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Lydia Young
Lydia Young, 90, longtime Miles City resident, died Thursday Feb. 17, 2005, at Friendship Villa.
She was born Nov. 9, 1914, in Rhea, Okla., a daughter of Michael and Katherine Hoerth Schmitt. She moved with her family to Miles City in 1915 and they made their home in the Meredith area. She attended schools at the Hartwick School and later attended business college for one year.
Mrs. Young worked for Sol Heren at the Dodge garage for several years, then for Love Motors in Miles City, before beginning a career with the Production Credit Association as a bookkeeper.
She and Paul Young were married in 1943 and the couple ranched north of Locate. Mrs. Young loved to read, write and was the family historian and genealogist.
Her survivors include her brother, Ernest Schmitt of Fromberg; her nephews, Claude (Karen) Adamson of Glendive and Jim Herzoz of Laurel; her nieces, Molly Chapin of Miles City, Bobby Anderson of Billings, Irene Matteucci of California and Juanita Kelley of Washington; as well as members of the Young family.
She was preceded in death by her husband; sisters, Kathryn Herzog, Freda Friesz and Stella Kuester; brother, Emil Schmitt; and granddaughter, Gloria Young.
Cremation has taken place in the Bullis-Graves Eastern Montana Crematory.
Family and friends will gather at 12:45 p.m. Thursday Feb. 24, 2005, at the Bullis-Graves Memorial Chapel in Miles City and proceed to the Custer County Cemetery for Memorial graveside services.
Should friends desire, memorial contributions may be made to the Miles City Hospice. Bullis-Graves Memorial Chapel has been entrusted with the arrangements.
Martin Wald
Memorial services for Martin J. Wald, 73, of Las Vegas, Nev., were held Tuesday morning, Jan. 25, 2005, at St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church in Las Vegas.
Mr. Wald died Sunday, Jan. 16, 2005, in a Las Vegas hospital.
He was born in Strasburg, N.D., on Sept. 15, 1931, to George Wald Sr. and Mary Volk Wald.
Mr. Wald was a resident of Las Vegas for 27 years. He retired from the United States Navy and served during the Korean and Vietnam wars.
His survivors include his wife of 49 years, Mary Agnes Wald; two daughters, Susan Smith and Deborah Boatwright of Pasadena, Calif.; three grandchildren; a brother, George (Mollie) Wald of Great Falls; a sister, Katie (Fred) Dyba of Billings; and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.
Karl Hinther
Karl Hinther, 85, of Jordan, former Miles City resident, died Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2005, at the Garfield County Health Center in Jordan.
Born in Jordan on April 9, 1919, he was the son of John Henry and Maria T. Koch Hinther. He grew up in the Jordan area and entered the Civilian Conservation Corp (CCC) in his junior year of high school.
Later he entered the United States Army, serving as Sergeant in the European theatre during World War II. Following his honorable discharge, he returned to Jordan in 1945.
Mr. Hinther and Evelyn Lehner were married on Nov. 11, 1942, in Miles City. He worked for the county for a short time on the road crew and then purchased a truck and began a freight business hauling local commodities.
In 1949, he secured a permit and hauled freight from Billings to Jordan. He operated a feed store at the same time also. In 1952, he sold his trucks and took over the operation of the new Exxon gas station and ran a bulk gas business until 1972.
In 1963, Mr. Hinther purchased school busses to provide bus service to the Jordan Elementary and the Garfield County High schools. He ran the bus services until 1986, when he sold them to Glen Gallinger.
He and his wife established the concession at the Hell Creek Marina in 1971, building a store and rental cabins. In 1990, he retired after which he was able to spend more time fishing and also devote more time to his woodworking. Mr. and Mrs. Hinther also enjoyed traveling.
His survivors include his daughters, Anita, and her husband, Joe Twitchell, of Mountain Home, Idaho and Noreen, and her husband, Mike McKeever, of Jordan; his son, Ron Hinther and his wife, Denise, of Circle; and eight grandchildren, and six great-grandchildren, Joel Twitchell, and his children, Bailey and Riley, all of Ely, Nev., Aaron Twitchell of Austin, Texas, Etoile, and her husband, Clint Benge, of Hailey, Idaho, Todd McKeever, his wife, Annie, and their daughter, Ava, all of Laurel, Angela Belus, and her children, Mitchell and Abby, all of Jordan, Jason McKeever of Fargo, N.D., Courtney Hinther, and her daughter, Kayla, of Bakersfield, Calif., and Cara, and her husband, Robert Vannattan, of Bridger.
Survivors also include a brother, Hilmer Hinther, and his wife, Irene, of Billings; three sisters, Leonora Brumbelow of Jacksonville, Texas, Hulda Grant of Malta and Gertrude Hinther of Glasgow; and several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Evelyn; his parents; an infant brother, Alexander; four brothers, Emanuel, Fred, August and Bill; and a sister, Rosie.
Funeral services will be Monday, Feb. 21, 2005, at 10 a.m. at the Veterans of Foreign Wars Hall in Jordan. Interment will follow in the Pioneer Cemetery.
Should friends desire, memorials may be made to the Garfield County Health Center, the St. John's Lutheran Church, the V.F.W. or to the charity of one's choice.
Mary "Tab" Hay
Mary "Tab" Hay, 75, of Miles City died Friday, Feb. 18, 2005, at Holy Rosary Healthcare following several bouts with cancer over the past years.
She was born June 12, 1929, in Forsyth County, N.C., to Luther and Ruth Robertson Griffith. She was raised on a farm on Griffith Road, which was part of the original Griffith plantation. She attended elementary school in Clemmons, N.C., and attended several years of high school there where she played on the girls' basketball team.
In 1946 she married Norman Farrington in Winston-Salem, N.C. He died a short time later.
In 1947 she moved to Harlem to live with her aunt and uncle, Ethel and Lester Jessen. She worked in the AAA office in Chinook and in the fall of 1947 her aunt and uncle encouraged her to go back to high school in Harlem to finish her schooling. While attending Harlem High School she also coached the girls' basketball team during the 1947-48 season.
After graduation she went to work for the Veterans Administration in Fort Harrison. On Oct. 9, 1948, she and Richard "Dick" Hay were married in Idaho Falls, Idaho. In June 1949 they moved to Hailey, Idaho, until Mr. Hay was recalled to active duty with the United States Army in August of 1950 after the start of the Korean Conflict.
Mrs. Hay and their son, Rick, moved back to Harlem to be near relatives while Mr. Hay was on active duty. During this time she worked as secretary at the Harlem High School. When Mr. Hay was released from active duty, they moved to Rupert, Idaho, in 1952 and lived there until 1954 when they returned to Hailey to make their home.
In October 1959 the family moved to Miles City when Mr. Hay took a job with the Miles City Star and they resided here since that time. In 1972 Mr. Hay and Steve Jessen purchased the Forsyth Independent and that same year Mr. and Mrs. Hay formed a partnership with Robert and Norma Tom and started H & T Quality Printing in Miles City. They later purchased the Toms' interest in the business. Mrs. Hay was in charge of operating the business offices of the firms and helped out in other operations of the businesses.
In 1976 they started a newspaper in Colstrip, which they operated until 1985 when they sold the Forsyth and Colstrip newspapers. They sold the printing business in April 1991.
In the 1980s they purchased some fullblood tarentaise cattle, which they operate in a partnership basis.
After selling the businesses Tab went to work at Custer Inn motel as a desk clerk until she had her second bout with cancer. She also enrolled in classes at Miles Community College and took many computer courses, along with several other classes, which she greatly enjoyed.
She enjoyed playing cards and computer games and working on the computer in compiling the Griffith family history and old photos. She was a member of Royal Neighbors of America and served as district oracle while living in Idaho. She was a member of the Episcopal Church in Hailey and the Emmanuel Episcopal Church in Miles City where she served several years on the altar committee. Mrs. Hay also served as a Girl Scout leader and helped out with the Boy Scouts when the boys were involved.
She is survived by her husband of Miles City; two sons: Rick Hay and his wife, Helayne, of Grand Rapids, Mich., and Rodney Hay of Omaha, Neb.; six grandchildren, Jessica Wetmore of The Dalles, Ore., Keith Wetmore of Denver, Colo., Jacque Wetmore of Billings, and Aleksandra, Ashley and David Hay, all of Grand Rapids; and two great-grandchildren.
Her survivors also include two brothers, Russell Griffith, and his wife, Lois, of Greensboro, N.C., and Ralph Griffith (who lived with the Hay family in Hailey while he finished high school), and his wife, Mary Jane, of Pilot Mountain, N.C.; four sisters, Lavina Tilley, and her husband, Paul, Alice Smith, and her husband, Reid, and Phyllis Foster, and her husband, Steve, all of Winston-Salem, N.C., and Ethel Griffith of Portland, Ore.; numerous nieces and nephews; and her two very special "star borders and honorary grandchildren," Brooke and Brittnee Olson and their mother, Kym Olson.
She was preceded in death by her daughter, Caroline; two sisters, Mildred (Griffith) Moser and Bernice (Griffith) Sloan; and one brother, Cecil Griffith.
Funeral services will be Monday, Feb., 21, 2005, at 2 p.m. at the Emmanuel Episcopal Church in Miles City. Interment will follow in the Eastern Montana State Veterans Cemetery.
Should friends desire memorials may be made to the charity of one's choice.
