Albert Siegle

Visitation: Wednesday, August 16, 2006 from 1:00 to 7:00 p.m. at Stevenson & Sons Funeral Home in Terry.
Funeral Service: Thursday, August 17, 2006 at 10:00 a.m. at the Grace Lutheran Church in Fallon

Interment: Marsh Cemetery in Marsh with full military honors

Albert JohnSiegle, age 78, of Terry passed away Monday, August 14, 2006 at the Billings Clinic Hospital in Billings, MT after a brief battle with pancreatic cancer.

Albert was born on Easter morning, April 8, 1928, near Marsh, Montana to Lydia Schock Siegle. His father, John McCormick Siegle, had died 11 days before his birth. His mother later married Gottlieb Lassle.

Albert grew up on the family farm on Bad Route between Fallon and Glendive. He attended school through 8th grade and was confirmed at the area Trinity Lutheran Church. He worked on the family farm, at R.L. Robins Farmers Union, the Glendive railroad roundhouse, Colgate Sectrum, and Holmes Construction prior to joining the Army in 1950. He was trained and served as a medic in the Army. He was assigned to the Russian Border Patrol in Germany. While in the Army he also served as a German translator for the U.S. Army hockey team. He divided his time between serving on the Russian border and traveling with the Army hockey team, who played against hockey teams throughout Europe.

While on leave from the Army, he married Lorraine Helen Jone's at Terry on May 22, 1951. Following his discharge from the Army in 1952, He worked as a mechanic at the Ford (1952-1956) and Turnbulls Chevrolet (1956-1958) garages in Terry. He leased a small farm west of Terry for a number of years. In addition to raising sheep and a few cows, he drove school bus north of Terry (1965-1975) and was a contracted mail carrier for a mail route from Fallon through Marsh (1958-1972). He also spent several years working as a butcher atReynolds Market in Terry.

He later worked for Pine Hills School, State of Montana Department of Family Services in Miles City for over 10 years. Following his retirement from Pine Hills, he ran a small agate and jewelry shop from his home in Terry. Albert enjoyed picking agates, hunting, and fishing. In his later years he enjoyed visiting with friends and playing cards at the Terry Senior Citizens Center. He was a member of Grace Lutheran Church in Fallon, where he served as treasurer and elder for many years. He was a lifelong member of the American Legion, a member of the Prairie County Council on the Aging, and a former member of the Prairie County Museum Board.

Albert is survived by one son: Delbert Siegle and his wife, Betsy, of Mansfield, CT; one daughter: Debra Siegle of Miles City, MT; and seven brothers: Erwin Lassle of Glendive, MT; Harold Lassle of San Ramon, CA; Marvin Lassle of Cresent City, CA; Clarence Lassle of Billings, MT; Donald Lassle of Lyma, WY; Eldon Lassle of Pinehurst, ID; and Raymond Lassle of Makoti, ND.

He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife; two sisters: Elnora Victoria Siegle and Esther Caroline (Lassle) Smith; three brothers: Edward Walter Lassle, David August Lassle, and Robert Lee Lassle; and two infant siblings.

Visitation will be held on Wednesday, August 16, 2006 from 1:00 to 7:00 p.m. at Stevenson & Sons Funeral Home in Terry. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, August 17, 2006 at 10:00 a.m. at the Grace Lutheran Church in Fallon. Interment will follow in the family lot of the Marsh Cemetery in Marsh with full military honors. Condolences may be made to the family by visitingwww.stevensonandsons.com.

Should friends desire, memorials may be made to the Prairie County Museum or the Terry Senior Citizens Center.