer of Denver, Colo., Evelyn Halvorson, her husband Al of Lake Havasu, Ariz., and their children, Thomas, Barbie and Blaine, Roxie Burrows, her husband Bruce of Billings, their daughter Michelle and her daughter Destiny, Sandy Gibson, her husband Joe, and their sons Jamie and Ty of Jordan, Connie Miller, her husband Mark, and their children Christopher and Sara of Billings, and Wanda Beckett, her husband Doug, and their daughters Alyssa and Stephanie, also of Billings.
Funeral services will be held Thursday, Oct. 2, 2003, at 11 a.m. in St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan. Interment will follow in the Butte Creek Cemetery.
Stevenson and Sons Funeral Home in Jordan is in charge of arrangements.
Memorials may be given to the Jordan Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary or the VFW Memorial Fund.
