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     Velma Mae Alvord was born circa 1893 at Michigan. She married Jay Ellsworth Fellows, son of Adin Fellows and Viola Pettit, on 11 July 1908 at Ogemaw Co., Michigan. Velma Mae Alvord and Jay Ellsworth Fellows were divorced on 28 August 1937 at St. Clair Co., Michigan.

     Colleen Ambrose is the daughter of William Francis Ambrose and Mattie Louise Bartlett. Colleen Ambrose married Earl Hall.

     Edith Ellen Ambrose was born on 26 June 1908 at Maryland.¹ She married Abraham Wesley Harn, son of Herbert Wesley Harn and Minnie Rebecca Myers, circa 1925.² Edith Ellen Ambrose married male French. Edith Ellen Ambrose died on 24 November 1982 at Altoona, Blair Co., Pennsylvania, at age 74.¹ She was buried at Alto Reste Burial Park, Altoona, Blair Co., Pennsylvania.¹

     Kathleen Ambrose is the daughter of William Francis Ambrose and Mattie Louise Bartlett.

     Kelly Ambrose married Kim Kelsey. Kelly Ambrose is the daughter of William Francis Ambrose and Mattie Louise Bartlett.

     Patricia Ambrose is the daughter of William Francis Ambrose and Mattie Louise Bartlett.

     William Francis Ambrose was born on 9 October 1925 at Kalispell, Flathead Co., Montana.^1,2 He graduated in 1943 at Bigfork High School, Bigfork, Montana.² He married Mattie Louise Bartlett, daughter of William Leland Bartlett and Pearl Violet Noel, on 28 July 1951 at Kalispell, Flathead Co., Montana. William Francis Ambrose died on 12 June 2010 at Kalispell, Flathead Co., Montana, at age 84.^1,2

William Bill F. Ambrose, 84

After a long and full life, William Bill F. Ambrose, 84, died at his home on the original Ambrose homestead in Creston on June 12, 2010, with family at his side. He died of natural causes, after a yearlong struggle with the effects of a stroke and Parkinson s disease. Bill was born in Kalispell on Oct. 9,1925, the second of three children born to Thomas Henry and Elizabeth Lizzie (Sullivan) Ambrose. Bill grew up on his dad s farm, a scant mile south of the Ambrose homestead where his grandparents lived. He was a true farm boy, through and through. Freckle-faced and mischievous, he worked the farm as a youngster and to well into his 70s.

He walked to Echo School, a one-room school where his father, and later his own children, were educated. He graduated from Bigfork High School in 1943. Unlike many of his generation, he could not enter the military but stayed on the home place helping his father and brother farm both the Grant place and the Ambrose farm. He tried his hand at stone masonry with Anderson Masonry but ultimately returned to farming, a way of life he embraced and loved. He could work a team of horses and was one of the last in the area to feed with a team and sled in winter. He literally went from a Model T to riding in the cockpit of the Concorde, twice, to and from London.

As a young man, Bill met Louise while he was on a date with her older sister. Louise, smitten, told her brother, I'm going to marry that man. On July 28, 1951, Bill married Louise Bartlett at St. Anne's Church in Somers. He and Louise soon moved to the Ambrose homestead, where he lived for the remainder of his life. Theirs was a devoted partnership that lasted throughout all their years. Bill and Louise were blessed with daughters, four of them, but together they raised independent women. He continued to farm in the Creston area until his retirement only a few years ago, brought on by ill health. Bill was very involved with the community in which he lived. He was a charter member of the Creston Volunteer Fire Department, where he remained active for 53 years, continuing to work on the board of trustees until this year. He was also a member of the Eastside Grange, ASCS/Farm Services and Cenex Farmer s Union. Bill was active in the Catholic community of St. Catherine's Parish in Bigfork, where he remained a member when the parish combined with St. Anne's to become Pope John Paul II. Bill was fortunate to travel to Europe, England, Africa and Ireland, as well as many places in the United States, but he always kept his watch set to Montana time. Bill was not much of a gypsy, and he always thought Montana, particularly Creston, was the best place to be. He enjoyed his regular meetings with his coffee bunch and loved to visit with old and new neighbors and friends all his life. He loved history, always reading about World War II, the Civil War and Montana history, and was a great resource about the history of the Flathead Valley. But what he cherished most was his wife, his family, the farm, three meals a day (on time), coffee and gossip with friends and five evening news broadcasts. You couldn t speak to Bill or interrupt him during the noonday farm report without being shushed, even as grown women. Still, Dad was our anchor, the only male in a household of women. No wonder he liked the solitude of tractor and field. We will miss you, Dad. Good night, sleep tight and don t let the bed bugs bite.

Bill was preceded in death by his parents; his brother, Jimmy; and his sister, Mary Ruschman. Dad is survived by his wife of 58 years, Louise, at the family home; his daughters, Colleen Ambrose and husband, Earl, of Garrison, Kelly Ambrose Kelsey and husband, Kim, of Gallatin Gateway, Kathleen Ambrose, and Patricia Ambrose; six grandchildren, Carrie and Raney Frick, Konnor, Kameron and Kyleen Kelsey, and Madison Ambrose Hall; as well as two great-grandchildren, Brook and Jackson. He is also survived by his brother-in-law, Elmer Ruschman, of Kentucky; and his niece, Beth Finn, and nephew, Tom Ruschman; and numerous cousins. On Louise's side, he is survived by his sister-in-law, Marlene Bartlett, of Seeley Lake; and Mickey and Bonnie Bartlett of Vancouver, Wash.

We'd like to thank the Creston Fire Department for continuing to include Dad, especially this last year, and for making him feel so appreciated and respected. Special thanks to Lynn Kehoe and Heather Sullivan of Agape Home Services for their loving care of Bill and to the many friends who visited him at home over the past year. Visitation will take place from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, June 18, at Johnson-Gloschat Funeral Home in Kalispell. A rosary will be said at 7 p.m. Friday at Pope John Paul II Catholic Church. A Mass of Christian Burial will take place at 10 a.m. Saturday, June 19, at Pope John Paul II in Bigfork. Please join us in celebrating Dad s life. Interment will take place at C.E. Conrad Memorial Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, Bill s family suggests memorials to the Creston Fire Department, 4498 Montana 35, Kalispell, MT 59901. Johnson-Gloschat Funeral Home is caring for Bill s family. You are invited to go to www.jgfuneralhome.com to view Bill s tribute wall and share condolences.
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He was buried at Conrad Memorial Cemetery, Kalispell, Flathead Co., Montana.¹

     Anadel Ammerman was the daughter of Charles A. Ammerman and Lydia Frances Harn.

     Charles A. Ammerman was born in 1904.² He married Lydia Frances Harn, daughter of John Wesley Harn and Ida Lorraine Johnson. Charles A. Ammerman died in 1969.² He was buried at Baughman Cemetery, Smithfield, Fulton Co., Illinois.²

     Robert Keith Ammerman was born in 1941.² He was the son of Charles A. Ammerman and Lydia Frances Harn. Robert Keith Ammerman died in 1963.² He was buried at Baughman Cemetery, Smithfield, Fulton Co., Illinois.²

     Edgar Wayne Amy married Lynn Ellen Hanson on 12 December 1988 at Williamson Co., Texas. Edgar Wayne Amy and Lynn Ellen Hanson were divorced on 3 October 1989 at Williamson Co., Texas.

     Arthur B. Anderson was born in 1885.¹ He married Alice Marie LaPierre, daughter of Gilbert Denis LaPierre and Eulalie Besson, circa 1920. Arthur B. Anderson died in 1958 at Maywood, Cook Co., Illinois.¹ He was buried at St. Charles Catholic Cemetery, Peru, Miami Co., Indiana.¹

     Blanche Irene Anderson was born on 10 July 1906 at Oregon. She married Walter F. Robinson.¹ Blanche Irene Anderson died on 23 March 1995 at St. Paul, Ramsey Co., Minnesota, at age 88.

     Bonnie Jo Anderson is the daughter of Curtis Myron Anderson and Geraldine Jacqueline Polfus.¹ Bonnie Jo Anderson married Scott Robinson Ulman Ph.d on 24 August 1974 at Hennepin Co., Minnesota.¹ Bonnie Jo Anderson and Scott Robinson Ulman Ph.d were divorced on 6 June 1980 at Anoka Co., Minnesota.

     Boyd Anderson was the son of James Frank Anderson and Nellie Mae (?)¹ Boyd Anderson died before 2007.¹

     Buel Anderson is the son of James Frank Anderson and Nellie Mae (?)¹

     Curtis Myron Anderson was born on 18 October 1920 at Boyd, Lac qui Parle Co., Minnesota.¹ He was the son of Halmer A. Anderson and Jennie Marie Peterson. Curtis Myron Anderson married Geraldine Jacqueline Polfus, daughter of Paul Edward Polfus and Clara Alice Miottel, on 28 December 1942 at Marion, Crittenden Co., Arkansas.²

Curtis Myron Anderson was an AMM1 (Aviation Machinist's Mate First Class) in the US Navy during World War II.


Curtis Myron Anderson lived in May 1992 at 321 East 6th St., Madison, Lac qui Parle Co., Minnesota. He died on 27 June 2007 at Madison Lutheran Home, Madison, Lac qui Parle Co., Minnesota, at age 86; Certificate Number:     2007-MN-018603. He was buried at Plot: Row 29, Block 10, Lot 23, Grave 4, Faith Cemetery, Madison, Lac qui Parle Co., Minnesota.¹ He was cremated at Minnesota.

     Dale Joseph Anderson Anderson was born on 23 January 1931 at Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minnesota.¹ He married Geraldine Eloise Gunther, daughter of Herman Joseph Gunther and Norene Frances Perkins, on 4 June 1956 at Morrison Co., Minnesota. Dale Joseph Anderson Anderson died on 15 February 2009 at St. Paul, Ramsey Co., Minnesota, at age 78.¹ He was buried at Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery, Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minnesota.¹

     Dana Marie Anderson is the daughter of Mark Michael Anderson and Antoninette Marie Nicosia.

     Dennis Myron Anderson is the son of Curtis Myron Anderson and Geraldine Jacqueline Polfus. Dennis Myron Anderson married Mary Helen Schnell on 11 November 1967 at Hennepin Co., Minnesota.¹ Dennis Myron Anderson married Judy Ann Harn, daughter of William Oscar Harn and Donna Ann McCarthy, on 25 May 1979 at Fort Snelling Memorial Chapel, Minneapolis, Hennepin Co., Minnesota.

     Donna Mae Anderson married Jeremy Nestaval Gale, son of Samuel Chester Gale and Stella Barbara Nestaval, on 6 July 1962 at Williston, Williams Co., North Dakota.

     Dorcas Anderson was the daughter of William Anderson and Maryan Purdy.¹ Dorcas Anderson married male Sniffen.¹

     Earl Hartman Anderson was born on 22 October 1917 at Lac qui Parle Co., Minnesota.¹ He was the son of Halmer A. Anderson and Jennie Marie Peterson. Earl Hartman Anderson married Esther Sophie Bertness in 1940 at Madison, Lac qui Parle Co., Minnesota. Earl Hartman Anderson died on 9 July 1975 at Minnesota at age 57.¹ He was buried at Hayden Cemetery, Madison, Lac qui Parle Co., Minnesota.¹

     Edward Anderson is the son of Dale Joseph Anderson Anderson and Geraldine Eloise Gunther.

     Elizabeth Anderson was the daughter of William Anderson and Maryan Purdy.¹ Elizabeth Anderson married male Bousman.¹

     Eric Anderson is the son of James S. Anderson and Elizabeth Joan Dragon.¹

     Female Anderson was the daughter of William Anderson and Maryan Purdy.¹ Female Anderson married male Dean.¹

     Frank A. Anderson married Dianne Lee Adler, daughter of Victor Claire Wren and Virginia Edna Adler, on 3 November 1960 at Stevenson, Skamania Co., Washington. Frank A. Anderson and Dianne Lee Adler were divorced on 12 September 1963 at Multnomah Co., Oregon.

     Gale Louise Anderson was born on 25 December 1956 at Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minnesota.¹ She was the daughter of Dale Joseph Anderson Anderson and Geraldine Eloise Gunther. Gale Louise Anderson was never married. She died on 24 December 2008 at Lyngblomsten Care Center, St. Paul, Ramsey Co., Minnesota, at age 51.¹ She was buried at St. Mary's Cemetery, Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minnesota.¹

     Genevieve Anderson is the daughter of James Frank Anderson and Nellie Mae (?)¹