Nettie (Beard) Klette

Nettie Klette, 93, passed on Thursday, July 21 at PMC Extended Care surrounded by family.

Nettie was born in Choteau on August 23, 1928 to William E. and Eva (Ratzlaff) Beard. Her very early childhood was spent in Bynum before family moved to Conrad.

She attended school in Conrad and graduated from Conrad High School in 1948. As a young lady she worked at the Conrad Creamery. After she married Arthur Klette and son, Gary, was born she became a farm wife for a few years. They moved back to Conrad so Gary could start school and Nettie became a stay-at-home mom. She cleaned houses for various people.

Nettie later went to work at St. Mary’s Hospital that later became Pondera Medical Center. She retired after 19 years.

Survivors include son, Gary, and his family and brother, Don Beard.

She is preceded in death by her parents; brothers, Maynard, Joe, Clifford, Kenneth, Wayne, and Lawerence; sisters, Lillian Myers and Violet Klette; her husband, Art; and daughter-in-law, Esther Klette.

Per her request no services will be held, and interment will take place at later date.