1937
Kathleen
2011
Kathleen Ruth Ebelt
October 8, 1937 — April 12, 2011
Kathleen Ruth Ebelt, 73, passed away of natural causes at her home in Cut Bank on Tuesday, April 12, 2011. Her funeral service was Saturday, April 16, at 2 pm at St. Paul's Lutheran Church, with burial following in the Crown Hill Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials to the Northern Rockies Medical Center or St. Paul's Lutheran Church. Whitted Funeral Chapel was in charge of arrangements.
Kathy is survived by her husband, Pastor Gerald Ebelt of Cut Bank; daughters, Kaye Ebelt of Missoula, Sharon Ebelt-Unruh and George of Gig Harbor, WA, and Kim (Pat) Quinn of Helena; son, Jon (Letha) Ebelt of Helena; brothers, Joe (Jan) Beley and Byron (Carol) Beley; and sisters, Marion Beley and Trish (John) Rice. She also cherished time spent with her five grandchildren, Casey, Chelsi, Ryan, Rhett and Dane as well as numerous nieces and nephews. She is preceded in death by her parents, Hans and Jaretha Beley.
Jerry and Kathy celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with family in August 2010.
Kathy was born October.8, 1937 in Big Timber and graduated from Sweet Grass County High School. Kathy graduated from the University of Montana with a BA degree in elementary education in 1959 and then earned her Master's degree in education from Northern Montana College in 1993. Her teaching career spanned 29 years in Livingston, St. Paul, Coeur d'Alene, Hingham, Miles City, Shelby and Cut Bank.
Kathy's love for teaching could not be measured. She always looked forward to the start of a new school year where fun activities filled every corner of the classroom. A sand box, Eskimo igloo, airplane, NASA space orbiter, U.S. Post Office and play kitchen awaited the incoming students and she shared their enthusiasm for exploring and learning. One year she gave her students a copy of Chicka Chicka Boom Boom. Then, she worked for weeks to orchestrate a surprise visit by the book's author, John Archambault so he could to meet the students. She retired in 2001 after 22 years teaching in Cut Bank.
Retirement was spent camping at Jerry and Kathy's favorite Montana locations, with a grandkid or two always along for the ride. Trips with grandma always ended with her handing out one dollar bills.
She was a passionate sports fan. She followed all Cut Bank Wolves teams and rarely missed a game, would stay up late watching Seattle Mariner baseball games and kept close tabs on the Griz. She also never missed an opportunity to watch her grandkids participate in their numerous activities.
Yahtzee was her favorite board game and she never liked to lose. She loved the music of Willie Nelson. Kathy was famous for her Monster cookies, popcorn cakes, Flubber, and Gingerbread decorations. She loved doing arts and crafts with her grandchildren.
Kathy was an avid knitter and participated in the annual Toys for Tots drive at the local bank. She also had fun knitting doll clothes for family reunions, craft sales and had recently started making Griz bear dolls to be donated to children in need. Kathy was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church and a member of Rebekah Circle women's worship group.
Kathy is survived by her husband, Pastor Gerald Ebelt of Cut Bank; daughters, Kaye Ebelt of Missoula, Sharon Ebelt-Unruh and George of Gig Harbor, WA, and Kim (Pat) Quinn of Helena; son, Jon (Letha) Ebelt of Helena; brothers, Joe (Jan) Beley and Byron (Carol) Beley; and sisters, Marion Beley and Trish (John) Rice. She also cherished time spent with her five grandchildren, Casey, Chelsi, Ryan, Rhett and Dane as well as numerous nieces and nephews. She is preceded in death by her parents, Hans and Jaretha Beley.
Jerry and Kathy celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with family in August 2010.
Kathy was born October.8, 1937 in Big Timber and graduated from Sweet Grass County High School. Kathy graduated from the University of Montana with a BA degree in elementary education in 1959 and then earned her Master's degree in education from Northern Montana College in 1993. Her teaching career spanned 29 years in Livingston, St. Paul, Coeur d'Alene, Hingham, Miles City, Shelby and Cut Bank.
Kathy's love for teaching could not be measured. She always looked forward to the start of a new school year where fun activities filled every corner of the classroom. A sand box, Eskimo igloo, airplane, NASA space orbiter, U.S. Post Office and play kitchen awaited the incoming students and she shared their enthusiasm for exploring and learning. One year she gave her students a copy of Chicka Chicka Boom Boom. Then, she worked for weeks to orchestrate a surprise visit by the book's author, John Archambault so he could to meet the students. She retired in 2001 after 22 years teaching in Cut Bank.
Retirement was spent camping at Jerry and Kathy's favorite Montana locations, with a grandkid or two always along for the ride. Trips with grandma always ended with her handing out one dollar bills.
She was a passionate sports fan. She followed all Cut Bank Wolves teams and rarely missed a game, would stay up late watching Seattle Mariner baseball games and kept close tabs on the Griz. She also never missed an opportunity to watch her grandkids participate in their numerous activities.
Yahtzee was her favorite board game and she never liked to lose. She loved the music of Willie Nelson. Kathy was famous for her Monster cookies, popcorn cakes, Flubber, and Gingerbread decorations. She loved doing arts and crafts with her grandchildren.
Kathy was an avid knitter and participated in the annual Toys for Tots drive at the local bank. She also had fun knitting doll clothes for family reunions, craft sales and had recently started making Griz bear dolls to be donated to children in need. Kathy was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church and a member of Rebekah Circle women's worship group.
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