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Wednesday, June 25, 2014
State and area deaths
Sherry McClammy
BILLINGS:
POPLAR — Sherry McChrista Andersen, 56
Clammy, 28, of Poplar,
Edward Goodman, 95
died Thursday, June 19,
Margaret “Peggy” Kotar, 2014, in Billings.
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Rosary will be at 7 p.m.
Selby Clark Meier, 82
Friday, June 27, at Our
William Riley, 85
Lady of Lourdes Catholic
AREA DEATHS:
Church. Mass of Christian
Big Timber: Barbara burial will be at 10 a.m.
Branae, 95
Saturday, June 28 at Our
Buffalo, Wyo.: Bob Lady of Lourdes CathoLeath, 89
lic Church. Interment will
Gillette, Wyo.: Doris follow at St. Ann’s CemJean Wood, 90
etery. Clayton Stevenson
Glasgow: Janice M. St. Memorial Chapel of Wolf
Clair, 70
Point is assisting with arGlendive: Earl Ringen, rangements.
76
Livingston:
William Frank P. ‘Bob’ Robinson
Howard Strong Sr., 91
BROADUS — Frank P.
Miles City: Alice Elizabeth Kiel Grasby, 88; Delmar “Bob” Robinson, 96, of
Broadus, died Sunday, June
Zezula, 88
Shepherd: Rodney N. 22, 2014, at Powder River
Manor.
Sanford, 69
Visitation was from 1 to
Worden: Dona Ann
6 p.m. Tuesday, June 24,
Walter, 82
at Stevenson & Sons FuFORMERLY OF:
Billings: Jeffrey Crouch, neral Home. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m.
52, Idaho Falls, Idaho
Miles City: Marjory Wednesday, June 25, at
Powder River High School
Milroy, 74
Interment
Poplar: Sherry Mc- gymnasium.
will follow at Valley View
Clammy, 28
Cemetery.
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ANTLE — Mike. Celebration of life with catered lunch
11 a.m. Wednesday at Baseball Barn. 25
ISGREEN — Jonathan.
Service held later. 25
SCHEAFER — August.
Memorial 11 a.m. Friday at
American Lutheran Church.
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BERGLAND — Olive.
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KOTAR — Margaret
“Peggy,” 77. Cremation
has taken place.(6/25)
GOODMAN — Edward, 95, of Billings. Funeral arrangements are
pending.(6/25)
MEIER — Selby Clark,
82, of Billings. Memorial
services 10 a.m. Tuesday,
July 8, Mount Olive Lutheran Church. Interment, Yellowstone National Cemetery.(6/25)
BATES — Helen Alice,
88, of Billings. Visitation,
1 to 4 p.m. Wednesday,
Michelotti-Sawyers Mortuary. Funeral services, 11
a.m. Thursday, Chapel of
Hope. Interment, Sunset
Memorial Gardens.(6/26)
SAMPLE — Michael,
66, of Billings. Informal
public gathering, Thursday, June 26, at the Yellowstone Country Club
from 3 to 5 p.m. The family
encourages guests to bring
a typed or hand-written
story or memory of Michael to share in a memorial book.(6/26)
SUMIDA — Alta Ruth,
92, of Billings. Funeral
service 10:30 a.m. Friday,
Heights Baptist Church.
Interment,
Rockvale
Cemetery.(6/27)
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Marjory Milroy
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OBITUARIES
GLASGOW — Janice M.
St. Clair, 70, of Glasgow,
died Friday, June 20, 2014,
at Valley View Nursing
Home.
Service will be at 11 a.m.
Thursday, June 26, at Bell
Chapel. Interment will be
at Highland Cemetery.
Alice Elizabeth Kiel
Grasby
MILES CITY — Alice
Elizabeth Kiel Grasby, 88,
of Miles City, died Friday,
June 20, 2014, at Holy Rosary Hospital.
Visitation will be from
1 to 6 p.m. Wednesday,
June 25, at Stevenson &
Sons Funeral Home. Funeral services will be at 2
p.m. Thursday, June 26, at
Stevenson & Sons Funeral Home. Interment will
follow at Custer County
Cemetery.
Selby Clark Meier
Selby Clark Meier, 82,
of Billings, died Sunday,
June 22, 2014, at St. Vincent Healthcare.
Funeral services will be
at 10 a.m. Tuesday, July 8,
at Mount Olive Lutheran
Church. Interment will
be at Yellowstone National Cemetery. Michelotti-Sawyers Mortuary
is assisting with arrangements.
Marjory Milroy, 74, of
Oregon, formerly of Miles
City, died Sunday, Jan. 5,
2014, of cancer.
Memorial service will be
at 1 p.m. Saturday, June 28,
at Stevenson & Sons Funeral
Home in Miles City. InterGregory Schroeder
ment will follow at Custer
GILLETTE, Wyo. —
County Cemetery. Stevenson & Sons Funeral Home Gregory Schroeder, 50, of
is assisting with arrange- Gillette, died Saturday,
June 21, 2014.
ments.
Mass of Christian burial
will be at 11 a.m. Thursday,
June 26, at St. Matthew’s
Catholic Church. Visitation will be from 4 to 7
p.m., and vigil service will
be at 7 p.m. Wednesday,
June 25, at St. Matthew’s
and Crematory
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THOM — Lois D., 99,
of Billings and formerly of
Lavina. Visitations 5:30 to
7 p.m. on Friday at Smith
West Chapel. Graveside
service 10 a.m. Saturday, June 28 at the Lavina
Cemetery. Funeral service
1 p.m. Saturday at Apostles Lutheran Church,
3140 Broadwater.(6/28)
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WALTER — Dona
Ann, 82, of Worden. Cremation is planned and
service arrangements are
pending.(6/25)
PENDILL — Samuel
J., 87, of Garryowen. Services will be held 2 p.m.
Thursday, June 26, at
Smith Downtown Chapel, 925 S. 27th. Interment
will follow at Mountview
Cemetery. Viewing will
be 5-9 p.m. Wednesday
and prior to services on
Thursday.(6/26)
RILEY — William H.,
85, of Billings. Cremation
will take place and no services are planned.(6/27)
SANFORD — Rodney N., 69, of Shepherd.
Cremation is planned. No
services are planned at
this time.(6/27)
REITER
KARELL
— Helen, 82, of Billings.
Casket is closed. Graveside service 11 a.m. Saturday, June 28 at Sunset
Memorial Gardens.(6/28)
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SMITH — John R., 63,
of Bridger. Cremation.
Graveside memorial service 1 p.m. Friday, June 27
at the Bridger Cemetery.
(6/27)
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JONES — Ronald, 74, of Billings. Cremation has taken
place with no services planned. (26)
ANDERSEN — Christa, 56, of Lockwood. Memorial
services will be in Helena, MT at 12:00 noon on Thursday, June 26 at the Helena Cathedral. (26)
RICHARDSON — Nuowahhghis, 36. Funeral Service 1:00 p.m. Wednesday at Dahl Chapel. Wake service 7
p.m. Friday at Cheyenne & Arapaho Gym in Canton, OK.
Funeral Service 1 p.m. Saturday Canton Schools Multipurpose building in Canton. Interment in Canton. (28)
WARREN — Gary, 56, of Billings. Celebration of Life
11 a.m. Saturday Harvest Church Heights Campus. (28)
LTC Jeffrey Crouch
Janice M. St. Clair
PEGGY KOTAR
Margaret ‘Peggy’
(Reichert) Kotar
‘Miss Margaret’
Sept. 11, 1936 – June 21, 2014
Mom lived her life and
she died with dignity as
well as grace. Mom always said her greatest
accomplishment was being a mother and grandmother. We all say job
well done. Mom taught
us to always have an open
heart, for if you have an
open heart you always can
love and forgive. Money
never mattered; it was
the time spent with the
ones you loved. Education
was extremely important
to Mom and to see her
granddaughter follow in
her footsteps as a teacher
gave Mom great joy. Mom
always believed in paying
it forward, and per her request, she has asked that
in lieu of ﬂowers or donations please pay it forward
as each sees ﬁt.
Condolences may be
sent to Victoria Kotar
Lang and family at:
769 Feather Place
Billings, MT 591027045
Mom, it has been an
honor to be your daughter.
I’m so glad God chose you
as my mom.
Till we meet in heaven
with all of my love,
Victoria
Gary W. Warren
Gary Warren passed
away June 19, 2014, at Billings Clinic, surrounded
by his family. He was born
Jan. 2, 1958, to Howard and
Ann Warren in Butte. Gary
graduated from Butte High
School in 1976.
He met the love of his
life, Nancy
Reid, at the
tender age
of 11. They
were married in January of 1976.
Together
they shared
38 years of GARY WARREN
life, setting
an example of love, devotion and respect to all those
around them.
Gary served in the
U.S. Army before settling
in Billings where he and
Nancy raised their three
children. He worked at Selover Buick as a mechanic
before returning to school
and earning his B.S. degree in biology/chemistry
with high honors at Eastern Montana College. Gary
then began his career at
Energy Laboratories Inc. as
an analytical chemist and
worked his way up to being
a co-manager of the company. Gary was fortunate
to have a job he truly loved
and considered the people
he worked with to be his
second family.
Gary felt most at home
being in the outdoors. He
loved ﬁshing, camping,
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hiking and four-wheeling
with his family. They will
always treasure the many
memories and lessons that
he imparted to them.
Gary was preceded in
death by his parents Ann
and Howard Warren, his
sister Judy Stewart, brothers Bob “Rowdy” Yates and
Joe Warren.
He is survived by his
wife Nancy; children Joshua (Riley) Warren, Jeremy
(Meredith) Warren and Jodi
(James) Cranford; grandchildren, McKenna, Kaiden, Tristan and Caleb, sister Margie Warren-Irmen;
brothers Bob Stewart and
Ken (Sherry) Yates; and
many sisters- and brothers-in-law, nieces and
nephews. Gary always held
a special place in his heart
for his niece Jennifer Tymoﬁchuk.
The family wishes to
thank all of the wonderful
nurses, doctors and support staff at the Cancer
Center at Billings Clinic,
and a special thanks to
Cindy Frank who was truly
a rock through this journey.
A celebration of Gary’s
life will be held Saturday,
June 28, at Harvest Church
Heights Campus at 11 am.
The family asks that in lieu
of ﬂowers you make a donation to the memorial of
your choice.
Memories and condolences may be shared with
the family at www.dahlfuneralchapel.com.
William Howard
Strong Sr.
LIVINGSTON — William Howard Strong Sr.,
91, of Livingston, died
Saturday, June 21, 2014, at
his home.
Visitation will be from
4 to 7 p.m. Friday, June
27, at Franzen-Davis Funeral Home. Funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m.
Saturday, June 28, at The
Livingston
Christian
Center. Graveside committal and burial will follow at Park View Memorial Gardens.
Earl Ringen
GLENDIVE — Earl Ringen, 76, of Glendive, died
Tuesday, June 24, 2014, at
Prairie Community Hospital in Terry.
Visitation will be from
1 to 5 p.m. and from 6 to 8
p.m. Thursday, June 26,
at Silvernale-Silha Funeral Home. Vigil service
will be at 7 p.m. Thursday, June 26, at SilvernaleSilha Funeral Home. Mass
of Christian burial will be
at 10 a.m. Friday, June 27,
at Sacred Heart Catholic
Church. Rite of committal
will be at Dawson County
Cemetery.
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho
— LTC Jeffrey Crouch, 52,
died June 21, 2014, from
esophageal cancer, at home
with his family by his side.
Jeff served his country for
34 years and served the
community of Idaho Falls
for 24 years. He impacted
many lives
in the Army,
the schools
and
the
community.
Jeff was
born June 5,
1962, in Rochelle, Ill.,
to Ellman JEFF CROUCH
and Emma
Crouch. He moved to Great
Falls in 1976, with his dad
and brother Brian, where
he graduated from CMR in
1980.
Jeff joined the Army on
Feb. 14, 1980, at the age
of 17. He was stationed at
Fort Bragg in the 82nd Airborne for four years, then
moved back to Montana
to attend college and entered the ROTC program at
Montana State University,
completing his degree at
Eastern Montana College.
Jeff spent 26 years in the
Montana Army National
Guard and four years in
the Army Reserves. He was
attached to the Wounded
Warrior Unit at Ft. Carson,
Colo., when he died. Jeff
was deployed to Afghanistan in 2008, most recently
returning from Kuwait in
March 2014.
Jeff met his wife, Heidi
May, at Montana State
University. They married
in 1988 in Billings and have
two wonderful children,
a son Beau and a daughter
Emma.
Jeff and Heidi moved
to Idaho Falls in 1991,
where Jeff began his 23year teaching career as a
Health and PE teacher at
Taylorview Middle School,
Gale Junior High and Ea-
gle Rock Junior High. Jeff
also coached basketball,
track and ﬁeld and football
throughout School District
91.
Jeff loved to visit with
his friends and family, as
well as anyone walking
down the street. He loved
to talk about Harleys, riding, and made people laugh
along the way. Jeff was a
true friend to many. He
will be missed by all, but
we know he will be watching down on us, smiling
and waiting for us to join
him.
Jeff is preceded in death
by his parents, Ellman and
Emma Crouch; his brother
Randy; and his stepmother, Betty Parsons-Crouch.
He is survived by his wife,
Heidi; son Beau and daughter Emma; his brother
Brian (Madalyn) Crouch;
nephew Taylor (Courtney)
Crouch; great-nephew and
niece Beckett and Delaney;
nephew Aaron Crouch and
niece Nicole Crouch; and
niece Emily Matthews.
Other surviving relatives
include his mother-in-law
and father-in-law, Edwina
and Len Wilkins; brotherin-law and sister-in-law
Paul and Patricia May; and
niece Lindsie May.
Memorials may be made
in Jeff’s name to www.ourmilitarykids.org or mail
donations to Our Military
Kids, 6861 Elm St., Suite
2A, McLean, VA 22101.
Please put “In Memory of
Jeffrey Crouch” on checks.
Or donate to a charity of
your choice.
Viewing will be held
from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday,
June 26, at Wood Funeral Home, 963 S. Ammon
Road. Military Honor funeral services will be held
at 1 p.m. Friday, June 27,
with luncheon to follow
at Wood Funeral Home.
Burial will be at Lawnridge
Cemetery, Rochelle, Ill.
Samuel Pendill
Montana lost a true
cowboy and heaven has
gained one. Samuel J.
“Sam” Pendill died peacefully at his home on Sunday, June 22, 2014.
He was born March 3,
1927, in Dawson, N.D. He
was the third of six children born
to Samuel
M and Inga
(Hemming)
Pendill.
He lost his
mother due
to
illness
when
he
was only 7. SAM PENDILL
He went to
school through the eighth
grade, at which time he
decided to stay home and
help on the family farm.
He was always an honest,
fair, hard-working man.
In his day, he was one of
the best crane operators in
Montana.
Sam married the love of
his life, Margaret Kopp, in
1948. After their ﬁ rst child
was born, they headed west
to Montana to conquer
the world. While working
construction full time, and
working his cows on the
weekend, he still managed
to build the house his family would grow up in. In his
spare time, he raised six
children: Ronnie, Linda,
Eugene, Colleen, Donna
and Sammy. He always had
a love for cows and a dream
of having his own place in
the country someday. In
the meantime, he had his
small herd he pastured out
and worked with on the
weekends.
Sam’s dream became
a reality after most of his
children were grown and
gone. He and Margaret
were able to buy a farm
near Garryowen, where
they would spend the rest
of their lives. He was always happiest when he
was working with the livestock.
Sam was preceded in
death by his wife, Margaret, who was taken from
him suddenly in 2004, and
his son Ronnie, whom he
lost to cancer. He was also
preceded in death by his
mother Inga, father Sam,
sister Melvina and brother
Jim.
He is survived by his
brother Gordon Pendill,
of Billings; sisters Marian (Delvin) Dugan, of
Mandan, N.D., and Annie Roemmich, of Florida;
daughters Linda (Glen)
Mcleland, of Great Falls,
Colleen (Daryl Gylten)
Whalen and Donna (Joe)
Schabarker, of Billings;
sons Eugene Pendill, of
Billings, and Sammy Pendill of the family farm in
Garryowen. He had 13
grandchildren and numerous great- and great-greatgrandchildren.
Funeral service will
be Thursday, June 26, at
2 p.m. at Smith Funeral
Chapel, 925 S. 27th St.,
Billings, MT. Interment
will be at Mountainview
Cemetery, with a reception
to follow at the American
Legion Club, 1540 Broadwater Ave., Billings.
Florence Rose McCarvel
March 7, 1921 – June 10, 2014
SAN JOSE, Calif. —
Florence Rose Kuffner
McCarvel died peacefully
on June 10,
2014, in San
Jose
after years of
struggling
with
Alzheimer’s.
Florence
was
born
FLORENCE
on
March
MCCARVEL
7, 1921, in
Anaconda
— child of immigrant Croatian parents. Hers was a life
carved by the ideals and
celebratory nature of her
ethnic heritage: hard work,
good food, Tamburitza
music and lots of love. She
taught in one-room school
houses before marrying
her high school sweetheart,
John (Jack) McCarvel, in
1943. They shared 59 years
together and raised seven
children. Florence’s foremost gift was as a homemaker and mother, but she
gave generously of her spare
time to school and church
activities. The greatest joy
of her life was time spent
with her family.
Florence was preceded
in death by her husband
Jack and daughter Kathie
Grmoljez. Survivors include children Carol (Kirwin) Werner, Ronan; Tom
(Janeen) McCarvel, Helena; Mary (Rich) Helgeson, Billings; Becky (Paul)
Gillick, San Jose; John
(Paula) McCarvel, Denver;
Patty Pimentel, Henderson, Nev.; son-in-law Dr.
Paul Grmoljez, Billings; 20
grandchildren and 14 greatgrandchildren.
A memorial service to
celebrate Florence’s wonderful life was held in San
Jose and burial in Anaconda. Memorial contributions
can be sent to the Kathie
McCarvel Grmoljez Scholarship Fund, Carroll College, Helena, MT 59625.
More about Florence
can be found online at
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