Ruth Rosamond (Tomsheck) Kimmet

Ruth Rosamond Kimmet, 99, a long time resident of the Sweetgrass Hills, passed away July 18, 2013 at the Teton Medical Center in Choteau due to natural causes.

Ruth was born April 5, 1914 in Oconto, WI to Anton and Bernice (Barry) Tomsheck. Along with her sisters, Bernice and Alice, Ruth resided on the Tomsheck homestead until 1919, when the Spanish Flu took her mother, sister (Alice) and uncle all in the same week.  Following the death of her mother, Ruth and Bernice lived with their maternal grandparents, Octave and Leonie Barry in Oconto, and would spend their summers with their father and Etta in Montana.  Ruth attended grade school in Oconto, high school in Green Bay, and returned to Montana and received her teaching certificate from Northern Montana College in Havre.  Her first teaching position was in a one-room schoolhouse in Gold Butte.

On November 4, 1935 Ruth married William (Bill) G. Kimmet in Hingham.  For 32 years they farmed east of Sunburst and raised seven children.  Upon retirement, Bill and Ruth moved to Sunburst, where they enjoyed spending time with their family and friends and were active members of the Catholic Church.  In 1984 Bill passed away after 49 years of marriage.  Ruth had many hobbies, one of which was making beautiful baby blankets that she enjoyed gifting to her family and friends.  Ruth spent her remaining years at the Choteau medical center where she was fortunate to have her sons Stan and Jerry and family by her side.

Ruth is survived by her daughters, Bernice (Dick) Beighle of Flathead Lake, Carol (Bob) Woody of Post Falls, ID, and Mary Rominger and Jim Wicks of Lewistown; sons, Jerry (Peggy) Kimmet of Choteau, and Roger (Sally) Kimmet of Spokane, WA; daughters-in-law, Emile Kimmet of Lake Blaine and Barbara Kimmet of Shelby; many grand, great-grand and great-great-grandchildren.  Ruth is also survived by her sister, Jeanette Brown of Shelby and brothers, Robert (Ethel) Tomsheck of Shelby, Arthur (Agnes) Tomsheck of Cut Bank and Raymond (Georgia) Tomsheck of Ethridge.  She is preceded in death by her husband; sons, Stan and Billy; and sister, Bernice.

Funeral services will be held at Saint Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church in Sunburst on Saturday, August 3, 2013 at 11:00 a.m.  Condolences may be sent to the family at www.whittedfuneralchapel.com .  In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations may be sent to the Teton Medical Center in Choteau for the wonderful care they provided to Ruth over the years.