 William
“Bill” Karst, age 68, a long time Sunburst farmer and farm
equipment salesman, passed away Tuesday, March 21, 2006 at the
Pondera Long Term Care facility in Conrad due to complications
from strokes. Visitation will be 1-8 pm, Friday at the Whitted
Funeral Chapel in Shelby. His funeral will be 11 a.m., Saturday,
March 25th at St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church in
Sunburst with burial to follow in Sunburst Cemetery.
Condolences may be sent to the family at
www.whittedfuneralchapel.comSurvivors include his wife, Harriet of Sunburst; daughters, Natalie (Jeff Beasley) Karst of West Sacramento, CA, and Teresa Karst of Kalispell; granddaughter, AnnMarie Beasley; sisters, Mary (Steve) Stevens of Sunburst and their children, Jim Lisa and Melody, Betty (Joe) DeMartin of Rudyard and their children, Brian and Barry, and Margy (Rich) Johnson of Conrad and their children, Kurt and Kevin; brothers, Herb (Carol) Karst of Sunburst and their children, Kristin, Kim and Jeff and John (Val) Karst of Great Falls; sister-in-law, Cora (Ron) Copenhaver of California and their daughter Leza; and mother-in-law and father-in-law, Joseph and Harriet Krall of Conrad.  He
was born January 7, 1938 to Joseph and Lucile (Benjamin) Karst
in Shelby. He attended the O’Loughlin Elementary School east of
Sunburst and graduated from Sunburst High School in 1954. He
then farmed for his father while attending Northern Montana
College. He met his loving wife, Harriet Krall, at a high
school dance in 1957 and they were married Feb. 7, 1959 in
Sunburst where they farmed for the next ten years. He worked for
and eventually managed the Farmers Co-op in Sunburst. He worked
briefly for Northern Telephone and in 1985, began selling farm
equipment before retiring in 2000. During his retirement, he
loved working on his yard, his shop projects and traveling
extensively with Harriet.He was a member of the Sunburst Volunteer Fire Department for 25 years and the Toole County Planning Board for 18 years. Bill will be remembered as a kind and gentle person. Although he worked several jobs, his favorite was selling farm equipment. He was a people person and selling farm equipment afforded him the opportunity to be around people that shared his love for farming, as he was still a farmer at heart. He also loved children, always having a treat for them when delivering fuel or visiting farms. He was preceded in death by his parents, Joseph and Lucile (Benjamin) Karst. The family suggests memorials to a charity of their choice. |