From Great Falls Tribune 10-9-2010:
Ovedia H. (Olson) Rishoff, 98, a longtime Shelby resident, died of natural causes Wednesday at her home in Bigfork.
Ovedia H. Rishoff was born July 20, 1912, on the family homestead north of Lothair, Mont., one of four children to Julia Sagvold and Peder Olson.
She married Cyrus J. "Cy" Rishoff on Oct. 6, 1928, in Chester.
They were married 79½ years when Cy passed away at age 102 in 2008. She died at her residence on Wednesday, Oct. 6, the same date as her marriage 82 years ago.
In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by her parents; a son, Orville; and three brothers, Adolph, Edwin and Alvin Olson.
Ovedia is survived by a daughter, Betty Fjeld of Kalispell; a son, Jack Rishoff of Bigfork; eight grandchildren, Susan LeBouef of Newport Beach, Calif., David Rishoff of Etiwanda, Calif., Laney Paine of Newport Beach, Debbie Sparks of Albany, Ore., Kim Hickman of Neptune, N.J., Mick Renna of Bigfork, Donna Benner of Kalispell and Ed Renna of Meridian, Idaho.; 13 great-grandchildren and six great-great-grandchildren.
Family links from Find A Grave contributor Brian Backes
Ovedia H. (Olson) Rishoff, 98, a longtime Shelby resident, died of natural causes Wednesday at her home in Bigfork.
Ovedia H. Rishoff was born July 20, 1912, on the family homestead north of Lothair, Mont., one of four children to Julia Sagvold and Peder Olson.
She married Cyrus J. "Cy" Rishoff on Oct. 6, 1928, in Chester.
They were married 79½ years when Cy passed away at age 102 in 2008. She died at her residence on Wednesday, Oct. 6, the same date as her marriage 82 years ago.
In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by her parents; a son, Orville; and three brothers, Adolph, Edwin and Alvin Olson.
Ovedia is survived by a daughter, Betty Fjeld of Kalispell; a son, Jack Rishoff of Bigfork; eight grandchildren, Susan LeBouef of Newport Beach, Calif., David Rishoff of Etiwanda, Calif., Laney Paine of Newport Beach, Debbie Sparks of Albany, Ore., Kim Hickman of Neptune, N.J., Mick Renna of Bigfork, Donna Benner of Kalispell and Ed Renna of Meridian, Idaho.; 13 great-grandchildren and six great-great-grandchildren.
Family links from Find A Grave contributor Brian Backes
From Great Falls Tribune 10-9-2010:
Ovedia H. (Olson) Rishoff, 98, a longtime Shelby resident, died of natural causes Wednesday at her home in Bigfork.
Ovedia H. Rishoff was born July 20, 1912, on the family homestead north of Lothair, Mont., one of four children to Julia Sagvold and Peder Olson.
She married Cyrus J. "Cy" Rishoff on Oct. 6, 1928, in Chester.
They were married 79½ years when Cy passed away at age 102 in 2008. She died at her residence on Wednesday, Oct. 6, the same date as her marriage 82 years ago.
In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by her parents; a son, Orville; and three brothers, Adolph, Edwin and Alvin Olson.
Ovedia is survived by a daughter, Betty Fjeld of Kalispell; a son, Jack Rishoff of Bigfork; eight grandchildren, Susan LeBouef of Newport Beach, Calif., David Rishoff of Etiwanda, Calif., Laney Paine of Newport Beach, Debbie Sparks of Albany, Ore., Kim Hickman of Neptune, N.J., Mick Renna of Bigfork, Donna Benner of Kalispell and Ed Renna of Meridian, Idaho.; 13 great-grandchildren and six great-great-grandchildren.
Family links from Find A Grave contributor Brian Backes
Ovedia H. (Olson) Rishoff, 98, a longtime Shelby resident, died of natural causes Wednesday at her home in Bigfork.
Ovedia H. Rishoff was born July 20, 1912, on the family homestead north of Lothair, Mont., one of four children to Julia Sagvold and Peder Olson.
She married Cyrus J. "Cy" Rishoff on Oct. 6, 1928, in Chester.
They were married 79½ years when Cy passed away at age 102 in 2008. She died at her residence on Wednesday, Oct. 6, the same date as her marriage 82 years ago.
In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by her parents; a son, Orville; and three brothers, Adolph, Edwin and Alvin Olson.
Ovedia is survived by a daughter, Betty Fjeld of Kalispell; a son, Jack Rishoff of Bigfork; eight grandchildren, Susan LeBouef of Newport Beach, Calif., David Rishoff of Etiwanda, Calif., Laney Paine of Newport Beach, Debbie Sparks of Albany, Ore., Kim Hickman of Neptune, N.J., Mick Renna of Bigfork, Donna Benner of Kalispell and Ed Renna of Meridian, Idaho.; 13 great-grandchildren and six great-great-grandchildren.
Family links from Find A Grave contributor Brian Backes
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