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Vernon W. Handley Sr.
Vernon W. Handley Sr., age 94, passed away Sunday morning, Nov. 22, 1998, at Parkview Convalescent Center in Billings.
Vern was born in Williston, N.D., on June 28, 1904, the son of James and Flora Handley. In 1911, in covered wagons and on horseback, the family moved west to homestead north of Miles City. Vern was educated there, later attending Hanson Technical School in Fargo and then returning to the farm. His skill on a horse got him a job with C.B.C. Ranch.
On April 12, 1930, Vern married
Alma G. Lilienthal and they would spend the next 68 years together. He also joined the Miles City police department in 1930 and rose to chief of police there for the last seven years of his 26 years with the department. Following his retirement in 1956 he and Alma moved to Anchorage, Alaska, where Vern was the head jailer and Alma the matron at the local jail. Returning to Montana in 1958, they settled in Billings and Vern worked with the Yellowstone County sheriff's department and took other general maintenance jobs to fill his time.
Survivors include his wife, Alma, and son, Vernon W. Handley Jr. of Billings; eight grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Rita Olson in 1995; three brothers, Roy, Harold and Chester; a sister, Ethel Boraas; and his parents.
Visitations will begin Tuesday morning at the Smith West Chapel, 304 34th St. W. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 25, at the Smith West Chapel with cremation to follow. Interment will be at a later date in Terrace Gardens cemetery.
Ida T. Hoffman
SIDNEY - Ida T. Hoffman, 69, died Saturday, Nov. 21, 1998, at the Sidney Health Center Extended Care Facility.
Service will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 25, at the St. Matthew's Catholic Church with interment in the Sidney cemetery. Fulkerson Funeral Home is in charge.
Ivan Lee Ellerkamp
BOZEMAN - Ivan Ellerkamp, 78, died Wednesday, Nov. 18, 1998, at Bozeman Deaconess Hospital.
Cremation has taken place and at his request, no memorial services will be held. Interment will be at a later date in Culbertson. Dokken-Nelson Funeral Service is in charge.
Katie Jasper
GLASGOW - Katie Jasper, 87, died Saturday, Nov. 21, 1998, at the Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday, Nov. 27, at the First Lutheran Church with burial at the Highland cemetery. Bell Mortuary is in charge.
Oscar Junker
HARDIN - Oscar Junker, 83, died Sunday, Nov. 22, 1998, at the Big Horn County Memorial Nursing Home.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 24, at the Bullis Funeral Chapel with interment in the Fairview cemetery.
Margaret Frank Lackman
October 6, 1902 - November 23, 1998
'Grandma Margaret'
LAUREL - Margaret Frank Lackman was born Oct. 6, 1902, in Kautz, Russia, to John Jacob Frank and Christina Lehr Frank. Her parents and two sisters brought her to the United States on an immigrant ship in the spring of 1903.
For the next 10 years, the family worked their way across the country by working in the beet fields from Ohio through Nebraska and Wyoming, finally settling on their own 80 acres west of Laurel in the spring of 1913. During this period, four sons and another daughter were added to the three daughters brought from Russia. Margaret attended the Hawthorne School through the eighth grade. She married
John Lackman on Feb. 15, 1922, in Laurel. Her husband John was a car inspector for the Northern Pacific Railroad until he died in December 1930, leaving her with four children under the age of eight.
In 1933 she was hired by Fred Graff to clean the old North School and continued working for the Laurel School District until her retirement on Jan. 1, 1965, after 31 years of service. Margaret was an active member of St. John's Lutheran Church and a charter member of the L.W.M.L. (Ladies Aid).
Her grandkids' favorite memories include: playing underneath one of the many quilts that she worked on in the living room, her wonderful homemade rye bread, cabbage rolls, noodles, etc., etc., etc.!!, playing "Hide the Thimble" at one of the many family gatherings, jumping on the bed in the back bedroom (even after the scoldings!), helping her dig up the garden spot every spring (by hand - no rototiller!), the wonderful, warm afghans that she crocheted, our graduation quilts, and especially, Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve at Grandma's house!
Margaret is survived by her son, John of Laurel; son, Mel (Benita) of Billings; daughter, Betty Wold (Paul), also of Billings; and daughter-in-law, Tallie Lackman of California; one sister, Esther Wilhelm of Billings; nine grandchildren, Kurt Lackman of California, Steve Lackman of Washington, Mike (Jen) Lackman stationed at Fort Bragg, N.C., Marc Lackman of Alaska, Peg (Ken) Olson of Laurel, Joy (Ed) Thurner of Laurel, Lou (Dan) Nypaver of Colorado, Mari (Scott) Walker of Rapelje, and John (Debbie) Wold of Texas; 14 great-grandchildren, Drew and Maddie Lackman, Erik and Annie Olson, Josh, Allison, and Courtney Thurner, Lauren, Breanne, and Monica Nypaver, Chas and Beth Walker, and Jana and Catlin Wold; and numerous nieces and nephews. Margaret was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, John; two sisters, Katie Koch and Elizabeth Frank; four brothers, Alec, Jacob, Henry, and Conrad Frank; a son, Ralph; two daughters-in-law, Bev Lackman and Lillian Lackman; and a grandson, Randy Lackman.
Services will be held at St. John's Lutheran Church in Laurel on Wednesday, Nov. 25, at 2 p.m. Interment will be in the Laurel cemetery. Smith Funeral Chapel-Laurel is in charge of arrangements. Memorials may be sent to St. John's Lutheran Church or Charity of one's choice.
Richard L. Parrent
LIVINGSTON - Richard L. "Dick" Parrent, 75, died Monday, Nov. 23, 1998, at the Livingston Health and Rehab Center.
Graveside committal and burial will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 25, in the veterans section of Mountain View cemetery. Family and friends may gather at 9:45 a.m. Wednesday at Franzen-Davis Funeral Home to proceed to the cemetery.
Glenn 'Tom' Puett
CODY, Wyo. - Glenn T. "Tom" Puett, 62, died Sunday, Nov. 22, 1998, at West Park Hospital Emergency Room.
Cremation has taken place. A memorial service will be at 1 p.m. Friday, Nov. 27, at the Cody Senior Citizens Center. Ballard Funeral Home is in charge.
Marie I. Schmalz
POWELL, Wyo. - Marie I. Schmalz, 75, died Monday, Nov. 23, 1998, at her home.
Cremation has taken place. Memorial services will be at 10 a.m. Friday, Nov. 27, at the Miratsky-Easton Funeral Chapel with interment of ashes in Chisholm, Minn.
Audre Andrea Zent
Audre Andrea Zent, 54, of Billings, passed away Saturday afternoon, Nov. 21, 1998, at her home due to complications of her lupus disease. The daughter of Ervin and Thelma (Torgerson) Olin, she was born in New Salem, N.D., Sept. 21, 1944.
At a young age, Audre's family moved from New Salem to Billings, where she was raised and educated, graduating from Billings Senior High School in 1962. Following graduation, she attended a data processing school in St. Louis, Mo., and later returned to Billings.
Audre worked as a data processor for Pierce Packing Co., Billings Hardware and the E.R. Young Co. for many years. She then went to work for Hart-Albin Co. as personnel director for 12 years. Upon the closure of Hart-Albin's, Audre went to work as personnel director for the Radisson Northern Hotel until 1992. She then managed Big Sky Beauty Supply until ill health forced her to retire.
She was a past member of the Junior Women's League and the Yellowstone Valley Personnel Association.
Audre loved her family and spending time with her children and grandchildren, to whom she was affectionately known as "Bramma." Among her many interests, she enjoyed reading, her pinochle club, hockey, baseball and shopping with her daughter Jana. Audre loved people and enjoyed helping others. She was preceded in death by her father, her brother Don Olin, and her sister Nellie Olin.
Survivors include her mother, Thelma Olin of Billings; her best friend, Gary Zent of Billings; her daughter Jana Greene and her husband Allen of Idaho Falls, Idaho; her son Darren Zent and his wife Deanna of Goodland, Kan.; her sister Ardys Olin of Billings; her two grandchildren, Joshua Isaac Zent and Alexis Andrea Zent; and her poodle, Ebony Bear Blessing.
"Mom, you fought the good fight and we are very proud of you."
Visitation will be held 4 to 7 p.m. Monday at Michelotti, Sawyers & Nordquist Heights Chapel with cremation to follow. A memorial service will be held 2 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 24, at American Lutheran Church with interment in Holy Cross cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to the Lupus Foundation, 1015 Broadwater Ave., Billings, MT 59102, the Rescue Mission, 2520 First Ave. N., Billings, MT 59101, or the charity of one's choice.
Gwendolynn Rosella Cardwell
Gwendolynn Rosella Cardwell, 82, passed away on Sunday, Nov. 22, 1998, at St. Vincent's Hospital. Please join us to celebrate her life at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 24, 1998, at Pilgrim Congregational United Church of Christ at 409 S. 36th St., Billings, with Rev. David Dickbernd officiating the services.
Survivors include her four sons, Jerry Cardwell of Littleton, Colo., Robert Cardwell of Billings, Mont., Jack Cardwell of Memphis, Tenn., and Michael Cardwell of Littleton, Color.; 14 grandchildren; 22 great grandchildren; a brother, H.C. "Pat" Brown of Fernley, Nev. Gwendolynn was preceded in death by her husband Cecil Raymond Cardwell in 1983. She will be interred next to her husband in Ft. Logan, Colo.
Judge Alfred B. Coate
FORSYTH - On Saturday, Nov. 21, 1998, Alfred B. Coate died at his home at the age of 71. The son of Jesse and Leah Coate, Alfred was born on March 20, 1927, in Forsyth, Mont. He graduated from Rosebud High School in 1945.
He attended the University of Montana where he did undergraduate study in political science and history. He then received his law degree from U of M in 1959.
He worked in Helena as 1st Assistant General when he met and married
Donna Patrick Larson in 1963. In 1967, Alfred was appointed District Judge of the 16th Judicial District at which time the family moved to Forsyth, Mont. He was District Judge until the time of his retirement in 1988. Alfred also served in the U.S. Navy and served in WWII and the Korean Conflict.
He was a past member of the National Commission on Accreditation of Correction, past member of State Criminal Law Commission, past director of the Rosebud County Museum, past president of the Montana Judge's Association and a member of the Order of Masons, Hiram Lodge No. 52.
He will be remembered for his wonderful sense of humor, his integrity and love for his family.
Survivors include his beloved wife Donna of Forsyth, Mont.; his daughters and their husbands, Lenore and Michael Meatovich of Henderson, Nev., and Clarisse and Alan Roos of Bozeman, Mont.; his sons and their wives, Lane and Lynn Larson of Green River, Wyo., Lance and Candace Larson of Colstrip, Mont., and Jesse and Clarissa Coate of Colorado Springs, Colo.; and his 10 grandchildren. He is also survived by his twin sisters, Jean Marks and Joan Jellison (Jim) of Denver, Colo., Cheryl Michaud of Chanute, Kan., and brother Jerry Coate, also of Chanute, Kan. He was preceded in death by his parents and a brother, Robert Coate.
Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 24, 1998, in the Chapel of Stevenson & Sons Funeral Home in Forsyth, with graveside services including military honors to follow at the Forsyth cemetery. Following the graveside rites, there will be a wake at the Forsyth Country Club in his memory. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 23, 1998, at the Stevenson & Sons Funeral Home in Forsyth.
For friends who wish, a memorial has been established for the Rosebud County Museum.
Henry C. Danelson
SCOBEY - Henry C. Danelson, 89, died Saturday at Deaconess Medical Center in Billings.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 24, at the Scobey Lutheran Church with burial in the Scobey cemetery. Waller Funeral Home is in charge.
Frank Fogltanc
COFFEE CREEK - Frank Fogltanc, 93, died Saturday at his home of natural causes.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Community Methodist Church in Denton with burial in the Strouf cemetery. Cloyd Funeral Home in Lewistown is in charge.
Dr. Leslie H. Kronmiller
Dr. Leslie H. Kronmiller died on Nov. 21, 1998, at the age of 96 due to complications from a fall.
Dr. Kronmiller is the last surviving doctor of the original 16 physicians who were in medical practice when he arrived in Billings in 1937. At present, there are well over 350 physicians in Billings. His brother, Dr. Eugene V. Kronmiller, later joined him in his medical practice which became known as the Kronmiller Clinic. His brother Bert was an attorney in Hardin.
Dr. Kronmiller was born in Mount Erie, Ill., on Oct. 10, 1902. With his parents Clara and Jay Kronmiller and brother Bert, the family moved to Blackwell, Okla., in 1915, and to Deaver, Wyo., in 1918 where his parents homesteaded a farm. After sustaining a shoulder injury in a power plant construction project in Wyoming at the age of 17, Dr. Kronmiller was hospitalized in Billings. On the recommendation of a banker in Deaver, the Eaton Brothers who started the Billings Polytechnic Institute, now Rocky Mountain College, approached Dr. Kronmiller about attending the Polytechnic to earn his high school diploma. The Polytechnic was an agriculture school at the time, and Dr. Kronmiller fed the milk cows to pay his expenses. Later he took college courses which applied towards his high school diploma. He joined the college debating team and was a member of the school quartet.
Dr. Kronmiller finished his high school education in Billings and attended the University of Idaho and the University of Wyoming. He received his medical degree from the University of Nebraska School of Medicine in 1930. After completing his internship in Butte, Dr. Kronmiller moved to Virginia City and practiced medicine for five years. In 1936 he moved to Vienna, Austria, for a one-year post-graduate course in surgery at the University of Vienna. Upon returning to the United States, he opened his medical office at 311 North Broadway in Billings.
Dr. Kronmiller enjoyed fishing with his family in the early years. He was a great story teller and loved sharing the experiences of his youth. To support himself through school, he worked as a mortician, a bee inspector, unloaded coal cars, sold newspaper subscriptions, fired furnaces, and was the assistant to the physician at the Ford Assembly Plant. His daughters remember his advice over the years: "Waste not, want not, " "Don't sign anything until you sleep on it, " "Learn something new every day, " "A mother's milk is complete nourishment for her baby, " "Wash your hands well and often, " "Don't eat candy or fats or drink pop." He loved music, especially singing, and enjoyed working in his vegetable garden. He was known by family and friends as one who could fix anything with his hands. Up to the time of his death, Dr. Kronmiller kept current and voiced his opinion on national and international events. His family is proud of his humble beginnings and subsequent accomplishments.
Dr. Kronmiller is survived by his wife Ruth Kronmiller; two daughters Carol Gibson and son-in-law Robert Gibson of Bozeman and Barbara Fox of Livermore, Calif.; a brother and sister-in-law Dr. Eugene and Wanda Kronmiller, stepdaughter Carol Green, a sister-in-law Loretta Kronmiller, all of Billings; former wife Mary Swallow of Modesto, Calif.; five grandchildren, seven great grandchildren and two great great grandchildren.
Cremation has taken place and no services are planned. Memorials may be made to the charity of ones choice. Cremation Society of Montana Cremation or Funeral Gallery was in charge of arrangements.
Vernal "Bud" Paul
SHERIDAN, Wyo. - Vernal "Bud" Paul, 86, died Thursday, Nov. 19, in Deaconess Medical Center in Billings, Mont.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday, Nov. 23, at Trinity Lutheran Church with burial in Mount Hope cemetery in Big Horn, Wyo. Ferries Funeral Home in Sheridan is in charge.
