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Pearl A. Schmidt
Pearl A. Schmidt, 83, passed away on Thursday, July 31at Our Replace Retirement Home in Glasgow from natural causes. Services will be Thursday, August 7th at the Assembly of God Church in Glasgow at 10am with Reverend Dave Rogenes and Reverend Emil Schmidt officiating. The burial will be at the Highland Cemetery in Glasgow. Bell Mortuary of Glasgow is in charge of arrangements.
Pearl was born on May 9, 1920 in Lustre to Frank P. Quiring and Anna Ratzlaff Quiring. She was raised in Lustre on the family homestead. After graduating from high school she attended college in Seattle at the Kirkland Business College. Pearl worked for Buttrey's until she and Andy were married. Pearl married Andrew Schmidt on June 20, 1947 in Glasgow. They lived on the family farm for two years, then moved to Glasgow in the fall of 1949. After moving to Glasgow Pearl worked at Markles, the Valley County Clerk and Recorder's Office and Montana Power where she retired as office manager in 1985. She was very active with the Assembly of God Church and served as the Church Secretary-Treasure for 30 years. She enjoyed embroidering, genealogy and being a homebody.
Survivors include: husband, Andrew Schmidt of Glasgow; daughter, Deborah Kaye White of Miles City; brother, Pete F. Quiring (her twin brother) of Lewistown; grandchildren, Paul E. White Jr. of the US Navy on the USS Nashville and Naomi Ruth Erickson and (Thad) of Boise, Idaho.
She was preceded in death by her daughter, Diana Faye Schmidt; brothers, Albert Quiring, Alfred Quiring and Walter Quiring.
Helene M. Diedrich
Helene M. Diedrich, 73, passed away from natural causes at the Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital in Glasgow on Monday, July 14th. Services will be Thursday, July 17th at 10a.m. at the First Lutheran Church in Glasgow with Reverend Martin Mock officiating. The burial will be at the Fort Peck City Cemetery. Bell Mortuary in Glasgow is in charge of arrangements.
Helene was born on September 4, 1929 in Williston, ND to Edwin C. Olson and Mabel Johnson Olson. She was raised in Williston also. On June 7, 1952 she married Edwin D. Diedrich at Williston. They lived in Wolf Point for 4 years and were in Santa Barbara, CA from 1956 - 1961. They lived in Glasgow from 1961 to 1973 when they moved to Fort Peck and built their home on Poverty Ridge, where they have lived since. Helene was active in Glasgow Elks, gardening, golfing and enjoyed going to Arizona in the winters.
Survivors include: husband, Edwin D. Diedrich of Fort Peck; daughter, Diane LaRoque of Williston; 1 grandchild, Heather LaRoque of Williston; brothers, Elvin Olson, Clarence Olson and Kenneth Olson all of Williston; sisters, Irene Hilstad, Maxine Nelson and Marion Olson all of Williston; and many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by Floyd Olson, Morris Olson and Jim Olson.
Pallbearers include: Jerry McPherson, Sam Sylvester, Johnny Johnson, Gilbert Bruhn, Al Martin and Tom Ramsbacher.
Honorary Pallbearers are Cliff Hagen and Edwin Swanson.
Gladys Lenora Christensen
Gladys Lenora Christensen, 94, passed away from natural causes on Saturday, July 12 at the Country Home in Malta. Services will be Wednesday, July 16 at 10a.m. at the Saco Lutheran Church with Reverend Martin Mock officiating. The interment will be at the Reitan Cemetery in Reitan, MT. Bell Mortuary in Glasgow is in charge of arrangements.
Galdys was born on February 3, 1909 in Willow City, ND to John M. Tollefson and Gemelia O. (Livedalen) Tollefson. Her father, John, came to Montana to homestead in 1910 along with her Uncle Tom. Her family movd out to join them in 1912, north of Saco. On November 27, 1932 Gladys married Emanuel Christensen in Saco. He passed away on April 14, 1994. Gladys enjoyed rock hunting, playing cards, was an avid pinochle player, baking cookies, hunting, embroidery and crocheting. She had a great sense of humor and never complained about anybody or anything.
Survivors include: Son-In-Law, Ben Albus of Hinsdale; Grandson, Loran Albus and his wife Sandi of Hinsdale; Granddaughters, Ramona Doebler and her husband Don of Hinsdale, Nancy Malnaa of Billings; Great Grandsons, Eric Albus and Jared Albus of Hinsdale, Nathan Malnaa and Ethan Malnaa of Billings; Great Granddaughter, Mandy Kubis of Fairbanks, Alaka; Great Great Grandsons, Cole Albus and Kyle Albus of Hinsdale; Brothers, Oliver Tollefson of Saco, Berton Tollefson and his wife Jean of Spokane, WA; Sister, Vivian Knapp of Malta; numerous Nieces and Nehpews.
She was preceded in death by her husband Emanuel and only daughter Erma Albus and 4 sisters and 2 brothers.
Pallbearers include: Eric Albus, Jared Albus, Loran Albus, Ben Albus, Don Doebler and Rocky Tollefson.
Richard H. Zimmer
Richard Zimmer passed away, 70, from complications of cancer, Wednesday, July 9th, 2003. Services will be held at the Holy Family Catholic Church in Glentana, Montana Saturday, July 12, 2003 at 13:30pm with Father Rob Oswald officiating. The burial will be held at the Glentana Cemetary. Bell Mortuary will be in charge of arrangements.
Richard H. Zimmer was born November 27th, 1932 to Peter Zimmer and Elizabeth Zimmer Niehoff. Richard touched the lives of many people with his generous help and kindness. Besides family, Richard loved to build things, garden, hunt, fish, and trap.
Richard is survived by his 2 brothers, Paul Zimmer of Chicago, IL and Raymond Zimmer of Livermore, CA and his two sisters, Dorothy Zimmer of Spokane, WA and Leonie Pehan of Glasgow, MT. He was preceded in death by his parents Peter & Elizabeth, and his sister Louise Lucas.
Margaret Lois Skyberg
Margaret Skyberg, 81, passed away Tuesday, July 8th, 2003. Services will be held at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church in Nashua, MT on Tuesday, July 15th, 2003 at 1:00pm with Reverend Martin Mock officiating. The burial will be held at the Fort Peck Cemetery in Fort Peck, Montana. Bell Mortuary will be in charge of arrangements.
Margaret Lois Skyberg was born July 5th, 1922 on the family homestead in McCone County, MT to Melvin C. and Thora Skyberg. She graduated from Nashua High School in 1941 and from nurses training at Trinity Hospital in Minot, North Dakota in March of 1948. In 1951 she was commissioned as a missionary nurse to West Pakistan and in 1952 she took training to be a mid-wife. Her nurses training was put to use in various hospitals in Pakistan, and later while working in a school for Pakistani Christina children. She retired in 1987 after 36 years as a missionary. She also enjoyed knitting.
Margaret is survived by 2 brothers; Kristian Skyberg of Townsend, MT, Allyn and his wife Dorothy Skyberg of Fort Peck, MT; a sister in law; Borghild Skyberg of Fort Peck, MT. Her parents and a brother, Melvin Skyberg, preceded her in death.
Leona V. Bardell
Leona Bardell, 100, passed away Tuesday, July 1st, 2003. Services will be held at the First Methodist Church in Glasgow, MT on Tuesday, July 15th, 2003 at 9am with Reverend Dave Hodsdon officiating. The burial will be at the Highland Cemetery in Glasgow. Bell Mortuary in Glasgow is in charge of arrangements.
Leona Bardell was born May 10, 1903 in Dusneith, North Dakota to James A. and Isabel Borland. Leona was raised in Dusneith, North Dakota. After attending Minot State she taught one year in a rural school and then moved to Glasgow, MT and received her nurses training. Leona worked as a RN at the Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital in Glasgow. Leona married John Stephen Bardell in Glasgow on July 10, 1926. She was an avid bridge player and was a member of several bridge clubs. She was also a member of the Sun Flower Art Club, sang in the church choir for many years, and was very active in the First Methodist Church. She always had something nice to say about everybody.
Leona is survived by her 3 daughters; Carol Gamas and her husband Warren of Glasgow, MT; Joan Fletcher of Denver, CO, and Helen Peterson. Leona also preceded in death by one son, Borland Bardell, in 1983.
Ruth Louella Fast
Ruth Fast, 87, passed away Sunday, July 6th, from natural causes. Services will be held at the First Luthern Church in Glasgow, MT on Tuesday, July 8th, 2003 at 10am with Reverend Martin Mock officiating. It will be a private family burial. Bell Mortuary in Glasgow is in charge of arrangements.
Ruth Louella Fast was born April 16, 1916 at rural Nashua, MT to Louis and Pearl Johnson. She attended grade school at Grand Prairie north of Frazer, MT, and high school in Nashua and Frazer. Ruth attended college in Havre, MT for two years, graduating with a teachers degree. After college she taught at the Star and Church Schools in Lustre District #23 and Frazer District #2. Ruth married Ervin Fast on June 27, 1940 in Wolf Point, MT. They lived in the Lustre Community and Shelby, MT. Ruth substitute taught school in Shelby and Frazer until the 1960's. Ruth and Ervin raised their family in Frazer and then moved to Glasgow in the 1980's. She loved the outdoors, gardening, crafting, and her 4 grandchildren. Her husband Ervin passed away in September of 1998.
Ruth is survived by her two children; Don Fast and his wife Sheila of Glasgow and Sharon and her husband Ed Hopkins of Bigfork, MT, two sisters; Opal Buchanan of Helena, MT and Ruby Eliason of Glasgow, four grandchildren; Ryan and his wife Stacey Fast of Glasgow, Danny Fast and his fiance Darcie Black of Glasgow, Maridee Hopkins of Seattle, WA, and Janelle Hopkins of Missoula, and a great grandchild Colten Fast of Glasgow.
Pallbearers will be Steven Berge, Tim Volk, Terry Fast, Lynn Cornwell, Debbie Bethen, and Pete Pederson.
Kathryn Isobel Quam
Kathryn Isobel Quam, 85, of Glasgow, MT passed away on Friday, August 29 at the Valley View Nursing Home in Glasgow, MT from natural causes. Services will be Wednesday, September 3 at 2:00pm at the First Lutheran Church in Glasgow, MT with Reverend Martin Mock officiating. Bell Mortuary in Glasgow is in charge of arrangements.
Kathryn Isobel Quam, devoted and beloved wife of Clifford Quam of Frazer. Kathryn Quam, born February 16, 1918, to Martin and Frances Lien in Pelican Rapids, MN. Kathryn lived most of her life in Frazer, MT, where her parents came to homestead. She was among the early graduates of Frazer High School and a life-long member of St. Paul Lutheran Church, where she was confirmed at age 16 by Pastor Gerhard Frost. After the closure of St. paul in 1983, she and Cliff became members of Our Redeemer's Lutheran Church in Nashua, MT. Under the guidance of her piano teacher and mentor, Florence Friedlund (who also became a teacher for her children), Kathryn developed her passion for music. In her father's business, Lien Motor Sales in Frazer, she clerked, drove cars to and from Minnesota, kept books and helped collect bills. She attended St. Olaf College in Norhfield, MN, transferring to the University of Minnesota in MN, where she graduated in 1939 and with a B.S. in Early Childhood Development.
Following college she taught Kindergarten and Glee Club at Mahtomedi, MN, where she met fellow teacher, Clifford Quam. After their engagement, Cliff nearly lost Kathryn to tuberculosis; but with his help she recovered, and they were married in 1942. During WWII, Cliff's work as a civilian instructor with the Air Force took them to St. Louis, MO and Sioux Falls, SD>
Following the war, Kathryn and Cliff moved to Frazer with their infant daughter, Ann, where Cliff joined Kathryn's father in business. Three more children, Bob, Jon, and Tom, were added to the family while they lived in Frazer. Kathryn continued to share gifts of faith and music with family, friends, worshipers, choir singers and piano students. Her life sang in her service as accompanist for church, school, junior and senior choirs and community gathering. She maintained a life-long passion for writing witty and soul-searching letters to her friends and family. She found time for the magic of picnic suppers in the cottonwoods by the Missouri river, and for marathon conversations accented with bursts of laughter over waffles cooked at the table with family and friends. Her collection of "friendship" tea cups were put to frequent use for coffee and a "good visit". She loved her travels with Cliff, in trailer camping with their young family, and later in many RV adventures: camp-outs at Fort Peck and trips to see friends and family from Alaska to Florida. Her dat bars, and her pickled beets, crab-apples and green tomatoes remain family legends.
Kathryn's gifts for teaching were again exercised when she tutored a disabled Frazer student from 8th grade through graduation. She also found joy as caregiver to both her parents in the last years of their lives. Her life with others reflected in her "tickled to see you" smile, masked only in her final few years by Parkinson's and Alzheimer's Disease.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Martin and Frances, and by a stillborn granddaughter, Kathryn Ann. She is survived by her husband of 61 years, Clifford, of Frazer, daughter Ann Quam Haakenson, Rapid City, SD; grandson Haakon Haakenson, a student of Carroll College, Waukesha, WI; sons Robert Quam, Billings, MT, Jon Quam, Washington D.C. and Thomas Quam and his wife.
Worship with Holy Communion celebrating Kathryn's life and witness will be at First Lutheran Church in Glasgow, MT on Wednesday September 3, 2003 at 2:00pm.
