Obituary for Zelma Roeseler - Fergus County, Montana

The Daily News
Lewistown, Montana
February 3rd 1974

Mrs Zelma Trowbridge Roeseler, 100, long time the resident of 
the Central Montana area, died Thursday afternoon, January 30, 1974
at Valley Vista Manor after a short illness.

Mrs. Roeseler was born February 7, 1873 in Marion, Grant County, 
Michigan, The Daughter of Jasper J Trowbridge and Sarah Sibeck.
She recieved her education in Indiana, Minnesota, and Michigan and
graduated From Michigan State Normal School (now Eastern Michigan 
State University) with a sheep skin diploma, at Yspilanti, Michigan. 
She taught school in Ironwood, Michigan.

On Feb 23, 1897,  she married William F. Roeseler in Rochester,
Minnesota.  They subsequently moved to Pleasant Grove, Minnesota, where they
operated a Grocery Store.  They later operated a fruit farm in Benton Harbor,
Michigan.  In 1899 they moved to Montana where they worked on a sheep ranch near
Wilbaux.  The Family came to Moore Montana in 1909 and homesteaded near Windham
the same year.  Mrs Roeseler spent the rest of her life in the Judith Basin
until moving to Lewistown in 1965.  She was active in Church and community 
Affairs and 4-h activities.  Survivors include two sons, Harold of Lewistown and 
Ernest of Rock Island, Illinios, three daughters Vera Roeseler and Mrs Robert 
(Liane) Mc Guire both of Stanford and Mrs Maro (Margrye) Butchart of Kalispell,  
eight grand children and fifthteen Great-grandchildren She was proceded in death 
by her husband in 1947 and by two sons.  She is buried in the Lewistown Cemetary 
beside her husband.