Teigen Vander Esch

Visitation: Tuesday, February 7, 2006 at Stevenson & Sons Funeral Home with family receiving friends from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Funeral Service: Wednesday, February 8, 2006 at 2:00 p.m. at the Church of Jesus Christ Latter-day Saints in Miles City

Interment: Custer County Cemetery in Miles City

Teigen Dean Vander Esch, age 11, of Miles City, passed away on Thursday, February 2, 2006 at his home in Miles City after a courageous battle with cancer.

Teigen was born in Naples, Florida on December 9, 1994, the son of Ivan and Lujean (Pfister) Vander Esch. He moved with his family to Dickinson, North Dakota in June of 1998 then onto Miles City in November of 2002. While in Miles City he attended Garfield School where he was currently in the fifth grade. Teigen enjoyed playing flag football, soccer and baseball. He was active in his church and activities at the church.

Teigen is survived by his parents, Ivan and Lujean VanderEsch of Miles City, MT; his grandparents:Severt and Christina Vander Esch of Hawarden, IA; Rudolph and Barbara Pfister of Veyo, UT formerly of Roundup, MT; two brothers: Brennan and Colton Vander Esch both of Miles City, MT; three sisters: Kali Vander Esch of Orem, UT,Sevina and Shilo VanderEsch of Miles City, MT; and numerous aunts, uncles and cousins.

Visitation will be held on Tuesday, February 7, 2006 at Stevenson & Sons Funeral Home with family receiving friends from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Friends are encouraged to come during the visitation to sign a message on Teigens casket. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, February 8, 2006 at 2:00 p.m. at the Church of Jesus Christ Latter-day Saints in Miles City. Interment will follow in the family lot in the Custer County Cemetery in Miles City. Condolences may be sent to the family by visitingwww.stevensonandsons.com.

Should friends desire, memorials may be made for a headstone for Teigen.