Agnes Bishop

Agnes L Bishop, age 80, of Miles City passed away on Sunday , July 24, 2011 while under the care of Holy Rosary Hospice. She fought a hard but thankfully short battle, with Lung Cancer. She enjoyed her last few days with her four children by her side and knew her husband, father, and mother were waiting for her in heaven.

Agnes was born on March 29, 1931 at her Aunt Kitty´s home in Lodge Pole, South Dakota, during a terrible snow storm, the daughter of Harry and Mary (Warner) Stuit. The family moved from South Dakota to North Kortwright, New York in 1935. She attended elementary and high school in South Kortwright. Agnes was very proud of the fact she helped her parents by taking care of her younger brothers, while they worked long hours on the defense line during the war at Sidney, New York and later as they worked on their family farm.

In 1948 Agnes met the love of her life, Ray in Oneonta, New York. They were married on January 30, 1949 in Hobart New York at the age of 17. In March 1950, Douglas was born, Kathleen and Cindy followed. In 1960, the family moved from New York to Poulsbo, Washington to help her parents run their Large Chicken Farm. In August, 1960 their fourth child, Jani was born. In 1963 is when their journey to Miles City began, when Ray took a position with the Federal Government as a Air Traffic Controller. It was a very hot August day (108) when she rolled into town with her mother and four children. Ray had already been in Miles for a short time. It was then she said she was only going to stay in Miles City for ONE year, as she did not like the heat (that one year turned into 48 years). During the time in Miles City, besides raising a busy family, she was a Cosmetologist for a couple of local retail stores. Ray and Agnes owned and operated the Red Rock Bowling Lanes for a number of years. They moved to Midland Texas in July 1977, to go into business with their son and started Evergreen Landscaping. After the sudden death of her husband Ray, in 1978, she moved to Tracy, California with Kathy. She became a restaurant office manager at Kathy´s restaurant. In 1983 she made the move back to Miles City where she has resided since.

Agnes loved sewing, playing cards, shopping, and was an avid bowler. She was a lifelong fan of the San Francisco 49ers, Atlanta Braves, and the Custer County Cowboys and Cowgirls. She loved watching her grandchildren play sports, in all their years missed only a couple of their activities, traveling many many miles.

Agnes is survived by her son, Doug and wife Vicki, their children Brian and Tori all of Silverdale, Washington; Robbi wife Becca and their children Sarah, Kate & Zach of Issaquah, Washington; Daughter Kathy Rau and her husband Larry of Rosebud, Montana and their children Stephen and Dace of New York City, Shannon and Tim Ratts, and their children Jayce and Jax of Golden Colorado, Sarah and Eric Peterson and their children Elaina and Gus of Miles City, Andrew Rau of North Carolina; Daughter Cindy Kelm and her husband Allen of Miles City; their children Brandon of Baker and Marty of Billings; Daughter Jani Lynam and her children Dustin and wife Becca and their children Isaich, Rachel, Carrie, and Jacob; Ryan and his son Royce, Kayla and Thomas Hernandez and their daughter Anna Bella of Arkansas; a brother Donald and wife Elenor Stuit of Newburgh New York and David Stuit and wife Beth Tutturi of Honaunau, Hawaii. She was always "Gramma" to Hunter, Jakob, Tate Doeden and Josie, Jessie and Jayce Chapweske

Agnes was proceeded in death by her parents, her husband, her granddaughter Julie Vaughn Bishop in 1971 and her beloved dog Coco.

Visitation will be held on Wednesday, July 27, 2011 with family to receive friends from 4:00 - 6:00 p.m. at Stevenson & Sons Funeral Home in Miles City. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, July 28, 2011 at 10:00 a.m. at Stevenson & Sons Funeral Home in Miles City.

Should friend desire, memorial made be made to the East Main Animal Clinic for the homeless animals.