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Carl W. Smith
Carl Walter Smith, 97, of Broadus died Saturday, Oct. 9, 2004, at the Powder River Manor in Broadus.
Mr. Smith was born in a sod-roofed homestead in Mott, N.D., on March 6, 1907, delivered by his parental grandmother who was a midwife. He was the oldest of five children born to Charles Walter Smith and Mary Agnes Stanfield Smith. The family moved to Montana in 1913 and homesteaded near Sonnette. Mr. Smith attended first and second grades at the Mitchell School and third through the eighth grades at the Bottles School. He then moved to Belfry to live with his grandmother in 1920 where he completed the ninth & 10th grades. This is where he met the love of his life, Joann Sterling, and they were married on Sept. 8, 1924.
Later that year Mr. and Mrs. Smith, along with Mrs. Smith's mother and three brothers moved back to Sonnette where they had three children of their own.
Several years later they moved to Miles City where Mr. Smith worked at the State School and Deluxe Motors.
Some years later he purchased an irrigated place at Shirley. In 1968, Mrs. Smith died.
In 1971, Mr. Smith and Patricia Brady were married. They later moved back to Sonnette after selling the place at Shirley. She died in 1999.
Mr. Smith then moved into the Powder River Manor at Broadus a couple of years later, where he enjoyed the staff, his extended family and very close friends.
He enjoyed fishing, hunting, rodeos and especially visiting with friends and neighbors.
His survivors include a son, Joe Smith, and his wife, Sharon, of Billings; a daughter, Virginia Dice, and her husband, Don, of Sonnette; his grandchildren, Linda Dice, Tim Smith, Shannon Smith and Carl Smith; and many friends and extended family at the Powder River Manor.
In addition to his two wives, Joann and Pat, Mr. Smith was preceded in death by one infant son, "little" Carl; his sisters, Blanche, Catherine and Mary Agnes; and one brother, Sam.
Funeral services will be Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2004, at 2 p.m. at Stevenson and Sons Funeral Home in Miles City. Interment will follow in the Custer County Cemetery.
Should friends desire, memorials may be made to the Powder River Manor Nurse Scholarship Fund or the charity of one's choice.
Linda Elma Hoffer
Twenty-one days after the loss of her beloved husband, David, Linda Hoffer, 80, of Fallon died on Monday, Oct. 11, 2004, at the Holy Rosary Extended Care Facility in Miles City.
Mrs. Hoffer was born on March 26, 1924, to Dan and Marie Kranzler Elhard at Marsh. She attended schools in Watkins, Terry and DeWalt schools. She worked for various households as a housekeeper.
On March 26, 1943, she and David Hoffer were married in Fallon. They continued living on the family farm where they farmed and ranched their entire lives.
Mrs. Hoffer was a member of the Grace Lutheran Church in Fallon; a lifetime member of the LWML and taught Sunday school. She was a member of the Homemakers Club for 50 years, and was a 4-H leader for a number of years.
She baked wedding cakes for over 30 years. Mrs. Hoffer enjoyed needlework and doing crafts. She enjoyed traveling with David, especially their autumn trip through the New England states. She also enjoyed square dancing and old time waltzes, the old time fiddlers' jamborees and cooking and baking German food.
Her survivors include a son, Delbert Hoffer, and his wife, LaVonne, of Glendive; three daughters, Darlene Moline, and her husband, Charles, of Brockway, Diana Schmidt, and her husband, Roger, of Baker and Maridel Kassner, and her husband, Lyle, of Circle; 13 grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and one step-great-grandchild.
In addition to her husband who died on Monday, Sept. 20, 2004, she was preceded in death by her parents; four brothers, William, Elmer, John and Harry; a sister, Annie Dienes; and an infant granddaughter.
A prayer service will be held Friday, Oct. 15, 2004, at 7 p.m. in the chapel of Stevenson and Sons Funeral Home in Terry. Funeral services will be Saturday, Oct. 16, 2004, at 10 a.m. in the Grace Lutheran Church in Fallon. Interment will follow in the Prairie County Cemetery in Terry.
Should friends desire, memorials may be made to the charity of one's choice.
Ellen R. Hirsch
Ellen R. Hirsch, 93, of Miles City, formerly of Rock Springs, died peacefully, due to natural causes on Friday, Oct. 8, 2004, at the Holy Rosary Extended Care Facility.
Born on April 20, 1911, at Eureka, S.D., she was the daughter of Fred and Christina Rau Raile. She was raised and educated at Eureka.
On Dec. 13, 1932, she and Emil Hirsch were married in Eureka. After their marriage they moved to the farm in the Crow Rock area. They began their farm and ranch life, then for a short time moved to Ismay, where their first son was born.
They then moved back to the Crow Rock Area, where three more children were born. In 1951, they moved to the Rock Springs/Angela area and lived there until her husbands' death in 1978. She then moved to Miles City and had resided there since.
She was an active member of the Trinity Lutheran Church. She enjoyed cooking and gardening, but most of all, spending time with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Her survivors include two sons, LeRoy and his wife, Pearl, and Don and his wife, Coleen of Rock Springs/Angela; two daughters, Patricia and her husband, Dave Berg of Carnation, Wash., and Carolyn Risher and Lee Cox of Missoula; one brother, Morris (Nimet) Raile of Sandy, Utah; her grandchildren, Dale (Cindy, Chase, Cord) Berg of Miles City, Jason (Jennifer, Cole, Kaitlyn) Hirsch of Rock Springs/Angela, Trisha (Shawn, Lauren, Dylan) Coffin of Miles City, Shane (Gretchen, Amber, Riley, McKenzie) Hirsch of Miles City, Chad (Kerry, Brittany, Taelor, Brody) Hirsch of Miles City, Shawn (Lora, Austin, Dylan) Hirsch of Billings, Jim (Sabrina, Alex) Risher of Bothel, Wash., Kamae Risher of Denver, Co., Laci Cox, Missoula.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Emil; her sister, Ida Hirsch; one grandson, Todd Berg; and one granddaughter, Darcy Hirsch.
A prayer service will be held Monday, Oct. 11, 2004, at 6 p.m. in the chapel of Stevenson and Sons Funeral Home. Funeral services will be Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2004, at 11 a.m. in the chapel of Stevenson and Sons Funeral Home. Interment will follow in the Custer County Cemetery.
Should friends desire, memorials can be made to the Trinity Lutheran Church or the charity of one's choice.
Shirley Truax
Funeral services for Shirley Truax, 74, longtime resident of the Steele, N.D., area and sister-in-law of Delores Truax Drennen of Miles City, were held Thursday afternoon, Sept. 23, 2004, in the Steele Community Building in Steele. A committal service followed in the Woodlawn Cemetery at Steele.
Mrs. Truax died peacefully on Tuesday, Sept. 21, 2004 at St. Alexius Hospital in Bismarck, N.D., surrounded by her family.
Born Sept. 12, 1930, in Bismarck, she was the daughter of Charles E. and Eva Laughton Rohrer. She graduated from Bismarck High School.
On July 21, 1950, she and W. Donald Truax were married. They settled on a dairy farm near Steele where they raised a family of 10 children.
Mrs. Truax enjoyed spending time with her children and grandchildren, visiting friends, reading her Bible and writing poetry.
In addition to her sister-in-law Delores Drennen of Miles City and Mrs. Drennen's late husband, Clyde C. Drennen of Miles City, her survivors include her husband, W. Donald Truax of Steele; her children, Thomas Truax, and his wife, Trudy, of Menoken, N.D., Arnold Truax, and his wife, Linda, of Lockhart, Texas, Diane Dizayee of Harlingen, Texas, Julie Haakenson, and her husband, Jim, of Lakota, N.D., Paul Truax, and his wife, Janice, of Bloomington, Minn., Gary Truax, and his wife, Kathy, of Erie, N.D., Nancy Secker, and her husband, Wilford, of Selby, S.D., Carrie Knutson, and her husband, Clint, of Steele, Ronald Truax, and his wife, Lisa, of Thompson, N.D., and Glenn Truax, and his wife, Diana, of Jamestown, N.D.; and 15 grandchildren.
Survivors also include her brothers, Lewis Rohrer, and his wife, Betty, of Rapid City, S.D., and Richard Rohrer, and his wife, LuAnn, of St. Louis, Mo.; her half-brothers, George Rohrer and Bill Rohrer, and his wife, Bodil, of Wyoming; another sister-in-law, Alice Rohrer, and her husband, Bud, of Port St. Lucie, Fla.; and several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her half-brothers, Ronald Rohrer and Charles "Bud" Rohrer; and one nephews, Dale Drennen.
