ARLENE FREDRICKSON, Obituary, Fergus Co., MT USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. Files may be printed or copied for personal use only. "List transcribed and organized by Betty (Phillips) Distad, GmomDistad@aol.com. All rights reserved." Copyright, 1998 by Betty (Phillips) Distad. This file may be freely copied for non-profit purposes. All other rights reserved. 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 Phillip. 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 Leaching, 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 Ls0 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