Interment: Prairie Lawn Cemetery, rural Vida
Art E. Schock, age 88, rancher and farmer from Vida, Montana, departed this earth for his heavenly home on Sunday, May 27, 2007 at McCone County Health Center in Circle, MT.
He was born July 2, 1918 at the family homestead in rural Vida. Throughout his 88 years, Art was known for the twinkle in his eyes, his ready smile and gentle spirit.
As a young man, Art served in the CCCs helping to construct the Ft. Peck Dam. He was a member of the Christian and Missionary Alliance Church in Richey, Montana. Art served his community in many ways through the years including: a McCone county commissioner from 1964 to 1970, on the board of directors of the Trinity Hospital in Wolf Point, the McCone County Fair Board and a 4-H leader for many years.
His passion was his registered Polled Hereford herd. Art loved nothing more than discussing the merits of a good herd of beef cattle (even the black or red one's, though they could never quite measure up) with a fellow rancher. He exhibited his cattle at shows across the country and several times in Canada highlighted by exhibiting the Champion Pen of Bulls at the National Western Stock Show in Denver in 1978. He served as director and President of both the Montana Polled Hereford Association and the Modak Polled Hereford Association. In 1992 he was an honoree of the National Western Polled Hereford Show. He was also named Montana Hereford Association Man of the Year in 1966.
Art is survived by his bride of 68 years, Lydia Schock; his seven children, Robert (Sherri) Schock of Goldendale, WA, Lois (Gary) Greenfield of Centennial, CO, Ardell (Dennis) Savage of Gretna, NE, LaDonna (Larry) Haber of Circle, MT, Joyce Hanlon of Dyersburg, TN, Dennis (Mary) Schock of Sherman, TX and Arlene (Eric) Huff of Rockwall, TX; 22 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren with 3 on the way; and one great-great-grandchild; and four sisters, Anna Buechler of Galata, MT, Esther Kaiser of Geyser, MT, Violet Kahm and Laura Wittenberg both of Circle, MT.He was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers, Christ and Gottlieb Jr., a sister, Ella Buechler, and an infant grandson, Carlin Art Schock.
A celebration of his life will be held Saturday, June 2, 2007 at 10:30 a.m. at the Evangelical Church in Circle. Interment will follow after the lunch in Prairie Lawn Cemetery, rural Vida, MT.In lieu of flowers please make a donation to the American Hereford Youth Foundation, PO Box 014059, Kansas City, MO 64101 or the McCone County 4-H Council.
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