F index--Fergus Co. Mt. Obits submitted by gmom.distad@aol.com USGENWEB Montana Archives ********************************************************************************* HENRY FABIAN Lewistown Newspaper June 1,1969 Lewistown, MT -Fergus County Henry Fabian, local resident, many years, dies in Oregon Henry Fabian. 78. Lewistown resident for many years. died May 13 in Grants Pass, OR. Fabian was born February 20. 1891. in Lewistown. the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Ed Fabian. He and his brother the late Joseph Fabian, were engaged in truck farming on the fairgrounds road for many years. Henry Fabian was married to Georgia Begg in Lewistown in 1919. After the death of his first wife. He married Esther Anderson in Lewistown. They moved to Oregon about 10 years ago. He is survived by his wife of Grant's Pass, OR; one daughter. Mrs. Pat Briedenfeld, OR: two sons. Henry Fabian. Jr.. of Livingston, and Duke Fabian, California, Charles Fabian of Lewistown. Funeral services were held in Grants Pass. ******************************************************************************** Nettie Fadrhonc Lewistown Paper 5-20-1981 Nettie Fadrhonc, 84, former Roy area resident, died at her home in Lewistown Saturday after an extended illness. Mrs. Fadrhonc was born December 31 1896, at Doubrava, Czechoslovakia, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Horacek. She came to the United States at the age of five and settled at Rush Center, Kansas, where she received her education. In 1911 she moved to Montana and settled in the Roy area and on January 26, 1915, she was united in marriage to Fred Fadrhonc in Lewistown. After her marriage, Mrs. Fadrhonc and her husband homesteaded in the Roy area. From 1956 until 1961, she cooked for the lunch program at the Roy School. After her husband's death in 1963, she continued to live in the Roy area until 1970 when she moved to Lewistown to make her home. Mrs. Fadrhonc was an active member of the senior citizens club and loved gardening, flowers, and handicrafts. She is survived by one son George of Lewistown; two daughters, Mrs. John (Marie) Siroky of Roy, and Mrs. Charles (Alice) Taylor of Lewistown; 10 grandchildren and 23 great grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews. In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by one son, Fred. Funeral services for Nettie Fadrhonc were from the Cloyd Chapel Tuesday at 2 p m. Friends wishing to do so may make memorials to the Senior Citizen Center or charity of their choice and may be left at the Funeral Home. Music was provided y Barbara Harchenko who played the organ and Doug Wolfe sand "The Old Rugged Cross" and "In the Garden." Pallbearers were Dennis and Jim Fadrhonc, Gordon Petersen, Ted Siroky, Tom Siroky and Charles Taylor. Honorary Pallbearers were Lawrence Billadeau, Frank Cimrhakl, James and Ray Horyna, Anton Heil,Lee Krafts, Ernie Peters and Fred Yaeger. Interment was in the Lewistown City Cemetery. ******************************************************************************* Jessica Marie Fink - 1998 Surname: FINK, JOHNSON, CORTH, BROMBERG, PULVERMACHER Jessica Marie Fink Billings Gazette Vitals 8-14-98 Billings, MT RAYMOND - The Funeral Liturgy for Jessica Marie Fink will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday. Father Benjamin Lobo will celebrate the liturgy at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Plentywood; interment will be in Plentywood Cemetery. A public vigil rite will be held at 7 p.m. Friday at the church. Jessica, 10, was killed Wednesday morning, Aug. 12, 1998, in a motor vehicle accident on Highway 16 north of Raymond. Jessica was born at Plentywood, Feb. 26, 1988, the youngest of three daughters of Terry and Janet (Johnson) Fink; since she was born, she has been her mom's little angel, and always will be, and has grown to become her dad's partner, as well. The family lives and farms north of Raymond, and Jessica was to begin fifth grade this month in Plentywood. A vibrant, intensely loving young woman, she ended even brief conversations with a hug and "I love you" . . . she loved everyone, and everyone loved her. She loved to give people things; often drawings from her gifted pen, or special things that were precious to her . . . even more so when she gave them away! She loved animals, especially her horse, "Midnight Star," and all her cats: her family remembers that she named just about every cat she ever saw! She collected Teddy Bears, especially "Polly," a special bear that went just about everywhere with her for many years. She loved sports, wanted to be a football player, excelled in bowling, basketball and softball, and was sometimes nearly able to outrun her big sisters, even if her cap was on backwards! Ready for fifth grade, she was a straight "A" student who was crushed when she got a "B" in first grade. Always inquisitive about everything, she read constantly, questioned everything, and never quit . . . whatever she was doing she stuck it through, no matter what. She wanted to be a beautician, a veterinarian, or develop her talent as an artist into a career. She was baptized at St. Joseph's Catholic Church, was an acolyte, and involved in CCD, and had received her first communion May 5, 1996. She touched the lives of everyone who knew her. She is survived by her parents, Terry and Janet Fink, her two big sisters, Amy and Stephanie, all at home on the family farm north of Raymond; by her paternal grandparents, Harry and Louise Fink of Raymond and Minton, Saskatchewan; her maternal grandmother, Marie Johnson of Plentywood; her maternal great-grandmother, Leona Corth of Lewistown; and by aunt and uncle, Ron and Barb of Raymond, cousins, John of Billings and Tracy Bromberg of Raymond; uncles and aunts, Todd and Crystal Johnson of Plentywood, and Larry and Donna Johnson, and cousins, Christine and Dale Johnson, all of Hartford, Michigan. Jessica was preceded in death by her grandfathers, Clayton Corth and George Ray Johnson, great-grandmas, Ida Pulvermacher and Josie Fink. Fulkerson Funeral Home of Plentywood has charge of arrangements. ******************************************************************************* LENO FINKBEINER Lewistown Paper no date Leno Finkbeiner, 89, a Central Montana native, died Tuesday evening at Valle Vista Manor. He was born July 1, 1891 at Flatwillow Creek below the N Bar Ranch to Frederick Charles and Marie Finkbeiner. At the age of two he moved with the family to Beavervall Creek, near his present home ranch. He attended the Finkbeiner School, which is now called the Pine Ridge School. He worked for John Single at the age of 18 learning the ways of early cattlemen. From there he worked for the N Bar Ranch until 1913. He was a private barber for Dick Cruze the entire time he was at the N Bar Ranch. In 1913 he went into partnership with his brother, plowing up homesteads. In 1915 he and his three brothers bought a steam engine and started farming for themselves. They went on farming independently in 1921. He was married to Minnie Stolle Dec 1, l923 in Lewistown. In 1933, they moved to his home ranch where they were actively farming until he recently became ill. Survivors include his wife, Minnie, Grass Range; four sons, Richard; Belgrade, Robert, Bozeman, Russell, Billings and Roy, Bozeman; a daughter, Mrs. Don (Pearl) Holden, Helena; two brothers, Ernest and Leslie, both of Lewistown: nine grandchildren, three great grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews. Services will be held this Friday, June S at the Creel-Morrison-Retz Funeral Home starting at 2 p.m. The Rev. Alvin Skibsrud will officiate. Interment will be in the Lewistown City Cemetery. *********************************************************************** IN MEMORY OF Leno "Dick" Finkbeiner July 4, 1891 June 2, 1981 SERVICES Creel-Morrison-Retz Chapel Friday, June 5, 1981 2:00 p. m. CLERGYMAN Rev. Alvin Skibsrud MUSIC "The Old Rugged Cross" "Beyond The Sunset" Mary Seaholm. Soloist Francis Zahler, Organist BEARERS Jack French Frank Williams Phil Seaholm John Schultz Merril Klakken Bill Ahlgren VAULT INTERMENT Lewistown City cemetery Lewistown, Montana ******************************************************************************* LEONA ELIZABETH FINKBEINER Lewistown Paper 3-3-1973 Lewistown, MT - Fergus County Mrs. Finkbeiner dies here Wednesday Funeral services for Mrs. Leona Elizabeth Finkbeiner, 56,Lcwistown, were held Saturday at 2 p m. at the Cloyd Chapel. Rev Arthur Heath, pastor of the First United Methodist Church, officiated. Mary Seaholm sang ,"Old Rugged Cross", and In The Garden", accompanied by Louise Langford, Pallbearers were Robert Alghren David Duffy, Howard Dunlap Glen Franklin, John Jackson and Welter Reiche. Burial was in Sunset Memorial Gardens. Mrs. Finkbeiner died Wednesday afternoon at the Central Montana Hospital after a short illness. She was born Jan. 18, 1917, in Lewistown the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. , Grover Cleveland Smith. . She received her education at the Battrick School. She married Winfield William Finkbeiner Jan. 12, 1934, at Ryegate. They operated a ranch near Grass Range. They retired and moved to Lewistown in 1957. Her husband died in 1960, Mrs. Finkbeiner was past President of both the local and district Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary and past president of the World War I Auxiliary. She was also a member of the United Methodist church Survivors include two sons, William E. Finkbeiner of Grass Range and Eldon D. Finkbeiner Of Woodland, CA; two daughter, Mrs. Neal (Rita) Agrey of Rochester MN, and Mrs. Norman (Ellen) Wolff, Lewistown: three brothers, Joe and Hall Smith, both of Lewistown and Frank Smith of Lincoln; 12 grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews. *************************************************************************** Nellie Ramona Fitzhugh 1924 Surname: FITZHUGH Roy Cemetery Book Nellie Ramona Fitzhugh Born: February 21, 1910 Death Date: December 28, 1924 14 years Parents: Clinton and Nellie A Fitzhugh Nellie was an invalid. Burial at the Roy Cemetery, Fergus County, Montana ***************************************************************************** Rueben Fladstol April 30, 1970 Rueben Fladstol of Brady died early Thursday morning at his cabin on Flathead Lake. Survivors include his wife of Brady; and a daughter, Mrs. Lyle Flesch of Augusta, who formerly lived in Lewistown; and other sons and daughters. Funeral services will be held Monday at Conrad. ****************************************************************************** Myrtle Fleharty Lewistown paper 2-23-1991 Myrtle Fleharty, 79, of the Blakeslee community northeast of Grass Range, died Saturday, Feb. 23 after an extended illness. She was barn Nov. 2. 1911. in Anaconda, Montana, daughter of Henry and Anna Freburg. At the age al 10 months, she moved with her family to Blakeslee, Montana, where her father took up a homestead. She and her sister Edla and brothers, Ernest and Emil, attended all eight years of elementary school at Blakeslee. Myrtle attended her first year of high school at Grass Range. She then attended school in Winnett, Montana, where she graduated in 1929. Her desire to go into nurse's training was delayed a short while, as she couldn't enter nurses training until she was 18 years old. After three years of nursing school in Bozeman, Myrtle graduated as a registered nurse and served as a special nurse until she married Ray Fleharty on Jan. 15, 1935, in Lewistown. Myrtle and Ray lived at various places in Central Montana and also in Iowa. In 1948, they bought her father's homestead at Blakeslee, where she has resided ever since. Myrtle and Ray drove the Blakeslee mail route for many, many years, providing services to that area and reaching way beyond the call of duty by hauling groceries and running errands for their patrons. Myrtle moved La Grass Range so their son, Don, could attend high school. While living there, she cooked for three years at the school. She was a member of the Christian Church in Bozeman and joined the United Methodist Church when she moved back to the Grass Range area. Myrtle's first love was people, She welcomed each and everyone with a well-laid table prepared from the fruits of her huge garden, which she so conscientiously and lovingly tended. When company left, she bid their good-byes with "come back soon.' She also enjoyed doing handiwork. The homes of relatives and friends are brightened by the pretty gifts lovingly made by her. She is survived by her son, Don, of Grass Range; one sister, Edla Fleharty, of Corning, Iowa: two brothers, Ernest Freburg, of Winnett and Emil Freburg of Winterhaven, Florida.: and numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ray, on May 28, 1963, and by her parents, Henry and Anna Freburg. Funeral services were held Tuesday, Feb. 26, 1991 and interment followed at the Lewistown City Cemetery. *************************************************************************** Quintin R. "Duke" Fleming - 1999 Surname: FLEMING Quintin R. "Duke" Fleming Lewistown News Argus 3-9-1999 Lewistown, MT LEWISTOWN - Quintin R. "Duke" Fleming, 75, died Saturday, March 6, 1999, at his home due to complications from a long illness. Cremation has taken place. Memorial services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, March 13, in the Cloyd Chapel with interment in Central Montana Memorial Gardens. **************************************************************************** Lyle R. Flesch - 1990 ? Surname: FLESCH, FLADSTOL, GREEN, NELSON, DANIEL, ZELL, ERICKSON Lyle Robert Flesch Helena Paper Lyle Robert Flesch, 68, of 6467 Canyon Ferry Road, died at his home Sunday evening after a bout with cancer. He was born July 9 1922 in Sisseton, South Dakota, the son of Edward R. and Hazel Flesch. After receiving his education in Shelby, he entered me U.S. Navy in 1942, as a cook. He was stationed in Florida, and Central and South America. He received his honorable discharge in 1945 and returned to Montana to work in the oil fields. He also started in the restaurant business in Shelby. In March 1950, he married Irene Fladstol of Conrad. The couple owned and operated ranches near Augusta, Lewistown, Roy, and Potomac, and owned a general store in Augusta. They also owned and operated several supper clubs in Libby, Townsend, Miles City, Belgrade, and Columbus. In 1984 they retired and moved to the Pine Hills Estates near Helena. Mr. Flesch was known as an excellent cook and loved cooking for his friends and family. He was well noted for his prime rib. During his retirement he enjoyed working with rock masonry and wood working. He also enjoyed deer and elk hunting. He was a past member of the Montana Jaycees, the Montana Taverns Association, and was a member of the Libby Elks Lodge, the Shelby VFW Post No 2484, and the Augusta American Legion Post No 51. He was preceded in death by his parents and two brothers. Survivors include his wife, Irene; sons, Bruce of Pony, and Brad of Helena, a son and daughter-in-law, Brian and Sheila of Townsend; a daughter and son-in-law, Gail and Tom Green of Wolf Point; granddaughter, Jenny -Ann Daniel of Missoula; grandsons Shawn and Shane Nelson of Wolf Point and Ruben Thomas Flesch of Townsend; three brothers, Leo of Shelby, Leroy of Helena, and Vernon of Great Falls; two sisters, Elaine Zell of Shelby, and Ester Erickson of Chester; one uncle, several aunts, numerous nieces nephews and cousins and a host of friends. Christian wake services will be conducted Tuesday at 7 p.m. at St. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church in East Helena. Mass of the Resurrection will be celebrated Wednesday at 10 a.m. at St. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church with Msgr. Joseph Mavsar as celebrant. Burial with military graveside honors will be Thursday at 1 p.m. in the Mountainview Cemetery in Shelby. Retz Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. ******************************************************************************* June Flint Lewistown Paper 6-27-1977 Jane LaDora Flint, 61 Lewistown, died Monday afternoon shortly after being admitted to the Central Montana Hospital. Funeral services will be from the Cloyd Chapel Friday afternoon at 2:00 p m. The Rev. Ward Bjerke of the Presbyterian church of Spokane will officiate with interment to follow in Sunset memorial Gardens of Lewistown. Friends wishing to do so may make memorials to the cardiac care unit of the Central Montana Hospital Mrs. Flint was born June 1, 1916 at Bruce, SD, the daughter of Mr. & Mrs. John Jepson. She received her schooling in Baker, graduating from Baker High School in 1934. On June 24, 1934, she was united in marriage to George Flint at Terry. After her marriage, she lived in various places in Montana including Baker, Billings, Hardin and Miles City as well as Blyth, CA. In 1956 she moved to Lewistown where she made her home until the time of her death. She and her husband owned and operated the Yogo Gem Rock Shop in Lewistown the past few years. She was a member of the Presbyterian Church. She is survived by her husband, George of Lewistown; two sons, Douglas of Renton, Washington, and Brent of Portland, Oregon; two daughters LaDora Ellis of Lewistown and Peggy Lou Komma of Spokane, Washington; two brothers, George Jepson of Hamilton and Howard Jepson of Missoula; one sister Peggy Calvin of Missoula; 12 grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. ********************************************************************************* HARVEY E FOGLE Lewistown Paper 1971 Lewistown, MT Harvey E Fogle, 71. Roy, died Friday evening at the Central Montana Hospital. He was born 4-22-1900 in Belgrade, the son of Mr. & Mrs. George Fogle. He moved to the Moore area as a small child and attended schools there. Fogle married Myrtle Larsen, June 17. 1923, in Puyallup, WA. He ranched in the Roy area since 1923 until his retirement.. Survivors include the widow, Roy, three daughters, Mrs. Milton (Dorothy) Kalina, Roy, Mrs. William (Katherine) Marsh, Gardner, Mrs. Lee (Elaine) Drennen, Billings; one son, George L. Fogle, Billings; one sister Mrs. J. C. McFarland, Klamath Falls, OR; three brothers Harry L., and Vern, Tacoma, WA, and Ivan, Seattle, WA and 14 grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a son Verge, in 1964. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 2 p.m. from the Creel-Morrison-Retz Chapel with Rev. George Hirose officiating. Burial will be in the Sunset Memorial Gardens. *********************************************************************************** MYRTLE L FOGLE Lewistown paper 6-18-1991 Lewistown, MT - Fergus County Myrtle L. Fogle, 89, of Lewistown, died June 15. after a lengthy illness at the Central Montana Medical Center, She was born Dec. IS. 1901 at Owatonna, Minn., the daughter of Christian and Sena Larsen. In 1912, she came to Montana with her parents, when they filed a homestead in the Roy area. On June 17, 1923 she married Harvey Fogle in Puyallup, Wash. After her marriage, she and her husband continued to live in the Roy area. During World War II, they both worked in the shipyards. Following the war, they returned to Roy, where they farmed and ranched until their retirement, hut they continued to live in Roy. Mr. Fogle died in 1971 and in 1973. Myrtle moved into Lewistown.. She was preceded in death by her parents, three brothers, one sister, her husband in 1971 end a son in 1964. She is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Milton (Dorothy) Kalina of Lewistown, Mrs. William (Katherine) Marsh of Gardner and Mrs.. Lee (Elaine) Drennen of Tacoma, Wash.; one son, George Fogle of Billings: four sister, Bernice Blais, Laura Bare and Amy Martin all of Lewistown, and Helen Cornell of Great Falls: 15 grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. Funeral service Will be at the Creel-Morrison-Retz Chapel. June 19 at 2 p.m. with Pastor Gordon Parke officiating interment will be in the Sunset Memorial Gardens, Creel-Morrison-Retz Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. ********************************************************************************* Frank Fogltanc - 1998 Surname: FOGLTANC Frank Fogltanc Billings Gazette Vitals11-23-98 Billings, MT 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. *********************************************************************************** JOHN CHARLES FOSTER Lewistown paper -8-23-1974 John Charles Foster, retired rancher, dies John Charles Foster, 84. retired Central Montana rancher, died early Friday morning at the Central Montana Hospital after a short illness. He was born March 3, 1890, in Carroll County, Iowa, the son of Mr. and Mrs. John Foster He was educated in Iowa He married Daisy Robison in Iowa in 1912 and they moved to Montana in 1918, settling on a ranch south of Hilger. His wife died in 1950. In 1952 he married May DeVore in Lewistown. T hey retired in 1957 and moved to Lewistown. She died in 1970. In June of 1971, he married Esther Shrewsbury in Idaho. Foster was active in community affairs all his life He was an the first board of directors of the REA in the Brooks Hilger area and was one of the organizers for this project. He also served for 17 years an the Brooks School Board Foster was a member of the Brooks Community Club, the Eagles Lodge and the Hilger Presbyterian Church. Survivors include the widow of Lewistown; six sons, Charles Foster of Brooks, Eugene Foster of Belgrade, Howard Foster of Manhattan. Doyle Foster at Hoquiam, Wash, Ronald Foster of Great Falls and Donald Foster of Edwards Air Force Base, Calif.: one daughter, Mrs., Emil (Dorothy) Landa of Lewistown; two sisters, Mrs. Zora Bull and Mrs. Maude Wallow. both of Millerton, Iowa: 28 grandchildren: 18 great grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews He was preceded in death by his parents. two sons, one brother, one sister and four grandchildren Funeral services will be Monday at 11a.m at the Cloyd Funeral Chapel Rev. Arthur Heath of the First United Methodist Church will officiate Burial will be in the Lewistown City Cemetery Friends who wish may make memorials to the charity of their choice. ************************************************************************************** IN MEMORY OF Harold Fox 1890 1961 SERVICES Creel Funeral Home Monday, November 20, 1961 2:00 p m OFFICIATING Rev. G. Loren Jones MUSIC Organist: Dorothy Dahlstrom Soloist: Earl Dahlstrom "The Lord's Prayer" "There Are Loved One's in the Glory" "Day is Dying in the West" PALLBEARERS Bill Lettengarver Ed Styer LeRoy Coulter Joe Wright V. A. Norskog Harold Bauman VAULT INTERMENT Lewistown City cemetery Lewistown, Montana ************************************************************************************** ARLENE FREDRICKSON Lewistown paper - 7-1985 Lewistown, MT - Fergus County Born at Phillips, SD, Feb 5, 1911. Arlene Fredrickson died at home in Lewistown July 5. after an extended illness Her parents were Earl and Bess Roush. Mrs. Fredrickson attended school at Phillips, Lemon and Aberdeen. SD, graduating from Miles City High School in 1929 She received her two year diploma from Northern Normal and Industrial School at Aberdeen, SD. June 7. 1934. She taught her first year at Mussellshell, for the enormous salary of $105 per month for the nine months of school. Her second year of teaching was at Chester, where she taught music in eight grades The following year Mrs. Fredrickson moved to Cut Bank and taught intermediate music She then moved to Big Timber and taught elementary music for the next three years It wasn't long until a certain man caught her fancy and she become Mrs. Clyde Fredrickson May 26. 1940. Their marriage meant automatic termination of teaching for married women teachers, a result of the high unemployment rate during the Great Depression The following year. their daughter Karen was born and then in January of 1942 the Fredricksons moved to Lewistown in March of 1932 she became director of the Chancel Choir of the First Presbyterian Church and continued in this position for 25 years. During the first years of living in Lewistown. their son Robert was born In 1949 when Robert was ready for school. Mrs. Fredrickson resumed her public school teaching at the old Lincoln School with 42 first graders in 1955 she taught one of the two fourth grades at the new Garfield School, sharing it with Miss Sonja Jacobson. Mrs. Fredrickson completed 26 years of Leaching in Lewistown While teaching, she returned to the classroom as a student at Eastern Montana College in Billings and completed her work for her four year degree in 1962. Among other activities besides teaching. she directed a women's PTA chorus for several years Along with teaching and directing the chorus, the Fredricksons were featured many times as soloists and duets for community affairs and at the band concerts given during the summer at the Old Hawthorne Park When Franklin Delano Roosevelt died in 1945. the community planned a memorial service in the Lewistown Civic Center and the Fredricksons sang for this service. During another time the Chamber of Commerce planned a celebration to honor Brother Van. A choir was formed of 150 voices representing all churches of Lewistown, and Mrs. Fredrickson was the director of this combined choir Survivors include her husband of Lewistown; one daughter. Karen Calkins of Lake Orion. MI; one son. Robert Fredrickson of Charleston. WV: one sister, Elnore Stroebel of Great Falls: ;and four grandsons and one granddaughter. She was preceded in death by her parents and a sister Gloria in 1935. Mrs. Fredrickson has held continual membership in the National Education Association, Lewistown Education Association, Garfield PTA, Marie Chapter of Order of Eastern Star, Elks Golf Club, Association of Women Bowlers and the First Presbyterian Church A celebration of Resurrection was held at the First Presbyterian Church at 2 p m Tuesday The pallbearers were Bob and Eric Buddrius, Scott, Rick and Ben Fredrickson and Charles Young Earl Dahlstrom, accompanied by Grace Pennock sang "The Lord's Player." "Because He Lives" and "Christ the Lord is Risen Today." The United Presbyterian Women hosted a reception in the Church fellowship room following burial at Sunset Memorial Gardens The Order of Eastern Star also paid tribute to Mrs. Fredrickson at the cemetery. Memorial gifts to the Lewistown Hospice Program or the First Presbyterian Church choir are preferred by the family Creel-Morrison-Retz Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. ************************************************************************************************** CLYDE S FREDRICKSON Lewistown paper no date Lewistown, MT - Fergus county Clyde S. Fredrickson, 75, died May 10 in Lake Orion, Michigan. Born in Big Timber, Oct. 17, 1913 to Carl and Guri Fredrickson, he attended schools in Big Timber and graduated from Big Timber High School in 1932. After his schooling he worked for several retail stores in Big Timber. He was married May 26, 1940 in Big Timber to Arlene Roush and they lived there until moving to Lewistown in 1942. While in Lewistown he was the assistant manager of the Sears store, the owner and operator of the Fredrickson Farm implement dealership, and in later years was a sales representative for Moodie Implement. He was an active member of the Presbyterian Church and he and his wife sang at many community affairs. He also played in several dance bands in the Central Montana area He was also a member of the Elks Lodge, Masonic Lodge No. 37 and was scoutmaster of Troop 64 for six years. He was preceded in death by his parents, a brother, three sisters and his wife in 1985. Survivors include a daughter, Karen Calkins of Lake Orion, Mich.: a son, Robert Fredrickson of Charleston, W.Va.; a brother, Ben Fredrickson of Bozeman; five grandchildren and a great-grandson . Funeral services were scheduled at First Presbyterian Church Saturday at 11 a.m. with the Rev, Gordon Parke officiating Burial was set for Sunset Memorial Gardens. The Creel-Morrison-Retz Chapel is in charge of arrangements Memorials to the Alzheimer's Association or to the First Presbyterian Church are preferred by the family and may be left at the funeral home. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Funeral services for Fredrickson, 75, were held May 13 at First Presbyterian Church The Rev Gordon E Parke officiated at the services Harrison Chadwick sang "The Lord's Prayer" and "The Old Rugged Cross" with Dorothy Goodenberger at the organ Pallbearers were Ron Casey, Eric Buddrius, Carl Magnuson, Charles Calkins. David Moodie and Floyd Wolfe. Burial was in Sunset Memorial Gardens *********************************************************************************************** Emily Freesene - 1999 Surname: FREESENE Emily Freesene Billings Gazette Vitals 4-3-1999 Billings, MT LEWISTOWN - Emily Freesene, 94, died Thursday, April 1, 1999, at Valle Vista Manor. Funeral liturgy will be at 10 .m. Tuesday, April 6, at St. Leo's Catholic Church with interment in the Central Montana Memorial Gardens. Creel Funeral Home is in charge. ************************************************************************************************** Arthur A. French Jr. 1998 Surname: FRENCH LEWISTOWN - Arthur A. French Jr., 37, died Tuesday, Sept. 29, 1998, at the Central Montana Medical Center. Cremation has taken place. Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 3, at the Cloyd Funeral Home Chapel. Source Billings Gazette