Edie was born on July 15, 1925 on the Begger farmstead near St. Philips, MT, south of Wibaux, MT. She was the daughter of John and Helen (Watembach) Begger and had ten siblings. Edie graduated from Wibaux High School in 1943.
Edie worked at the Wibaux Bank from 1943-1945. She met her husband, Harold during that time and they married January 22, 1945 at St. Philips Catholic Church south of Wibaux. They were married forty-six years, until Harold's death November 21, 1991. Edie was a mom of six children, had twenty grandchildren and forty-one great grandchildren. She could tell you their birthdates from memory. In fact, Edie's greatest attribute was her memory up until her death and was a great historian of past and present events. Edie was a devoted farm wife and homemaker. She loved raising chickens, selling eggs, and cream from the cows that they milked, gardening and flowers. Edie loved playing pinochle and whist, entertaining for family and friends, and being involved in her kids and grandkids lives. She was as important to them as they were to her. She was extremely proud of them all and their accomplishments.
After Harold's death, Edie stayed on at the farm until 1997, when she went by bus to stay three months with Judy during her liver transplant. In 1998, she moved off the farm to Beach where she enjoyed outings at the Senior Center, volunteering for Meals on Wheels, Bingo at the Manor, and was a dedicated adorer at St. John's Catholic Church when they opened their chapel. She loved her Catholic faith and watched EWTN faithfully and attended St. John's Church. Edie was Clerk of Township Board in Beach for twenty-eight years and on the Council of Aging. In 2007, she moved to Sturgis, SD to be close to Judy, and returned to Beach to live at the Manor in 2012. Edie loved the Manor and the staff and called it home.
Edie was preceded in death by her husband, Harold; daughter, Marlys; son-in-law, Conrad Baumstarck; grandson, Kyle Baumstarck; her parents, John and Helen Begger; six brothers, Louis, Edmund (Cecelia), Leonard (Betty), Dominic (Margaret), David and Ralph and three sisters, Elizabeth Brungard, Florence Finneman, and Sally Bachmeir.
Edie was born on July 15, 1925 on the Begger farmstead near St. Philips, MT, south of Wibaux, MT. She was the daughter of John and Helen (Watembach) Begger and had ten siblings. Edie graduated from Wibaux High School in 1943.
Edie worked at the Wibaux Bank from 1943-1945. She met her husband, Harold during that time and they married January 22, 1945 at St. Philips Catholic Church south of Wibaux. They were married forty-six years, until Harold's death November 21, 1991. Edie was a mom of six children, had twenty grandchildren and forty-one great grandchildren. She could tell you their birthdates from memory. In fact, Edie's greatest attribute was her memory up until her death and was a great historian of past and present events. Edie was a devoted farm wife and homemaker. She loved raising chickens, selling eggs, and cream from the cows that they milked, gardening and flowers. Edie loved playing pinochle and whist, entertaining for family and friends, and being involved in her kids and grandkids lives. She was as important to them as they were to her. She was extremely proud of them all and their accomplishments.
After Harold's death, Edie stayed on at the farm until 1997, when she went by bus to stay three months with Judy during her liver transplant. In 1998, she moved off the farm to Beach where she enjoyed outings at the Senior Center, volunteering for Meals on Wheels, Bingo at the Manor, and was a dedicated adorer at St. John's Catholic Church when they opened their chapel. She loved her Catholic faith and watched EWTN faithfully and attended St. John's Church. Edie was Clerk of Township Board in Beach for twenty-eight years and on the Council of Aging. In 2007, she moved to Sturgis, SD to be close to Judy, and returned to Beach to live at the Manor in 2012. Edie loved the Manor and the staff and called it home.
Edie was preceded in death by her husband, Harold; daughter, Marlys; son-in-law, Conrad Baumstarck; grandson, Kyle Baumstarck; her parents, John and Helen Begger; six brothers, Louis, Edmund (Cecelia), Leonard (Betty), Dominic (Margaret), David and Ralph and three sisters, Elizabeth Brungard, Florence Finneman, and Sally Bachmeir.
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