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Mildred Lorraine Shelmerdine Schwend
16 Feb 1909 – 9 Feb 2004
| Birth | 16 Feb 1909 |
| Death | 9 Feb 2004 |
| Cemetery | Bridger Cemetery Bridger , Carbon County , Montana , USA |
| Added by | Larry Smith on 01 Nov 2012 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/100000447 |
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Mildred Lorraine Schwend, 94, long time area resident passed away Monday, Feb. 9, 2004 in the Big Horn County Memorial Nursing Home. She was born Feb. 16, 1909 in Burlington Wyo., a daughter of James and Flora Clifford Shelmerdine. As a small child, she moved with her family to the Great Falls area, then to Billings via a covered wagon before settling in the Bridger area in 1915. She received her education in Bridger, graduating from high school in 1927. During the last two years of high school she worked as a telephone operator for Bell Telephone Company. Mildred married Jess C. Schwend on July 16, 1927 in Billings and the couple made their home in the Bridger area until moving to their ranch near St. Xavier. In 1941 they moved to the Takes the Gun place where they ranched for 29 years before retiring and moving to Hardin in 1967. She was the matriarch of the Schwend family. She was always busy with her hands, crocheting, knitting and acting as a true seamstress. She often made her own clothing. She loved cats and was an avid Atlanta Braves baseball fan. Her husband Jess, son Corky, sister Grace Phelps, a niece Karen Hawks,and nephews Bud and Charles Phelps preceded Mildred in death. Survivors include her daughter Dorothy Tally of Billings, a sister Mabel Delmonica of WA and her beloved grandchildren,Scott (Voni) Tally and their children, Austin,Ashley, Brett (Jean) Tally and their children Brooks and Bram all of Miles City; Colleen (Tim) Moullet and their children, Tiffany and Bethany of Huntley Project, Tracy (Chip) Siemion and their children, Stormy, Cada, and Cody (Kara Lee) Schwend and their children, Steven and Conner all of St. Xavier ;as well as a niece and three nephews.
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- Grace Opal Shelmerdine Phelps 1907–1955 FaG
- Mabel M. Shelmerdine Delmonica 1911–2008 FaG
- Albert Lee Shelmerdine 1912–1913 FaG
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