1025 Wednesday, May 5, 2004 Billings Gazette OBITUARIES FRESH For paid obituary rates and information, call 657-1241 or (800) 543-2505 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday-Friday; 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturdays and 3 p.m.
to 6 p.m. on Sundays. The deadline is 4 p.m. for next day publication. BILLINGS Roland Choquette, 89 Marla Egan, 45 Adelaide Dorothy Gibbs, 96 AREA DEATHS Baker and Plevna area: Annie Rath, 87 Big Timber: Lena Duncan, 96 Dahl Funeral Cremation Service Billings 10 Yeliowstone Avenue (406) 248-8807 Bozeman 300 Highland Blvd.
(406) 586-5298 BILLAU Emerson Roy, 82, of Bozeman, passed away May 3. Cremation has taken place. Services will be held this Red Lodge 708 South McGillen (406) 446-1800 Hardin 524 N. Cheyenne (406) 665-9014 Cremation OR Funeral Gallery A Full Service Mortuary Eliminating Extreme Expense Jerry Nordquist Sharon Brown 254-2414 388-2800 DUNCAN Lena, 96, of Big Timber. Funeral 2 Friday.
Big Timber Lutheran -Burial Mtn. View.7 GOMER Jeanette, 81, Bigs. Memorial 10am Wed. at the Gallery.5 CHOQUETTE Roland, 89, of Bigs. Service in Florida at later date.5 Smith Funeral Chapels and Crematory Serving Billings Area for 108 Years Complete Funeral, Crematory and Cemetery Pre-Arrangements with Cremation Niches, Lawn Crypts and Mausoleum.
Reception Facility at West Chapel TWO CONVENIENT LOCATIONS IN BILLINGS SMITH WEST CHAPEL Reception Facility at West Chapel Adjacent to Terrace Gardens Cemetery 304 34TH ST. W. 245-6427 4 Blocks N. of Central on 34th St. W.
FALK Carol Jane, 64, of Billings. Funeral service will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at Smith West Chapel. Interment in Terrace Gardens FALK Scott Allen, 39, of Eatonville, Wash. A funeral service will be 11 a.m.
Wednesday, May 5, at Smith's West Chapel, 304 34th St. GALLOP Louise Rudio, 92, of Billings. Funeral service will be 3 p.m. Wednesday at Smith West Chapel. Interment will follow at Mountview Cemetery.
Memorials may be made to the charity of your HOGGATT Daniel, 32, of Missoula. Memorial service 11 a.m. Saturday, May 8, at Smith West Chapel, with interment of urn in Terrace Gardens SMITH DOWNTOWN 120 N. 26th 245-6427 Adjacent Parking WALTER Phyllis, 93, of Billings, and formerly of Roundup and Lavina. Visitations begin Monday, at Smith Downtown Chapel.
Graveside service 11 a.m. Wednesday, May 5, at the Lavina Cemetery. Memorials: Big Sky Hospice of EGAN Marla, 45, of Billings. Funeral arrangements are SMITH FUNERAL CHAPEL LAUREL 315 E. 3rd.
628-6858 SMITH OLCOTT CHAPEL RED LODGE 201 N. Broadway 446-1121 SMITH FUNERAL CHAPEL COLUMBUS 35 N. Diamond St. 628-6858 EST. 1896 CEMETERY MEMORIALS Billings Monument Co.
Proudly serving Billings for over 100 years 3823 MONTANA AVE. HOURS: 406-245-3391 1-800-498-3319 Bowman, N.D.: Joseph Bevis, 75 Bozeman: Emerson Billau, 82 Buffalo, Stewart Harvell, 84 Butte: Dan Perusich, 36 Darby: Mildred Roberts Florence: Vivian Scoles, 62 Geraldine: Eugene McConnell, 76 Great Falls: Helen Loney, 87 Helena: Clyde Kussman; Randy Van Sprang, 45 Libby: Leonard Sleizer, 89 Lovell, Henry Adolf, 86 Missoula: Ramona Schriver, 97; John Walden, 84; Margaret Young, 48 Park City: Lorraine Haughian, 76 Plains: Agnes Wright, 73 Ronan: Joseph DuMontier, 15 Sheridan, Karen Marie Klinkhammer, 53; Edgar Dannels, 78 Thompson Falls: John Ely, 49 Trout Creek: Stanley Kendziorski, 89 Wyola: Cyrus Yellowmule, 22 FORMERLY OF: Billings: Danny J. Hoggatt, 32, Missoula; Wade Watson, 36 Eugene Ferderer HARDIN Eugene Ray Ferderer, 70, of Hardin, passed away Monday, May 3, 2004, at the Billings St. Vincent Healthcare, following hip surgery complications. Death was due to cardiac arrest.
Gene was born July 5, 1933, in Elgin, N.D., the son of Valentine and Carrie Bentz Ferderer. He was raised in North Dakota and received his education in Carson, N.D. He moved to Hardin in 1951. Gene married Lillian Gable on Feb. 2, 1957, in Terry.
He worked for Hardin Auto Co. for four years. Later on, he went to work for Graham Staunton for a short time before starting Genes Auto Repair. In 1970-1971, Gene and Lillian owned and managed the Mint Bar for two years while still operating the auto repair and salvage company. He loved to drive snowmobiles, cat fishing and gardening.
Survivors include his wife Lillian, two sons, Jerry and Wesley Ferderer of Hardin; two daughters, Carrie Purcell of Billings and Laurie Holland of Park City; one brother, Wilbur Ferderer of Water Lou, two sisters, Leone Reeves of Billings and Virginia Diehl of Bismarck, N.D.; and 10 grandchildren. Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Thursday, May 6, at the Bullis Funeral Chapel. Interment will follow in the Hardin Fairview Cemetery. Bullis Mortuary has been entrusted with the arrangements.
Karen Marie Klinkhammer SHERIDAN, Wyo. Karen Marie Klinkhammer, 53, of Sheridan, died Wednesday, April 28, 2004, at Memorial Hospital of Sheridan County. Cremation has taken place. A memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, May 8, at First Baptist Church.
Kane Funeral Home of Sheridan is in charge. Edgar W. Dannels SHERIDAN, Wyo. Edgar W. Dannels, 78, of Sheridan, died Saturday, May 1, 2004, at Westview Health Care Center.
Graveside funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday, May 5, in the Sheridan Municipal Cemetery. Kane Funeral Home of Sheridan is in charge. Bullis-Mortuary Eastern Montana Crematory Hardin, MT 406-665-1207 MEMBER INVITATION BY SELECTED Since 1918 FUNERAL HOMES A Independent FERDERER Funeral services for Gene Ferderer will be held 2 p.m. Thursday, May 6, at the Bullis Funeral Chapel.
Interment: Fairview 1 Jonathan Ve'bot'se "In Remembrance of your birthday" There will always be a sacred place in the heart for the memory of loved ones we miss. Love, Mariah, Jolene James Jonathan John G. Miklich ROUNDUP John G. Miklich, 92, of Roundup, passed away on Monday, May 3, 2004, at the Roundup Memorial Nursing Home. John was born Anton and Rosella Erchul Miklich on April 27, 1912, in Hoffman Park Mont.
He moved to Klein in 1913 and lived in Klein and Roundup his entire life. He attended school in Klein and was employed by Republic Coal Co. until the mine closed. He worked at the Roundup Coal Co. at No.
3 for a short time. John worked for Brewer, and then for the Roundup school district until retirement. He married Dorthy Ford on Dec. 11, 1941, in Roundup. They had three daughters, Romalie Calder of Tampa, Rosemary Neilsen of Great Falls, Antonette Miklich of Olympia, Wash.
John was a caring, loving husband, father and grandfather. He loved music, dancing, singing and whistling. He enjoyed woodworking and was skilled in household repair. He was a 1 resource in home maintenance for the neighborhood. His knowledge of mining history in Musselshell County provided information for numerous documents on the history of mining and the Klein area.
His time spent in the Central School in Roundup gave him the opportunity to interact in the lives of children in Roundup. John is survived by his wife, Dorthy; his three daughters and son-in-law Jim Nelisen. He is also survived by, grandchildren Shelley (Chris) Neilsen of Minneapolis, Brian (Shannon) Neilsen of Missoula, John (Kimberly) Calder of Tampa, Dena (Steve) Lehr of Gainesville, Mark (Amanda) of Palm Desert, and three greatgrandchildren. As the last member of his generation, he was supported by many nieces and nephews: Ed Hall, Marge Burghardt, Frances Ellen Hecker, David Rittierodt, John Rittierodt, Rosella Meredith, Bob Rittierodt, Nancy Eby, Bill Rye, John Rye and Jim Rye. was preceded in death by his parents, Anton and Rosella Miklich; six siblings, Rose Hall, Tony Miklich, Josephine Miklich, Edna Rittierodt, Frances Rye and Agnes Drake; two nieces, JoAnn Hess, Betty Jean Phippin; and nephew Bill Rittierodt.
Memorial service will be 2 p.m. Friday, May 7, at the Emmanuel Baptist Church in Roundup. Interment of ashes will follow at the Roundup City Cemetery. Memorial may be made to the Emmanuel Baptist Church, Roundup Memorial Hospital Auxiliary Fund or the Musselshell Valley Historical Museum. Wier Funeral Home i is in charge of the arrangements.
Jeanette Eileen Gomer Eileen Gomer, 81, died Saturday, May 1, 2004, at Billings Health and Rehabilitation Community. Eileen was born March 17, 1923, in Bridger, to Roy and Margaret (Bouton) Poole. She married Herman Gomer, Aug. 31, 1946. She is survived by husband Herman; son Larry (Sally); and grandsons Preston and Christopher.
Memorial services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday, May 5, at Cremation or Funeral Gallery. Inurnment will be private. Joseph H. Bevis BOWMAN, N.D.
Joseph H. Bevis, 75, of Bowman, died Monday, May 3, 2004, at Southwest Healthcare Services Hospital in Bowman. A family and friends service will be at 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 5, at Bowman Lutheran Church in Bowman. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m.
Thursday, May 6, at Bowman Lutheran Church. Burial will be at 2 p.m. Friday, May 7, in the Winnett Cemetery, Winnett, Mont. Krebsbach Funeral Service of Bowman is in charge. Lorraine Haughian PARK CITY Lorraine Haughian, age 76, passed away on Sunday, May 2, 2004, from heart complications, at St.
Vincent Healthcare in Billings. Lorraine means "famous in battle," and she had quite a battle last week. She was surrounded by her children and grandchildren as she went to "rest high on that mountain as her work on earth is done." Lorraine was born on Feb. 17, 1928, in Detroit, LORRAINE LORRAINE the daughter of HAUGHIAN Theodore Friller and Edna Anna Marie (Amundson) Wood. She attended schools in Brusett and Miles City, where she graduated from Custer County District High School.
She married John "Henry" Haughian on Aug. 22, 1946. They lived at Little Sheep Mountain, where they ranched until moving to Park City for their last years of life. In town, Lorraine was thrilled to have all the water she needed for her flowers. She has many special friends there also.
Family, friends and even strangers were always welcome in her home; the coffee pot was always on. She always tried to find the good in everyone. Lorraine is survived by her four children, Lauralea. Caufield of Park City, Gary Haughian and his wife Charlotte of Cody, Elaine Evertz and her husband Gary of Joliet and Dale Haughian of Shelton, 10 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren; three great sisters-in-law; and many nieces and nephews who have proven their love for her this past week. She is preceded in death by her husband; a sister, Katie Bunch; a son-in-law, Gee Caufield; and a daughter-inlaw, Shelly Haughian.
A memorial service will be held on Thursday, May 6, at 7 p.m., at. the Park City Civic Center in Park City. The family will receive friends on Friday, May 7, from 4 to 6 p.m., at Stevenson Sons Funeral Home in Miles City. A vigil service will be held Friday, May 7, at 6 p.m., at Stevenson Sons Funeral Home in Miles City. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Saturday, May 8, at 10 a.m., at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Miles City.
Rite of Committal will follow in the Old Calvary Cemetery in Miles City. Condolences may be sent to the family by visiting www.stevensonandsons.com. Should friends desire, memorials may be made to the Park City Civic Center, Park City, 1 MT Lena Duncan BIG TIMBER Lena Duncan, 96, of Big Timber, died Tuesday, 4, 2004, at the Pioneer Medical Center in Big Timber. Viewing will be from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Friday, May 7, at the Big Timber Lutheran Church, with funeral services following. Interment will be at Mountain View Cemetery. Cremation or Funeral Gallery is in charge. Adelaide Gibbs Adelaide Dorothy Gibbs, 96, of Billings, died Monday, May 3, 2004, at the Worland Healthcare Rehab Center in Worland, Wyo. Cremation has taken place.
No funeral services are planned at this time. Atwood Family Funeral Directors, of Basin, Wyo. are in charge. Stewart Harvell BUFFALO, Wyo. Stewart Harvell, 84, of Buffalo, died Saturday, May 1, 2004, at the Johnson County Memorial Hospital.
Visitation will be from 1 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, May 5, at Adams Funeral Home Chapel in Buffalo. Graveside funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday, May 6, in Willow Grove Cemetery. Ms Mortuary and Michelotti-Sawyers Crematory 1001 Alderson Ave.
406-252-3417 SELECTED Serving All Faiths With Dignity 4 Independent Continuous Family Ownership Since 1956 FUNERAL HOMES Yellowstone Valley Memorial Park 3605 Grand Ave. 406-656-2088 WATSON Wade, 36, formerly of Billings. Funeral service 7 p.m. Friday, May 7, at Michelotti-Sawyers PICOTTE Frances, 88 of Billings. Cremation.
Memorial service, 11 a.m. Friday, May 7, at Lillis Chapel at Mission Ridge. Inurnment, Little Bighorn Battlefield National Cemetery. Memorials, St. John's Foundation or charity 'of one's Georgia May Teichrow GREAT FALLS Georgia May (Taylor) Teichrow, 88, of 600 53rd St.
Great Falls, a homemaker, passed away Sunday, May 2, 2004, at her residence, from cancer. Visitation will be Thursday, May 6, from 12 noon until 5 p.m. and Friday May 7, from 10 a.m. until 9 p.m. at Schnider Funeral Home.
A private family burial will be at Manchester Cemetery and a Celebration of Life will be held at The First Baptist Church, 525 Second Ave. in Great Falls, on She Saturday, May 8, and at 1 p.m. The family GEORGIA GEORGIA suggests memorials to TEICHROW the Teichrow Family Memorial Project Fund, Temple Hills Baptist Camp, PO Box 23576, Billings, MT 59104. Georgia is survived by her daughters, Darlene (David) Duncan of Spokane, LeIsla (Jack) Crocker of Great Falls, Shirley (Kenneth) Gue of Great Falls; son Terry (Anita) Teichrow of Helena; brother Warren Taylor of Havre; as well as 12 grandchildren and 24 greatgrandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Orville James Teichrow, on Oct.
15, 1993; parents Grover and Estella Taylor; grandson Brian Keith Gue; brothers Ralph Taylor, Jim Taylor, Glenn Taylor, Muncie Taylor and Robert Taylor; and a sister, Merel Taylor. She was born on Oct. 23, 1915, in Glasgow, to Grover Muncie and Estella May (Wingard) Taylor. She was raised and educated in Glasgow, graduating from high school there and attending college in Kansas for a time. She married Orville James Teichrow on Jan.
2, 1935. Georgia was an active member of the First Baptist Church in Great Falls, singing in the choir and serving on various church boards. She served as a Sunday School teacher, youth leader and leader at the national level of the American Baptist Women's Mission and leader of Templed Hills Baptist Camp. She was also active Christian Women's Club, Rainbow Garden Club, Tuesday Music Club and Christian Women United. She enjoyed sewing, music, gardening, travel and spending time with family.
Daniel J. 'Danny' Hoggatt MISSOULA Daniel J. "Danny" Hoggatt, 32, of Missoula, passed on, April 30, 2004. He was born Aug. 27, 1971, in Billings.
He attended schools in Havre, Dillon and Missoula. Danny graduated from Missoula Hellgate in 1989, and MSU-Bozeman with degrees in Economics and Finance. He was chosen to be in the North by Northwest Choir all three years of high school. He was a selftaught guitarist. Music meant a lot to Danny.
In his younger school years, he played baseball, soccer, basketball, track, cross DANNY HOGGATT DANNY HOGGATT country, and swimming. He enjoyed hunting and taking pictures of wildlife. Some of his most memorable years were spent of the Sun River Ranch with Mark Young. Danny was kind and considerate of everyone and especially those in need. Surviving are his sisters, Erika Hoggatt, Shana Hoggatt and her son Mario; mother Cheri Hoggatt; aunt Sharon Young; uncles Phil Young and Stan Hoggatt; cousins Kathy Joles, Arlene Young, Janine Young, Lee Hoggatt, Nancy Delgado; and his grandmother June Hoggatt.
He was preceded in death by his father Ray Hoggatt; grandfather Dean Hoggatt; and cousin Laurie Young. Services will be held in Billings, at the Smith West Chapel, 304 34th St. West, at 11 a.m. Saturday, May 8. Annie Rath PLEVNA Annie Rath, 87, of the Baker and Plevna area, died Monday, May 3, 2004 at the Fallon Medical Complex in Baker.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Friday, May 7, at the Emanuel Evangelical Free Church in Plevna. Interment will follow in the Plevna Community Cemetery. Visitation will be from 1 to 9 p.m. Thursday, May 6, at Stevenson Chapel in Baker.
Henry Adolf 12 LOVELL, Wyo. Henry Carl Adolf, 86, died Monday, May 3, 2004, at North Big Horn Hospital in Lovell. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, May 6, at Haskell Funeral Home in Lovell. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m.
Friday, May 7, at the Lovell Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Interment will be in the Lovell Cemetery. Gertie Nordtvedt MILES CITY Gertie Luella Nordtvedt, 97, of Miles City, died Monday, May 3, 2004, at the Holy Rosary Extended Care. A graveside service will be at 11 a.m. Friday, May 7, at the Ismay Cemetery in Ismay.
Stevenson Sons Funeral Home of Miles, City is in charge. Charlotte DeVries Bellem ROBERTS Memorial services for Charlotte DeVries Bellem, 81, of Spokane, formerly of Montana, will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, May 8, at Roberts United Methodist Church in Roberts. Gas plan draws lot of CHOTEAU The Bureau of Land Management's first public meeting on a company's proposal to drill for natural gas in the Rocky Mountain Front attracted about 150 people here Monday, and the agency says it has already received more than 12,000 e-mail comments on the proposal. The agency received so many e-mails, in fact, that the government account was temporarily overloaded after the first week, BLM officials said.
The turnout in Choteau and the deluge of e-mail comments are clear indicators of just how contentious the plan by Startech Energy Inc. of Calgary, Alberta has become. The company has submitted a request to drill three natural gas wells in an area of the Front known as the Blind Horse Outstanding Natural Area. The site is located about 75 miles northwest of Great Falls in Teton County. Startech's natural gas leases predate the area's designation as an outstanding natural The company wants permission to build a well pad and other equipment on about four acres.
The plan also calls for about eight miles of new pipeline and 200 feet of new road to access the site. If the three wells prove productive, Startech also would resume production at other wells in the area. While additional environmental reviews would be needed, the Startech wells also could lead to other "reasonable" development in" the future, according to Dave Mari, district manager of the BLM office in Lewistown, said the agency is aware of the controversy surrounding the proposal. "We know many people are passionate about "this area," he said Monday. LAUD The agency is taking public comment on the company's proposal and holding more public meetings this month in Great Falls, Helena, Missoula and Browning.
The BLM will collect public opinion and use it to draft an environmental impact statement on the company's plan. That study will include alternatives for drilling and minimizing effects to the environment. The draft EIS should be complete in February 2005. Jeff Littlepage of Fairfield said he went to Monday's meeting to learn more about the project. He was surprised to learn that the Startech proposal could spur so much additional drilling.
"A little development is good, but that's a fragile area," he said. Others attended the meeting to make it clear they oppose any development on the Front. "We're here to tell them, 'No means said Ric Valois, a member of the group Environmental Rangers. "As long as I am breathing, they will not drill." GE Others, however, said the proposal could bring highpaying jobs to the area and improve Teton County's tax base..
