RAVALLI COUNTY OBITUARIES
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JOHN EAST
May 10, 1852 - January 22, 1937
Services for Aged Victor Man Tuesday Afternoon
Victor, January 27 - Funeral services for John East were held at the Community
Church Tuesday afternoon, Rev. John Hall of Stevensville officiating. Mr.
East was born May 10, 1852 at Mission Point, Illinois. He was married to
Rose Linda Hathaway at Sheldon, Illinois on June 8, 1875. They came to Montana
in 1887 from Bismarck, North Dakota, by mule team, locating in Helena. In
September 1900, they came to Victor, locating on a small farm a mile north
of town, where Mrs. East passed away a few years ago. Mr. East died Friday
at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Abe Keirns, at Stevensville. He is survived
by four daughters, Mrs. Keirns, Mrs. Edna Knopp of Sacramento, California,
Mrs. D. C. Dwyer of Colville, Washington, and Mrs. Theodore Jacobson of Seattle;
also by a son. The Odd Fellows Lodge, of which Mr. East was a member, conducted
memorial services at the grave.
Ravalli Republican, January 28, 1937
ROSALINA HATHAWAY EAST
February 19, 1853 - March 21, 1933
MRS. J. EAST DEAD
Resident of Montana for Forty-Five Years.
Estimable Victor Woman Laid to Rest with Tributes of Odd Fellows and Rebekahs
Victor, March 29 - Funeral services for Mrs. John East were held at the
Community Church here Friday afternoon. Rosalina Hathaway was born in western
Ohio February 19, 1853, and died at Stevensville March 21, 1933, aged 80 years,
one month and two days. She was married to John E. East June 8, 1875. To
this union were born eight children, five of whom survive. The family came
to Montana in 1887, settling first at Helena, where they remained for 13
years. They moved to Victor in 1900, where they have remained ever since.
Mrs. East was visiting in the home of her daughter,
Mrs. Myrtle Kearns, in Stevensville when she passed away. She was a charter
member of the Three Link Rebekah lodge of Victor and a member of the Victor
Community Church. She is survived by her husband, one son and four daughters,
Byrd East of Warm Springs, Mrs. Kearns, Mrs. Edna Knopp of Sacramento, California,
Mrs. Edris Jacobson of Seattle, and Mrs. Ivy Dwyer of Colville, Washington.
Rev. George MacDougal of Stevensville officiated at
the services Friday afternoon. A quartet composed of Mrs. Harry Mittower,
Mrs. W.P. Robb, C.S. Hinman, and W.E. Hull sang several hymns. The pallbearers
were J.A. Conner, John Greenfield, Arthur Fifield, John Smith, Albert Sestak,
and James Meason. Several members of the Stevensville Rebekah lodge assisted
the Victor Rebekahs in their final tribute to a departed sister.
Ravalli Republican, March 30, 1933
Mrs. John East Buried Friday
Mrs. John East was buried Friday afternoon in the Victor
Cemetery after a service conducted by the Rev. George McDougal of Stevensville
Baptist church.. She went to Stevensville last week for a visit at the home
of her daughter, Mrs. A.A. Keirns, and was about the house enjoying herself
when on Tuesday she sat down to read a letter. Mrs. Keirns noticed about
two minutes later that her mother had fallen forward and ceased breathing.
Mr. and Mrs. John East, both past 80 years of age, came
to the state from Ohio and lived in Helena. Over 30 years ago, they moved
to Victor, where their our daughters grew to womanhood. A son, Byrd East,
lives near Deer Lodge.
The Western News, March 30, 1933
BESSIE JANE GORDON EDENS
December 12, 1886 - December 24,1980
Bessie Jane Edens, 94, died early Wednesday afternoon
at Valley View Estates in Hamilton. She was born in Starfield, Missouri
on December 12, 1886, and was raised in Missouri, moving to Bozeman as
a young lady with her parents, the late Frank and Hannah Gordon.
She married J.P. Edens in Bozeman in 1914.
Survivors include three daughters, Marie Neyman
of Hamilton, Irene Kelly of Darby, and Ann Zimmerman of Cloverdale; eight
grandchildren, 31 great-grandchildren, and nine great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by one son, one daughter, five sisters, and four
brothers. Graveside services will be conducted Saturday at 11 am at the
Riverview Cemetery with the Rev. R.E. Keissling officiating. The family
suggests memorials to the Heart Fund or the Missoula Cancer Fund.
Funeral arrangements are under the direction of
the Dowling Funeral Home
Abstract from: Ravalli
Republic, December 26, 1980
JOHN EMHOFF
August 25, 1862- September 3, 1930
KILLED IN ACCIDENT. JOHN EMHOFF HAD HIS NECK BROKEN BY A FALL.
Stevensville, September 3 - His neck broken after he had been caught
in a hoisting chain and dropped to the earth, John Emhoff, 68 years of
age and a well known pioneer resident of Stevensville, was instantly killed
about 9 o'clock yesterday morning.
The accident occurred on the ranch of J.H. Millikan,
one-half mile south of Stevensville while he was assisting Mr. Millikan
storing hay into the barn. Mr. Emhoff was hauling hay from a nearby field
to the barn and, with Mr. Millikan, was putting it into the loft of the two-story
building. The hay was being raised by means of a hoist chain at one end of
which was hitched a horse. Mr. Millikan was driving the horse on the other
side of the barn and no one witnessed the tragedy.
It is thought that Emhoff's hand was caught in the
chain and the man was dragged to the top of the barn and then dropped to
the ground with sufficient force to break his neck. When Millikan called
to his helper and received no response, he came to the side of the building
and found the body of Emhoff.
Mr. Emhoff is survived by his wife, three daughters,
Lois Emhoff of Hamilton, Mrs. Raymond Golder of Missoula, and Mrs. L.W.
Saltz of Spokane. Also by a sister, Mrs. Henry Delgrade of West Virginia,
and a brother, Edward Emhoff of West Virginia.
Mr. Emhoff celebrated his 68th birthday on August
25. He was born in Wheeling, W.Va, and came to Stevensville 40 years ago.
With the exception of two years that were spent in Hamilton and at Fort
Owen, he has continually lived here. He formerly conducted a transfer business
in Stevensville. In 1895 he was married to Adella Smith of this place.
The funeral will be held tomorrow afternoon at 2
o'clock at the family residence in Stevensville.
Ravalli Republican, September 4, 1930
SVERRE HAROLD ENEBO
January 5, 1905 - January 4, 1989
Sverre Harold Enebo, 83, died Wednesday evening
at his residence in Hamilton. He was born January 5, 1905 in Esjeskogen,
Norway, the son of Ole and Ingred Bakken Enebo. He immigrated to the United
States with his parents, four brothers and five sisters in 1910. The family
settled on a farm near Canton, South Dakota. On June 1, 1930, he married
Cecelia Rome in Canton.
Survivors include his wife, Cecelia of the family
home; three sons, Harold of Missoula, Dale of Glasgow, Gene of Denver,
Colorado; two daughters, Lucille Witt of Deer Lodge, Janice Lowe of Fairbanks,
Alaska; one sister, Inga Johnson of Irene, South Dakota; one brother, Oscar
Johnson of Mesa, Arizona; 12 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents, three brothers and four sisters.
Services were held Saturday, January 7 at the Faith
Lutheran Church with pastor gregory Karlsgodt officiating. Interment was
at the Riverview cemetery. Honorary pallbearers were Roy Addison, Milton
Coons, Larry Jacobson, Ralph Holmlund, Marvin Carlson, Glenn Mitchell,
and Ole Nesja.
Abstract from: Ravalli Republic, January 9, 1989
CHARLES EDWIN ENGEBRETSON
November 26, 1892 - December 2, 1944
CHARLES ENGEBRETSON DIES IN CALIFORNIA.
Charles Engebretson, 52, well-known former Bitter
Rooter, died at Richmond, California of coronary thrombosis December 2,
according to word received here. The body was cremated and services held
at Richmond.
The deceased was a former employee of the Forest
Service in the Bitter Root and was much interested in county interscholastic
athletics while a resident of the valley. He is survived by his widow, the
former Elsie Tillman, and a son, Lester, who is a pilot for the Northwest
Airlines, residing in Spokane, Washington.
The Western News, December 7, 1944
FLOYD RANSOM ETHREDGE
January 21, 1911 - August 9. 1996
Floyd R. Ethredge, 85, of Hamilton, died Friday, August 9, 1996 at the
Valley View Estates in Hamilton. He was born January 21, 1911 in Lind, Washington,
the son of John and Rose Faerber Ethredge. The family moved to Grand Prairie,
Alberta, Canada then to Calgary where he graduated from high school and attended
Garber College.
On June 24, 1935, he married Gladys Hanberg in Shelby.
He went to work for Texaco Refinery in Sunburst in 1936, transferred with
Texaco to Anacortes, WA in 1958, and retired in 1973.
Surviving are his wife Gladys of Hamilton; two daughters,
Coraldine and her husband Clarence Harriman of Bellingham, Washington; and
Janice Regan of Bayview, Washington; three sisters, Phyllis Thomas of Calgary,
Alberta, Canada, Fern Torrance of Hope, B.C., and Bernice Egan of Cleveland,
Ohio; four grandchildren, 12 great grandchildren, and numerous nieces and
nephews.
No public service will be in Hamilton. Private family
urn placement will take place in Washington at a later date. Local arrangements
are under the direction of the Daly-Leach Chapel.
Abstract from the Ravalli Republic, August 13, 1996