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Pearl M. Dabich
CODY, Wyo. - Pearl M. Dabich, 72, of Cody, died Saturday, Dec. 26, 1998, at St. Vincent Hospital in Billings.
Cremation has taken place. Memorial Mass will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 5, at St. Anthony's Catholic Church in Cody. Interment of cremains will follow in Riverside cemetery, Cody. Michelotti, Sawyers & Nordquist, of Billings, had charge of cremation.
Frank Stephen Griffin
SPRINGVILLE, Utah - Frank Stephen Griffin of Springville, formerly of Byron, Wyo., passed away Monday morning, Dec. 28, 1998, at Utah Valley Hospital in Provo at the age of 104.
He was born in a one room log cabin near Burlington, Wyo., on Sept. 29, 1894, to William S. and Sally Perry Griffin. In 1901 the family moved to a farm south of Byron where Frank spent his early years.
In 1913 he was called to serve a mission for the LDS Church in the Southern States Mission and spent two years in North Carolina. Frank was an active member of the church throughout his life and served in many responsible positions.
On Oct. 7, 1929, he married
Vinetta Robertson in the Salt Lake Temple, a marriage that lasted for 57 years before her death on July 25, 1987.
Frank and Vinetta lived in Los Angeles for eight years early in their marriage before returning to Byron and settling on the family farm. In addition to farming, Frank worked for the Big Horn County Weed & Pest Control District for many years.
In 1969.Frank and Vinetta bought a home in Springville so they could be close to the LDS Temple. They spent the winter months there and returned to the ranch in the spring. After his wife's death, Frank spent less time at the ranch but would make the trip from Utah to Wyoming by car until he reached age 98 when he was refused a renewal of his driver's license.
Frank was able to remain in his own home until the time of his passing. He was preceded in death by his wife, Vinetta, and a son, Clyde, who died in 1986. Survivors include a sister, Rose Doty, of Byron, and many nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held at Haskell Funeral Home, Lovell, Wyo., on Dec. 31, at 2 p.m. Burial will be in the Byron cemetery.
Jean B. Hauf
Jean B. Hauf, 66 of Billings, died Sunday, Dec. 27, 1998, at Valley Health Care Center.
The daughter of Joseph and Grace Law, Jean was born March 22, 1932, in Cheyenne, Wyo., and married
Vernon A. Hauf in Casper, Wyo., Dec. 25, 1953. They moved to Billings in 1955. Vern preceded her in death, Dec. 4, 1995.
Jean enjoyed time spent with family and friends. She loved raising flowers and watching birds.
Survivors include two children, Patricia Burkholder and her husband Randall of Billings, and David Marcinkowski and his wife Grace of Phoenix, four grandchildren, Wendy Linner, Kris Kale, and Angela and Celina Marcinkowski, and a great granddaughter, Alexis Linner. Also surviving are her sister Shirley Joe Law of Cheyenne, Wyo., and her brother Robert Stark and his wife Lila of Riverton, Wyo.
Cremation has taken place. Memorial services will be 3 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 30, at Michelotti, Sawyers & Nordquist, Alderson Chapel.
Memorials may be made to Big Sky Hospice, P0 Box 1049, Billings, MT 59103 or the Jeff Harnish Foundation, P0 Box 30158, Billings, MT 59107.
Naomi McKee
POPLAR - Naomi Medicine Cloud McKee, 66, of Poplar, died Saturday, Dec. 26, 1998, in Deaconess Hospital in Billings, of natural causes.
Visitations will be from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 30, at Clayton Memorial Chapel in Wolf Point. A prayer service will be held at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 30, with funeral services at 10 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 31, in Clayton Memorial Chapel. Interment will be in King Memorial cemetery in Wolf Point.
Blanche Meredith
SPOKANE, Wash. - Blanche Meredith, age 94, passed away Thursday, Dec. 24, 1998, in Spokane, Wash. Mrs. Meredith was born on Sept. 2, 1904, in Columbus, Mont., and lived independently in Nampa, Idaho from 1970 to Nov. 17, 1998, at which time she was hospitalized due to congestive heart failure.
Mrs. Meredith was a longtime resident of the Huntley Project and Billings areas. She married
Charles Horton in July 1923. They had four children, Lorraine, Charles, Orville, and Patricia. Mr. Horton passed away in 1941. Blanche married
Carl R. Meredith in August 1943 and they ranched in the Musselshell/Custer area until his death in 1963.
Mrs. Meredith was preceded in death by her two sons, Charles and Orville, however is survived by her two daughters, Lorraine Warren of Spokane, Wash., and Patricia Luenberger of Billings; a sister, Ida Huck, of Springfield, Ore.; two stepsons, Charles and Jack Meredith of Custer, Mont.; and a stepdaughter Margaret Neibauer of Billings. Mrs. Meredith is also survived by 19 grandchildren and numerous great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews.
Graveside services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 30, 1998, at Mount View cemetery in Billings. Memorials may be made to the Diabetes Association, Billings, Mont.
Kirk Edwin Norskog
Kirk Edwin Norskog, 46, of Billings, died Dec. 24, 1998.
He was born May 21, 1952, in Billings, the son of Vince and Vivian (Buckholtz) Norskog. He was raised and educated in Billings and graduated from Senior High in 1970. He attended MSU in Billings and graduated in 1994.
Kirk worked with several surveyors over the past several years.
Survivors include his parents Vince and Vivian Norskog of Billings; his brother, Mark and wife Victoria of Billings; sisters, Laurie Reitler of Billings, Vicki Speidel and husband Gene of Laurel and Lea Ann Frost of Billings; five nieces and nephews; aunts, Ruth Williamson of Glendive and Lois Wright of Billings.
Memorial services will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Seventh-day Adventist Church, 3204 Broadwater Ave. Cremation has taken place. Smith West Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
Grandma Jo
(Josephine O'Leary)
We believe Josephine's time in Billings was all about her knowing and loving her Grandchildren Patrick, (Mr. Patrick), Bridgett, (her princess) and Kelly, (her sunshine). They have provided this summary of their memories of Grandma.
About my Grandma Jo O'Leary's death. Jo was a nice person. She had chocolate bars, Butterfingers and Nestley bars. She wanted to die so she could be with Grandpa Mike. She had fun toys that she gave us after Grandpa Mike died. And when she died we got the things that we gave her. Grandma yelled at Charlie, her dog in Butte, when I let him loose. Grandma Jo was really, really funny. And she was sometimes cranky. Mom said when we visited Grandma we had to ask Grandma two questions about her life before we went home. My Mom started crying when Dad came home and told us that Grandma died. That's all I have to say. Written by Kelly Lea O'Leary, age 7.
My Grandmother. My Grandmother died two days after Christmas. She lived in a nursing home down the street from my house. Whenever we walked the dogs down there we'd always get a Kit Kat bar. Whenever we got her a gift she always acted like she knew that it would not work for her. One time when I was just about to leave her house in Butte I noticed that I had the hiccups. She told me how to get rid of them by taking a glass of water, putting a washcloth over it and drink it with the washcloth over it. But you have to drink the whole glass of water. It worked! Written by Bridgett Marie O'Leary, age 9.
A Small Afterthought. Grandma Jo always seemed to want or need something, but she made it clear that she didn't need it right away. She was never crabby at anyone else but herself (or her health) and was always nice and loving when children were around. A nice thing that she said was "If you bless yourself from head to toe three times before you go to bed you will not have nightmares." I've never had one since. I will miss you, Grandma. Patrick Michael O'Leary, age 13.
We will all miss you, Josephine. Say "hi" to Grandpa. God bless you.
Memorials in lieu of flowers to Big Sky Hospice.
Fred W. Roesler
Fred W. Roesler passed away Sunday evening, Dec. 27, 1998, at the age of 88. He was born on March 25, 1910, in Lowry, S.D., the first born to August and Katherina Schilling Roesler.
Fred came to eastern Montana as a young man to farm for his uncle near Marsh. In 1939 he moved to Billings where he worked odd jobs until landing his job with the Northern Pacific Railroad. In 1945 he married
Violet Thielman.
Survivors include his three children, Susan (Richard) Shotwell, JoAnn (Michael) Prince, and Mark (Cindy) Roesler; three grandchildren, Bryce, Lana and Victoria Shotwell; and three sisters, Molly Schaff, Ruth Mittelstadt, and Ann Knittel. Mr. Roesler was preceded in death by his wife Violet in 1991; and two sisters, Minnie McAllister and Lydia Stoecker.
One of Fred's favorite sayings was "I came to Montana to visit and never wanted to leave." His greatest joys in life were his children and grandchildren and the time spent with them fishing the Stillwater or raising a garden at home.
Although the casket will be closed at the church, visitations will begin at noon on Tuesday and continue until noon Wednesday at Smith Downtown Chapel. The funeral service will be at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 30, at the Trinity Lutheran Church with interment to follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Memorials are suggested to the Trinity Lutheran Church. Smith Downtown Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
Robert J. Sleaford
ROSEBUD - Robert J. Sleaford, 64, died Sunday, Dec. 27, 1998, at the Rosebud Health Care Center in Forsyth following a heart attack.
Services will be held 2 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 30, at the Forsyth Federated church in Forsyth with interment to follow in the Forsyth cemetery. Beals Mortuary of Forsyth is in charge of arrangements.
Joseph Solis Jr.
SHERIDAN, Wyo.: - Joseph Solis Jr., 50, died Wednesday, Dec. 23, 1998, at the Veterans Hospital in Sheridan.
Wake service will be at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 29, at the Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church in Lame Deer. Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 30, at the church with interment at Lame Deer cemetery. Rausch Funeral Home of Lame Deer is in charge of arrangements.
Dr. Albert Jackson 'Jack' Thompson
Dr. Albert "Jack" Thompson passed away Dec. 24, 1998, at the Eagle Cliff Manor.
Jack was born Nov. 18, 1908, in Bedford, Iowa, son of James W. and Hallie Thompson.
In l912 after a drought in Iowa, James and Hallie moved with their two boys, Orville and Jack by immigrant wagon train to a homestead northwest of Southey, Saskatchewan, Canada.
On Feb. 1, 1927, he married
Marjorie Fern Beach in Papillion, Neb.
After graduating from Creighton University, College of Dentistry, Omaha, Neb., he opened his first dental office in June 1929 in Bushnell, Neb. He closed this office in September of 1943 when he enlisted in the Navy in order to serve his country during WWII. Upon his discharge from the Navy in 1946, Jack, and Marjorie and their son Jim moved to Billings where he practiced dentistry from 1947 until his retirement in l992.
Jack was preceded in death by his sister, Francis Thompson, his brother Orville Thompson and his son James Willis Thompson in 1975.
He is survived by his wife of 71 years, Marjorie Thompson of Billings; his daughter-in-law Wanda Thompson of Billings; four grandsons and their families; Jackson Thompson of Pensacola, Fla., Paul and wife Jennifer Thompson and their daughters Amanda and Jamie Lee, all of Roundup, Mont., Raymond and his son Adam of Tahuya, Wash., Donald and wife Carolyn, and their son Matthew and daughters Crystal and Nicole of Quantico, Va.; his brother Leonard and wife Erna Thompson and his sister Emma Maude Sandall, both of Canada, and other numerous nieces and nephews.
Public visitation will be 1 to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 29, at Smith's Downtown Chapel. Cremation to follow. Memorial service will be 11 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 31, at Grace United Methodist Church, 1935 Ave. B. Memorials may be made to the Yellowstone Treatment Center or the Rona1d McDonald House or the charity of choice, in lieu of flowers.
Ferdinand Weisz
SHERIDAN, Wyo. - Ferdinand Karl "Ferdy" Weisz, 79, died Monday, Dec. 28, 1998, at the VA Medical Center.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 30, at the VA Chapel in Sheridan. Kane Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Arthur V. Zuber
ESCALON, Calif. - Arthur V. Zuber, 84, of Escalon, died Tuesday, Dec. 22, 1998, in the Memorial Medical Center in Modesto.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 29, in the Escalon United Methodist Church. Interment will be in Burwood cemetery, Escalon. Deegan Funeral Chapel of Escalon is in charge of arrangements.
Mary Lou Anderson
Mary Lou (Gardner) Anderson, 64, died Sunday, Dec. 27, 1998, at Eagle Cliff Manor in Billings after a long and courageous battle with cancer.
Mary Lou was born Jan. 5, 1934, in Billings to Lester and Gladys Gardner. She attended schools in Cut Bank, graduating from Cut Bank High School in 1952. She worked at Union Oil in Cut Bank until her marriage on Feb. 10, 1957, to Arnold Anderson. They made their home farming and ranching in Opheim.
Mary Lou is survived by her husband Arnold; one son, Blake Anderson and his wife Kim of Billings; one daughter, Judith Hansard, and her husband Shane of Gardiner; four grandchildren, Teal and Brandon Hansard and Chere and Mitchell Anderson; and one sister, Shirley Guith of Cut Bank.
Funeral services will be Saturday, Jan. 2, 1999, at 2 p.m. at the First Lutheran Church in Opheim. Memorials may be made to Big Sky Hospice, P 0 Box 35033, Billings. MT 59107, or the charity of your choice.
Arrangements were made by Cremation or Funeral Gallery.
Emil J. Brost
COWLEY, Wyo. - Emil J. Brost, 71, died Friday, Dec. 25, 1998, at North Big Horn Hospital in Lovell.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 29, 1998, in the Cowley L.D.S. Chapel. Interment will be in the Lovell cemetery. Haskell Funeral Home of Lovell is in charge of arrangements.
