Funeral Services: will be held on Friday, January 7, 2005 at 2:00 p.m. at the First Lutheran Church in Miles City
Interment: will follow in the family lot of the Custer County Cemetery in Miles City, MT
William T. Minow, age 74, of Olive was called home to our Lord on Tuesday, January 4, 2005, at the Holy Rosary Health Center in Miles City.
Bill was born in Miles City, Montana, on November 10, 1930, the son of Thomas John and Dora (Kiosse) Minow. He attended Cross S Grade School and one year of high school at Powder River County High School in Broadus. He then transferred to Custer County High School and graduated there in 1948. After high school, he began ranching on the family Spear E Ranch in the Mizpah Community and continued the ownership and operation of the ranch until his death. On May 3, 1953, Bill married Lorraine Gaub at Marsh, Montana, and they were blessed to celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary in May, 2003.
Although Bills greatest passion and enjoyment in life were his ranch, his children and his grandchildren, he was blessed to have a variety of other hobbies and interests. In his early years, he participated in high school track. He took great pride in the meticulous operation of his ranch and the cattle he raised. Horses were also a very special part of his life. He very much enjoyed all types of vehicles and machinery and continued to amaze his friends and family with his knowledge of them. Bill enjoyed rodeos, especially calf roping, stock car racing, boxing and listening to his childrens musical performances. Bill was baptized in theGreek Orthadox Church in Miles City and was a confirmed member of the Trinity Lutheran Church. Throughout his life, he served several boards and organizations including the Cross S School Board, Powder River County 4-H Council, Powder River County Weed and Pest and he participated in several neighborhood roping clubs.
Bill is survived by his wife, Lorraine Minow, of Olive, MT; a son, Tom Minow, his wife Amy, and their children, Miranda and Kyle, all of Olive, MT; three daughters; Julianne Randall, her husband Donn, and children, Alicia and Troy, of Pine Bluffs, WY; Lana Kay Smith, her husband John, and children, Amber and Even, all of Broadus, MT; Gaylene McMenamy and her husband Bill, of Yankton, SD; two brothers, John Minow and his wife Wilma, of Denver, CO; and Pete Minow and his wife, June, of Tongue River, MT; and a sister-in-law, Harriet Minow of Squaw Gap, ND.
He was preceded in death by his parents, his brother, Jim Minow, and a granddaughter, Amanda Erin McMenamy.
Visitation will be held on Thursday, January 6, 2005, at Stevenson & Sons Funeral in Miles City and Friday, from 11:00 a.m. 2:00 p.m. at the First Lutheran Church in Miles City. Funeral services will be held on Friday, January 7, 2005 at 2:00 p.m. at the First Lutheran Church in Miles City. Interment will follow in the family lot of 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 to the Miles City Hospice; 2600 Wilson, Miles City, MT 59301, First Lutheran Church; 512 Cale, Miles City, MT 59301, American Cancer Society;P.O. Box 102454, Atlanta, GA 30368-2454, Our Savior Lutheran Church, 117 West Morris, Broadus, MT 59327 or to the charity of their choice.
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