Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1935-12-05
FRANK SHERRY dies
AT REDS7ONE HOME
SUDDENLY FRIDAY
Veteran Publisher Succumbs
to Sudden Heart Attack;
Funeral Sunday

Redstone and Sheridan county this
week MOURN the passing OF one of its
most highly respected citizens
Frank J. Sherry, publisher, good cit.
izen and friend of man who died sud
denly from a heart attack at his
home at Redstone last Friday morn
ing. Death to the patriarch journalist
and printer, since 1918 editor of the
Redstone Review, came peacefully
in the presence of his family.
Mr.. Sherry had geen i'll for about
six weeks. The week before his death
he felt much improved. Thursday
Thanksgiving day at his home with
his family and Mr.. and Mrs. Glenn
Ingell, long time friends of the Sher-
ry family, he chatted in his usual jo-
vial manner. He retired early Thurs
day night. AT 6 o'clock Friday morn
ing, in distress he awakened his fam
lily. Death followed within a few min
utes.
Funeral Services Sunday
Funeral services, attended by hun
dreds of friends and associates of Mr.,
Sherry, were held from the Method
it church Sunday at Redstone at ,
o'clock with Rev. Rhoddy, of Scobey
officiating. Rev. Rhoddy paid fitting
tribute to the departed man. Friends
and associates stood with bowed
heads as the flower laden casket was
taken from the church to the Red.
tone cemetery where burial was
made. l~Pallbearers, ftaunch friends
all. were Guy Wigmore, Glenn In
CELL, Judd Matkin, Harry Loucks,
Dale Fisher and Balder Jensen.
Born in Wisconsin
Frank J. Sherry was born at Mem
nah, Wis, March 10, 1856. His boy
hood days were spent there. When a
lad, II years old he first felt the
touch of type and smelled the scent
Of printers ink, starting as an ap-
prentice at Nennah, Wise, newspa
per. The boy soon became a skilled
printer. He followed the printing pro
fession which destiny moulded for
hi life's work.
printers and newspapermen can rea-
Oily picture Mr.. Sherry's early days
in the printing profession. The thrill
of being put at a lease" with fam
tastic type, all like a dream, TO awe
you. Long tau's, Countless times h.
dim lampltght. -. working without
pay as he undoubtedly did - but
: thrilled at the opportunity of being
J taught to master a noble profession.
He spent years, as others have
done in mastering the craft. In 1906
he established a newspaper at Stan
ley. Wis. He later established papers
at Balaton, Mimi, and Owen, Wis
consin.
Frank Sherry was married to
Amanda Johnson Feb. 27, 1906. He
was then a promising young news
. paper a
The lure Of the west attracted Mr..
. Sherry and his young wife. Together
, with his family he came to Fort Ben
ton and worked as a compositor with
the "River Press pioneer newspaper
then edited by C jenkins, one OF
!, Montana's earliest journalists.
In 1918 the veteran newspaper man
, came to Sheridan county, having pur-
? chased the Redstone Review. The
|, newspaper has carried the publish
! er's name in its masthead since that
time.
. Frank Sherry made up the forms
and put the paper ito bed" for the
. last time the Friday before his death
With coat in hand he left his office
-. his work well done.
Frank Sherry loved his profes.
sion and next to his splen'
\ did family was his Joy IN life. He was
6 from the old school, a hardy group
. skilled craftsmen - nobleman to the
profession.
Frank Sherry's newspape
was a part of the community il
a which he played so prominent a part
h The newspaper profession REGRETS
his passing. Legions of friends regret
his passing. His memory will not din
too quickly. His untiring efforts as {
civic leader will be remembered. The
newspaper, which he loved will con
tinue to be published. each weel
( its publication will bring forth hi:
memory. The spirit will linger.
Family of Nine
His wife and nine children sur
= i've. The children are Mrs. p. j. Mar
:. tin, of Faxville, Blanche, of Red
. stone. who will continue to publish
: the newspaper, Alice. of Great Falls
! Grace, of Havre; Helen. Beverley
. Frank Jr., Harriet and Thomas, al
. at home.
y A brother, James Sherry lives a
Havre and a sister, Helen Sherry
lives at Honolulu, Hawaii.
= sympathy is extended to the be
: reaved family.