Graveside Service: Friday, December 1, 2006 at 11:00 am at the Eastern Montana Veterans Cemetery with full Military honors provided by VFW Post #1579
Sylvester Al Victor Friedt, age 88, of Miles City beloved father and grandfather, died Sunday, November 26, 2006 after a hard fought battle with cancer and Alzheimer's disease.
Mr. Friedt was born on January 3, 1918, in Center, N.D., the son of Alferius and Monica Friedt. At an early age, he moved with the family (nine brothers and six sisters) from Center to Billings, MT where he and his nine brothers worked in the family business, the Friedt Coal Company. In 1937, Al married Cecelia (Pat) Tokarski in Billings and they moved to Miles City in 1940. He enlisted in the Army and was stationed in Iran during World War II with the 41st Infantry Division. When the war was over he returned to Miles City and resumed working for the Milwaukee Railroad until his retirement in 1967. Mr. Friedt remained active in the Montana Army National Guard and retired at the rank of First Sergeant. Al was a life member of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and a member of the Eagles for 26 years. He was also a lifetime member of the VFW 1579 and TREA Life member (Enlisted Retired Associations).
Al is survived by is son, Michael and his wife Deborah, of Oklahoma City, four daughters; Dorothy Toennis and her husband Joseph of Phoenix, Arizona, Patricia Tufton of Kansas City, Missouri, Marie Schwahn of Phoenix, Arizona and Linda Goodson of Reno, Nevada; 19 grandchildren, 24 great-grandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren. Al is survived by two brothers, Alex Friedt of Seattle, Washington and Jake Friedt of Yakima, Washington; and two sisters, Margaret Ferro of Billings, Montana and Polly Cobb of Conrad, Montana.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife Cecelia in October 2002; seven brothers and four sisters; son Alfred, two grandsons, and three great-granddaughters.
A Vigil Service will be held on Thursday, November 30, 2006 at 7:00 pm at the Stevenson & Sons Funeral Home in Miles City. Graveside services will be held on Friday, December 1, 2006 at 11:00 am at the Eastern Montana Veterans Cemetery with full Military honors provided by VFW Post #1579. Condolences may be sent to the family by visiting: www.stevensonandsons.com. Should friends and family desire, memorials may be made to the National Alzheimer's Association; 225 N. Michigan Ave., Fl. 17, Chicago, Ill. 60601, The American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 22718, Oklahoma City, OK 73123 or to the charity of one's choice.
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