SELMER J KOLSTAD, 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- no date LEWISTOWN, MT - FERGUS COUNTY Selmer J. Kolstad, 89, of Lewistown died Monday evening, Nov, 29, at Central Montana Medical Center following a lengthy illness. He was born Aug. 22, 1904, at Larrimore, ND, the son of Christian C, and Anna S. Kolstad. He came with his family to Montana m 1908 where they homesteaded at Liberty County. He received his education at Prairie Rose School in Liberty County. He married Bessie Violett in June, 1930, at Lawrenceburg, Mo. He and Nellie Smith were married in Lewistown in 1989. He farmed and ranched in Liberty County until his retirement. He was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers and his first wife, Bessie, in 1967. Survivors include his wife, Nellie of Lewistown: one son, Howard of Lewistown: four grandchildren: and six great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be Friday, Dec. 3, at the Creel Funeral Chapel at 11 a.m., with interment at Highland Cemetery at Great Falls Friday at 2