The Sidney herald., 1958-04-10

In 1910 they homesteaded il
the area about ten miles north
west of Richey. There they farm
ed for many years until the,
retired and moved to town. The,
lived in Glendive for about ;
year and then settled in Richey
He is survived by his wife
Christine, a son, Sanford of Rich.
ey and one granddaughter, San.
dra. Also surviving are three sis.
tiers, Mrs. Ben Johnson (Tillie'
of Saco; Ida Johnson and Inands
Bitterness, and two brothers
Lewis and Thorsten, all of Fergu.
Falls, and many nieces and neph-
ews. He was preceded in death By
his parents and three brothers
Edward, Henry and Grant.
Mr.. Bitterness was a faithful
member of the Lutheran church
He had a cheerful disposition and
will be greatly missed, not only
by his family, but by a host OF
friends.
The funeral was held on April
3 at the Lutheran church with
Rev. Arthur Mathison officiating.
The Lutheran choir sang Nearer
My God to Thee" Mrs. Jim Chris
tenson sang Beyond the Sunset
and Rev. and Mrs. Mathison sang
Nov l Belong to Him" Pail
bearers were Leon Cummings,
Ira Zuroff, P. p. Lawrence, Nor
man Nelson, Verne Stoker and
Fay Butterfield. Interment was in
the Richey Cemetery.
Relatives from away who at
tended the last rites were: Thros-
ten Bitterness and Mrs. Ida John
son of Fergus Falls; Mrs. Hoff-
man, a sister-in-law from Alaska;
Mrs. Clara Eggum and Mr.. and
Mrs. Johnny Eggum of Sidney;
Mrs. Harold Johnson of Bloom
field; and cousins, Mr.. and Mrs.
Skyberg of Glasgow and Mr.. and
Mrs. Vangsness of Circle.
William Erickson, State High
School Inspector, inspected the
Richey school last week. Mr.. and
Mrs. Bob Bachini of Havre spent
the Easter week end with her
parents, the Ralph Levengoods.
In the annual school election of
District No. rs, held last Satur-
day, one trustee was elected for
a three year term, the term of
Harold Berry having expired.
E"ighty-one votes were cast, a
large majority of them being for
Ruben Brown, the only candidate
who had filed for the position.
Miss Karen Knudson, a stu
dent nurse at st. Joseph's hospit-
al in Minot, N. D., spent the Eas-
ter recess at the Harold Knud-
son home.
Miss Sally Miller who has been
employed in a hospital in Love-
land, Colorado, returned home
last week.
Miss Marjory Wirth spent last
week in St. Paul and Minneapolis
visiting friends and relatives.
Miss Sharon Kemmis from
Rocky Mountain College in Bill
lings, spent her Easter vacation
with home folks.
Nathan Howard, small son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Bill Howard, re-
Gently underwent an appendec-
tony at the N. P. hospital in
Glendive.
The pupils of the eighth grade
gave an Easter party for some
of their friends at the school
house Thursday evening.
Joe Witt was a patient in the
Sidney hospital for a few days
last week, but has returned home
and is back on the job.
Special Easter services were
held on Maundy Thursday at the
Methodist church and on Good
Friday at the American Lutheran
church.
Miss Verna Waters who teach
es in Sidney, spent the Easter va
cation at the home of her par
ents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Balls were
Easter Sunday guests in the Stan
ley Waters home.
Rev. and Mrs. Arthur Mathison
had as their guests over the Eas-
ter week end their daughter, Miss
Evonne Mathison who teaches at
N. D., and their SON
and daughter, Mr.. and
Mrs. Clifford Stalwick and their
daughter Donna from Canada.
Nordine Lee Of Glasgow and
Miss Phyllis Lee who is employ
ed by the MDU in Miles City
spent Easter with their parents
the Sam Lees.
Mrs. Verne Stoker visited her
Mrs. Jim Mitchell in Glen
dive on Friday.
Mrs. Anna Eggum had as Eas-
ter guests Mr.. and Mrs. NARROW
Eggum and family and Mr.. and
Mrs. Julian Gibson and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Blair, Mr..
and Mrs. Donald Blair and fami-
Iy attended church services in
Sidney on Easter and were dinner
at the Ralph Blair's.
Miss Mary Lu Lee of Miles
City spent the Easter week end
with home folks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Wienke
and family and Mr.. and Mrs.
Verne Stoker were dinner guests
at the Andy Lee home on Easter.
Two babies were baptised at
The Easter service in the Mnfhn-