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Alton Richard Sterry

Birth	:	28 Nov 1913 Hingham, Hill County, Montana, USA
Death	:	24 Mar 1997 Missoula, Missoula County, Montana, USA
Burial	:	Hingham Union Cemetery, Hingham, Hill County, USA
Coordinate	:	48.5601570, -110.4178980
Plot	:	Row 1E, Plot 2C
Description	:	Havre Daily News, Havre, MT, March 28, 1997 Alton Richard Sterry, 83, a Hingham native, died Monday, March 24, 1997, at St. Patrick's Hospital in Missoula of complications from a fall at his home in Polson. Funeral services were held Thursday, March 27, at the Hingham Lutheran Church with Reverend Tim Hauge officiating. Organist was Sharon Spicher. Ushers were Walter Myers and Bill Spicher. Alton's three sons and three grandsons served as pallbearers. Honarary bearers included Jerry Kordonowy, John Dixon, Phil Lipp, Dick Spicher, Ben Spinler, and Allen Chinadle. Interment was at the Hingham... Read More	Havre Daily News, Havre, MT, March 28, 1997 Alton Richard Sterry, 83, a Hingham native, died Monday, March 24, 1997, at St. Patrick's Hospital in Missoula of complications from a fall at his home in Polson. Funeral services were held Thursday, March 27, at the Hingham Lutheran Church with Reverend Tim Hauge officiating. Organist was Sharon Spicher. Ushers were Walter Myers and Bill Spicher. Alton's three sons and three grandsons served as pallbearers. Honarary bearers included Jerry Kordonowy, John Dixon, Phil Lipp, Dick Spicher, Ben Spinler, and Allen Chinadle. Interment was at the Hingham Cemetery. Memorial services will be 2 p.m. Monday, March 31, at the Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Polson with Reverend Paul Rowold officiating. Organist is Eleanor Ekland. He was born at Hingham on October 28, 1913, one of five children born to Olaf and Margaret (Amdahl) Sterry. He grew up and received his education in Hingham, graduating from high school in 1931. He attended Northern Montana College in Havre and received a teaching certificate. In the few years that followed, he taught in rural Hill County schools, including the school at Hingham and the reservation school at Rocky Boy. He married Nedra Hanson at Great Falls on July 8, 1937. They moved to Washington, D. C., in 1940 where he accepted a position at the government printing office. The Sterrys returned to Hingham in 1942 and took over the family farm. They retired in 1974 and moved to a lakefront home at Big Arm north of Polson. They spent their winter months in Mesa, Arizona. During his years in Hingham he was active in the Lutheran Church and community affairs. He enjoyed politics and had served on the Democratic central committee in Hill County. In Polson he was a member of the Sons of Norway organization. He loved to compete in sporting events, specifically, the "Senior Olympics" in Mesa. Even into his late 70s, Alton won many medals, including the 100-yard dash, the 800 and 1500 meter races, and the high jump and long jump events. Other interests included playing pool, bridge and cribbage, and golf. He also enjoyed working in his yard at their lake home. He is survived by his wife of 59 years, Nedra of Polson; three sons, Rich Sterry of Eugene, Oregon, Craig Sterry of Eugene, Oregon, and Alan Sterry of Hingham; two daughters, Sandra Dixon of Engene, Oregon, and Jill Kordonowy of Livingston; five grandchildren; a brother, Norman Sterry of Seattle; a sister, Bernice Hughes of Havre; and numerous nephews and nieces. He was preceded in death by his parents, a brother, Delos, and a sister, Marjorie.

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Where is Alton Richard Sterry's memorial?
Alton Richard Sterry's memorial is located at: Hingham Union Cemetery, Hingham, Hill County, USA.
When did Alton Richard Sterry death?
Alton Richard Sterry death on 24 Mar 1997 in Missoula, Missoula County, Montana, USA
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Latitude: 48.5601570
Longitude: -110.4178980

Family Members:

Parent

Olaf A. Sterry

(1884 - 1956)

Margaret M Amdahl Sterry

(1882 - 1965)

Spouse

Nedra J. Hanson Sterry

(1918 - 2013)

Siblings

Bernice S. “Bea” Sterry Hughes

(1915 - 2007)

Delos W. Sterry

(1917 - 1971)

Marjorie L. Sterry

(1919 - 1983)

Children

Alan Leroy Sterry

(1944 - 2007)

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