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 1925 - 1998 (73 years)
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| Name |
COOLEY, Rachel Lauraine |
| Born |
03 Jan 1925 |
Lame Deer, Rosebud County, Montana  |
| Gender |
Female |
| Died |
25 Aug 1998 |
Crow Agency, Montana |
| Buried |
Family Cemetery, Busby, Montana |
| Person ID |
I486 |
Connecticut Spangs |
| Last Modified |
23 Jun 2015 |
| Father |
COOLEY, Alvie Earle, b. 31 Oct 1881, Campton Twp., Kane County, Illinois , d. 15 Jan 1946, Lame Deer, Rosebud County, Montana (Age 64 years) |
| Relationship |
Natural |
| Mother |
SPANG, Julia Agnes, b. 14 Nov 1892, Buffalo, Johnson County, Wyoming , d. 16 Oct 1972, Hardin, Big Horn County, Montana (Age 79 years) |
| Relationship |
Natural |
| Married |
10 Jun 1913 |
Forsyth, Rosebud County, Montana |
| Family ID |
F213 |
Group Sheet |
| Family 1 |
ZIMMER, Alvin, d. 1981, Wenatchee, Washington |
| Married |
08 Jun 1946 |
Forsyth, Rosebud County, Montana |
| Children |
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| Last Modified |
23 Jun 2015 |
| Family ID |
F252 |
Group Sheet |
| Family 2 |
VANCE, Wilbur Dewey, b. 10 Oct 1925, Lewellen, Nebraska , d. 17 Oct 1988, Denver, Colorado (Age 63 years) |
| Children |
| | 1. Living |
| | 2. Living |
| | 3. Living |
| | 4. Living |
| | 5. WILSON, Bonnie April, b. Hardin, Big Horn County, Montana |
| | 6. WILSON, Marcia June, b. Hardin, Big Horn County, Montana |
| | 7. WILSON, Francis August, b. Hardin, Big Horn County, Montana |
| | 8. Living |
| | 9. WILSON, Ina Marie, b. Hardin, Big Horn County, Montana , d. Billings, Yellowstone County, Montana |
| | 10. VANCE, Owen Daniel, b. Hardin, Big Horn County, Montana |
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| Last Modified |
23 Jun 2015 |
| Family ID |
F251 |
Group Sheet |
| Family 3 |
WILSON, Arthur, b. 04 Sep 1918, Lame Deer, Rosebud County, Montana , d. 21 Mar 1965, Busby, Rosebud County, Montana (Age 46 years) |
| Married |
13 Mar 1959 |
Hardin, Montana |
| Children |
| | 1. Living |
| | 2. Living |
| | 3. Living |
| | 4. Living |
| | 5. WILSON, Bonnie April, b. Hardin, Big Horn County, Montana |
| | 6. WILSON, Marcia June, b. Hardin, Big Horn County, Montana |
| | 7. WILSON, Francis August, b. Hardin, Big Horn County, Montana |
| | 8. Living |
| | 9. WILSON, Ina Marie, b. Hardin, Big Horn County, Montana , d. Billings, Yellowstone County, Montana |
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| Last Modified |
23 Jun 2015 |
| Family ID |
F253 |
Group Sheet |
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| Notes |
- Rachel Lauraine Cooley Vance
CROW AGENCY - Mom left us before sunrise in the Chapel Room of the Kualawaache Care Center in Crow Agency, Aug. 25, 1998, after a courageous battle with cancer.
She was born in Muddy Creek at Lame Deer on Jan. 3, 1925, and is the daughter of Alvie Cooley and Julia Spang. She spent her childhood years at Lynch Cooley, later moving to Billings to continue her education. She graduated from Billings Senior High School in 1942.
Mom loved doing crossword puzzles first thing in the morning, playing cards and spending time with family and friends.
She spent a lot of her time sewing beautiful and unique star quilts for which she will always be remembered. She contributed to the Montana Centennial Quilt in 1989 by making the Rosebud and Big Horn County blocks. She was an active member of the LDS Church.
Survivors include one sister, Charlotte Redding of Ogden, Utah; nine children: Percilla Zimmer of Busby, Alving (Donna) Zimmer of Colstrip, Patsy Riddle of Lame Deer, Connie (Travis) Richardson of Melborne, Fla., Bonnie (Dennis) Bear Don't Walk of Busby, Marcia Wilson of Busby, Francis Wilson of Busby, Leah (Allen) Longie of Helena, and Dan (Susan) Vance of Busby, along with 32 grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her daughter, Ina Marie Wilson, and her three husbands: Alvin Zimmer, Arthur Wilson, and Wilbur Vance. She will be dearly missed by all who loved her.
Viewing will be Thursday evening at the Mennonite Church in Busby at 7 p.m. Funeral services will be Friday at the Lame Deer LDS Chapel at 11 a.m. Burial to follow at her home in Busby. Reception following the burial services at the Mennonite Church in Busby.
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