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She is survived by her husband, Brondle Kinyon of Shelby; her children, Shirley Kruse (Norman) Nash of Yuma, AZ and Donald L. (Mary) Kruse of Kalispell, MT; step-daughters, Jane (Curt) Schaffer of Shelby and Jean (Dexter) Aspevig of Bozeman as well as 13 grandchildren, 10 great grandchildren and 3 great-great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Lester Kruse; siblings, Morris Ray, Wm. “Bud” Ray, Margaret Ray Haney, Dorothy Ray Farrell and great grandchildren, Crystal Wilson and Eric Willis. Hermie was born April 16, 1917 in Hermiston, OR to William D. and Orpha Ray. The family moved to Oilmont when Hermie was young where she grew up and graduated from high school. At 19, she married Lester Ernest Kruse in 1936 in Shelby. In 1941, they made their home in Cut Bank where Hermie was a dedicated homemaker. Lester died in 1980. She married Brondle Edward Kinyon on Feb. 21, 1987 in Columbia Falls. They lived on the farm near Galata and in later years spent winters in Yuma, AZ and summers at their cabin near Essex. She was a member of Galata Lutheran Church and St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Cut Bank. She loved to paint, make cards for her family and traveling. She also enjoyed being outdoors including fishing, camping and going out to the desert. Family was the most important thing to Hermie. |
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