Sylvester Eugene Strom, age 80 of Miles City passed away on Monday, June 7, 2004 at the Holy Rosary Health Center in Miles City.
Sylvester was born in Bejou, Minnesota on March 2, 1924, the son of Casper and Clara (Tranholt) Strom. Sylvester moved with his family to Miles City when he was three years old. He attended schools in Miles City and graduated from Custer County High School. Following his graduation, he entered the United States Army, where he served during World War II. Following his honorable discharge from the service, he attended Dunwoody Institute in Minneapolis, Minnesota where he earned an electrician and refrigeration technician degree.
On August 28, 1948 Sylvester married Ruby Kvarness in Minneapolis. Following their marriage, they moved to Baker, Montana where Slivers worked for Montana Dakota Utilities for two years. They moved to Miles City in 1950 after his father passed away. Slivers began working for the fire department, working his way up to fire chief until his retirement in 1977.Slivers loved to camp. He had a great sense of humor and loved to tell a good joke, and played many on his family and friends. He loved dancing with Ruby, especially to "Kansas City" and "Cab Driver".
Slivers was a member of the Elks and the Eagles. He loved his children and grandchildren, and they dearly loved him.
Slivers is survived by his wife Ruby of Miles City, a son John of Great Falls; two daughters: LeeAnna Babcock, and her husband Mike; Connie Heiman and her husband Tom; two sisters: Vonnie Colgrove of Miles City and Jeanne LaBree of Ingomar; four grandchildren: Lindsay, Kristin, Nicholas and Alex Jo.; and a great grandson Caden.
He was preceded in death by his parents, a sister Florence, a brother Arley Strom, and an infant son Gordon.
Family will receive friends on Wednesday, June 9, 2004 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. in the chapel of Stevenson & Sons Funeral Home in Miles City. Private family interment will be held at a later date. Condolences may be sent to the family by visiting www.stevensonandsons.com.Should friends desire, memorials may be made to Holy Rosary Hospice or to the Miles City Public Library Foundation.
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