GREAT FALLS TRIBUNE Tuesday,
January 25, 2005
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Mabel L. Blakeslee
CHINOOK - Mabel L. (Snider) Blakeslee, 95, of Chinook, a homemaker, died
of natural causes Sunday at a Havre hospital.
Her funeral is 11 a.m. Thursday at Edwards Funeral Home Chapel in
Chinook, with burial at 2 p.m. in
Survivors include daughters Connie Anderson of Chinook and Pat Blakeslee
Broadus of
She was preceded in death by her husband, Frank Blakeslee, in 1992 and a
son, James McCoy in 1997.
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HAVRE DAILY NEWS Tuesday,
January 25, 2005
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MABEL BLAKESLEE
CHINOOK - Mabel L. Blakeslee, 95, died Sunday, Jan. 23, 2005, at
A funeral service will be Thursday at 11 a.m. in Edwards Funeral Home
Chapel, with burial following at 2 p.m. in
Mabel was born Aug. 24, 1909, 22 miles north of
She learned to be a ranch hand, a life that was held dear to her heart.
She broke and trained many horses, and loved to ride the range gathering cattle
and wild horses to ship out in the fall. She had a great love for animals,
especially dogs and horses. Throughout her life, she always had a dog by her
side.
Mabel married Tom McCoy in 1932 and they later divorced. In 1941, she
married G.L. LaBar, who died in a hunting accident in
1956. Mabel married Frank Blakeslee on July 13, 1963, and he died in 1992.
Mabel saw the horse and buggy days and the landing of the first man on
the moon. She was grateful to a full and good life and never complained of the
hardships they all endured through the years. Mabel appreciated her chances to
experience all the changes that took place in her lifetime. Her goal was to
always make her family happy. She had a smile and always something nice and
friendly to say.
Mabel is survived by daughters, Connie Anderson of
Chinook and Pat Blakeslee Broadus of
Arrangements are by Edwards Funeral Home of Chinook.
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HAVRE DAILY NEWS Wednesday,
January 26, 2005
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MABEL BLAKESLEE
CHINOOK - Mabel L. Blakeslee, 95, died Sunday, Jan. 23, 2005, at
A funeral service will be Thursday at 11 a.m. in Edwards Funeral Home
Chapel, with burial following at 2 p.m. in
Mabel
was born Aug. 24, 1909, 22 miles north of
She learned to be a ranch hand, a life that was held dear to her heart.
She broke and trained many horses, and loved to ride the range gathering cattle
and wild horses to ship out in the fall. She had a great love for animals,
especially dogs and horses. Throughout her life, she always had a dog by her
side.
Mabel married Tom McCoy in 1932 and they later divorced. In 1941, she
married G.L. LaBar, who died in a hunting accident in
1956. Mabel married Frank Blakeslee on July 13, 1963.
Mabel saw the horse and buggy days and the landing of the first man on
the moon. She was grateful to a full and good life and never complained of the
hardships they all endured through the years. Mabel appreciated her chances to
experience all the changes that took place in her lifetime. Her goal was to
always make her family happy. She had a smile and always something nice and
friendly to say.
Mabel was preceded in death by her husband, Frank Blakeslee, in 1992,
and by son James McCoy in 1997.
Mabel is survived by daughters, Connie Anderson of
Chinook and Pat Blakeslee Broadus of
Memorials may be sent to Ren's Rescue in
Kremlin, Kitty Keepers in Havre or the Gift of Life Housing in
Arrangements are by Edwards Funeral Home of Chinook
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THE BLAINE CO. JOURNAL
NEWS-OPINION Wednesday, January 26, 2005
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Mabel Blakeslee
Mabel L. Blakeslee, 95, passed away of natural causes on Sunday, January 23, 2005 in the
Havre. Funeral services
will be held at 11:00 am. on Thursday, January 27, in
the Edwards Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow in the
Mabel was born on August 24, 1909 to Ralph B. and Elizabeth A. (Pennock) Snider on the Snider Ranch some 22 miles north of
Mabel broke and trained many horses, and she loved to
ride the range, gathering cattle and wild horses to ship out in the fall.
She had a great love for animals, especially dogs and horses. Throughout her
life Mabel always had a dog by her side. She saw all the changes from the horse
and buggy days through man landing on the moon.
In 1932 Mabel married Tom McCoy, and they later divorced. In 1941 she
married G. L. LaBar, he died in a hunting accident in 1956. On July 13, 1963
Mabel married Frank Blakeslee, who passed away in 1992.
Mabel was always grateful she had a full and .good life and she never
complained of the hardships that they all endured through the years. She
appreciated her chance to experience all of the changes that took place during
her lifetime. Her goal was to always make her family happy, and she always had
a smile and something nice and friendly to say.
Survivors include two daughters, Connie Anderson of Chinook and Pat
(Blakeslee) Broadus of Great Falls; grandsons Tom (Julie) Anderson of Havre,
Jay (Kimbr) Anderson of Hogeland and Tim McCoy of
Townsend; granddaughter Kelly (McCoy) Carlson of Summer, WA; daughter-in-law Myrla (James) McCoy of Chinook; and great granddaughters
Tyler Lynn, Charley Rae and Jaye Marie Anderson all
of Hogeland.
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THE BLAINE CO. JOURNAL
NEWS-OPINION Wednesday,
February 2, 2005
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Mabel Blakeslee
Mabel L. Blakeslee. 95, passed away of natural causes on Sunday, January
23, 2005 in the
Mabel was born on August 24, 1909 to Ralph B. and Elizabeth A. (Pennock) Snider on the Snider Ranch some 22 miles north of
Mabel broke and trained many horses, and she loved to
ride the range, gathering cattle and wild horses to ship out in the fall.
She had a great love for animals, especially dogs and horses. Throughout her
life Mabel always had a dog by her side. She saw all the changes from the
horse and buggy days through man landing on the moon.
In 1932 Mabel married Tom McCoy, and they later divorced. In 1941 she
married G. L. LaBar, he died in a hunting accident in 1956. On July 13, 1963
Mabel married Frank Blakeslee, who passed away in 1992.
Mabel was always grateful she had a full and good life and she never
complained of the hardships that they all endured through the years. She
appreciated her chance to experience all of the changes that took place during
her lifetime. Her goal was to always make her family happy, and she always had
a smile and something nice and friendly to say.
Survivors include two daughters, Connie Anderson of Chinook and Pat
(Blakeslee) Broadus of
She was preceded in death by her husband Frank Blakeslee in 1992 and son
James McCoy in 1997.
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Rerun with additional information at
familys request.
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