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Cecil “Roonie” Heist Bekemans

Birth	:	2 Jul 1925 Livingston, Park County, Montana, USA
Death	:	5 Dec 2017 Livingston, Park County, Montana, USA
Burial	:	Brown Cemetery, Donegal Township, Westmoreland County, USA
Coordinate	:	40.1016998, -79.4064026
Description	:	On Tuesday morning, December 5, 2017, Cecil “Roonie” Heist Kahle Bekemans, 92, passed away at Diamond K Lodge Assisted Living in Livingston, Montana. Cecil was born July 2, 1925, in Livingston to Alma (Beekman) Heist and J.W. Heist. She was the youngest of three girls. Cecil attended grade school in Cinnebar Basin and graduated from Park County High School in 1943. On April 1, 1945, Cecil married Robert Roy Kahle, Jr. They were married 30 years and raised their three children in Livingston. On July 23, 1976, Cecil married Keith Bekemans. They had many wonderful adventures... Read More	On Tuesday morning, December 5, 2017, Cecil “Roonie” Heist Kahle Bekemans, 92, passed away at Diamond K Lodge Assisted Living in Livingston, Montana. Cecil was born July 2, 1925, in Livingston to Alma (Beekman) Heist and J.W. Heist. She was the youngest of three girls. Cecil attended grade school in Cinnebar Basin and graduated from Park County High School in 1943. On April 1, 1945, Cecil married Robert Roy Kahle, Jr. They were married 30 years and raised their three children in Livingston. On July 23, 1976, Cecil married Keith Bekemans. They had many wonderful adventures together. They built a cabin from the ground up on Mill Creek and hosted many holidays and gatherings of family and friends. They owned the Ranger Bar in Gardiner for three years while holding down jobs with Yellowstone National Park. Later, they bought a semi-truck for the adventure of traveling across the country, returning to YNP to live and work full time in Mammoth. They spent two winters in Canyon, snowmobiling back and forth to Mammoth and heading to the cabin for the weekends. Cecil always liked to change residences, once moving when Keith was at work. The note on the door said,”We live next door, come on over!” They lived in 20 different homes in 38 years of marriage. Cecil worked for Yellowstone National Park for 16 years. Eleven of those years she was the Payroll Administer for Yellowstone National Park. She loved her job and enjoyed the many people she worked with. Cecil was an avid golfer and her cart with the yellow fringe on top was her well-known form of transportation on the golf course. She golfed a hole-in-one more than once and was a member of the Livingston Golf and Country Club for 40 years. She bowled on two Livingston leagues for 50 years. In October of 2010, at the age of 85, she bowled a 515 series. She played on two bridge clubs with her friends in Livingston for many years. Grandma Roonie will be greatly missed by her daughter, six grandchildren and seventeen great-grandchildren. Cecil was preceded in death by her husband, Keith Bekemans, her son, Bobby Kahle, her daughter, Terri Kahle-Clark, her sisters and their husbands, Olive (Clyde) Stephens and Bette (Enos) Oyler, and nephews, Walter Oyler and Bill Oyler. Cremation has taken place at Franzen Davis Crematory. A celebration of Cecil’s life will take place next summer. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the charity of one’s choice. A very heartfelt thanks to Diamond K Lodge Assisted Living. The special love, personal care and friendship they gave to Cecil/Roonie and her family for the past 6 and 1/2 years will always be remembered and appreciated. Arrangements are under the care of Franzen-Davis Funeral Home and Crematory.

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Cecil “Roonie” Heist Bekemans's memorial is located at: Brown Cemetery, Donegal Township, Westmoreland County, USA.
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Cecil “Roonie” Heist Bekemans death on 5 Dec 2017 in Livingston, Park County, Montana, USA
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Latitude: 40.1016998
Longitude: -79.4064026

Family Members:

Parent

Joseph Walter Heist

(1896 - 1993)

Alma Agnes Beekman Heist

(1898 - 1982)

Spouse

Siblings

Mary Olive Heist Stephens

(1918 - 2012)

Bette Ruth Heist Oyler

(1920 - 2013)

Children

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