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     Judith Ann Weidman was born on 13 May 1935 at Roberts, Carbon Co., Montana. She was the daughter of Kenneth Earl Weidman and Fletah Pauline Devor. Judith Ann Weidman graduated in 1953 at Park County High School, Park Co., Montana. She married Kenneth Lawrence Saylor on 10 October 1954 at Livingston, Park Co., Montana. Judith Ann Weidman married male Desjardins. Judith Ann Weidman lived in August 1971 at Hacienda Heights, Los Angeles Co., California. She lived in 2024 at Sun City, Maricopa Co., Arizona.

     Kenneth Earl Weidman was born on 14 March 1904 at Big Timber, Sweet Grass Co., Montana.¹ He was the son of William Frederick Weidman and Jane Walker. Kenneth Earl Weidman graduated circa 1923 at Roberts High School, Roberts, Carbon Co., Montana.² He married Fletah Pauline Devor on 24 April 1926 at Joliet, Carbon Co., Montana. Kenneth Earl Weidman lived in August 1937 at Roberts, Carbon Co., Montana.³ He died on 21 June 1985 at Livingston, Park Co., Montana, at age 81.^1,2

Kenneth Earl Weidman
LIVINGSTON - Kenneth Earl Weidman worked at various jobs, including that of groundskeeper for the Northern Pacific Railroad Parkway. During that time he planted all the trees on the Parkway, north of Park St. He purchased the Old Faithful Bar in the 1940s, which he owned and operated for 35 years. After retiring in the mid-1970s, he worked as a card dealer in various local bars.
Mr. Weidman, 81, died Friday in the Livingston Convalescent Center after a long illness.
Born in Big Timber, a son of William and Jane Weidman, he spent his early life and was educated in Roberts, graduating from Roberts High School in the early 1920s. He attended business college in Billings and then ranched in the Roberts area before coming to Livingston in 1936. In 1928, he married Fletah P. DeVor in Red Lodge. She died in 1976.
He was a member of the Elks Lodge and Livingston Tavern Owner's Association.
Survivors include two sons, Ronald E. of Polson and Larry A. of Whitehall; two daughters, Tootie Lindeman of Livingston and Judy Saylor of Redondo Beach, Calif; five sisters, Jane Mann of Helena; Violet Kitsmiller and Viola Masterson, both of Denver, Colo., Helen Risler of Casper, Wyo. and Mildred Warfel of Greybull, Wyo; 10 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
Memorial services will be at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at Franzen-Davis- Bebee Chapel.
The Billings Gazette (Billings, Montana)
Sat, Jun 22, 1985 ·Page 12.²


He was buried at Roberts Cemetery, Roberts, Carbon Co., Montana.¹

     Kenneth Earl Weidman Jr. was born on 20 March 1930 at Roberts, Carbon Co., Montana.^1,2,3 He was the son of Kenneth Earl Weidman and Fletah Pauline Devor. Kenneth Earl Weidman Jr. married Muriel Mae Dotson on 4 August 1956 at Livingston, Park Co., Montana.^2,3 The cause of death was Cancer.³ Kenneth Earl Weidman Jr. died on 29 August 1971 at Bozeman, Gallatin Co., Montana, at age 41.¹

Ken Weidman
BELGRADE - Kenneth E.
Weidman Jr., 41, Belgrade, died Sunday afternoon in Bozeman Deaconess Hospital of cancer.
He was born March 20, 1930, in Roberts, a son of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth E. Weidman Sr.
His family moved to Livingston in 1938. Mr. Weidman had played football and basketball for Park County High School.
He served in the Air Force from 1950 to 1953.
For the past 15 years, he had worked for Mountain Bell in Billings and Belgrade.
He married Muriel Dotson Aug. 4, 1956, in Livingston.
Survivors include the widow; the parents, Kenneth E. Weidman Sr. and Mrs. Fletah Weidman, both of Livingston; two brothers, Arnold of Conrad and Ronald of Missoula; and two sisters, Mrs. Toodie Linderman of Livingston and Mrs. Judy Sailor of Hacienda Heights, Calif.
Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at Lowry Funeral Home with cremation following.
The Billings Gazette (Billings, Montana)
Tue, Aug 31, 1971 ·Page 13.³

KENNETH E. WEIDMAN JR.
Kenneth E. Weidman, Jr., 41, Belgrade, died Aug. 30 at the Bozeman Deaconess Hospital. He died following an extended illness.
Funeral services were held in Livingston and the body was cremated.
Born in Roberts in 1930, he moved to Livingston with his family in 1948.
He attended Livingston schools and enlisted in the Air Force in 1950. He was discharged in 1963.
In 1956 he married Murreil Dodson in Livingston.
Weidman was employed by Mountain Bell in Bozeman at the time of his death.
Survivors include his wife. Buriel; two brothers, Arnold of Conrad and Ronald of Missoula; two sisters, Toadie Linderman of Livingston and Judy Sailor of Hacienda Heights,-California,-his parents, Kenneth Weidman Sr., and Fletch Weidman.
Gallatin County Tribune and Belgrade Journal (Bozeman, Montana)
Thu, Sep 09, 1971 ·Page 10.²


He was cremated.^4,2,3

     Kim Weidman is the daughter of Ronald Eugene Weidman and Willa Veryl Swan. Kim Weidman married Hal Edwards.

     Kodda Faye Weidman is the daughter of Kyle Weidman and Katrina Marie Potter.

     Kyle Weidman is the son of Steve Weidman and Scarlet (?) Kyle Weidman married Katrina Marie Potter.

     Leslie Weidman is the daughter of Arnold Lawrence Weidman and Lemoin Irene Werner. Leslie Weidman married Jim Lang.

     Lowell Weidman is the son of Arnold Lawrence Weidman and Lemoin Irene Werner. Lowell Weidman married Missy (?)

     Mary Weidman was born on 27 March 1871 at Missouri. She was the daughter of Henry Weidman and Mary Benyas. Mary Weidman died on 1 July 1936 at St. Louis Co., Missouri, at age 65.

     Maxine Adelia Weidman was born on 5 March 1925 at Carbon Co., Montana.¹ She was the daughter of William Frederick Weidman and Jane Walker. Maxine Adelia Weidman died on 27 March 1927 at Carbon Co., Montana, at age 2.¹ She was buried at Roberts Cemetery, Roberts, Carbon Co., Montana.¹

     Michael Weidman was born in 1798 at Alsace, France. He married Salomea Lentz. Michael Weidman died at Missouri.

     Michael Weidman was born on 15 September 1828 at France. He was the son of Michael Weidman and Salomea Lentz. Michael Weidman immigrated in 1845. He married Sophia Tiefenbrun circa 1862. Michael Weidman was a Farmer. He died on 28 April 1920 at Bonhomme Twsp., St. Louis Co., Missouri, at age 91.

     Mildred Elaine Weidman was also known as Toodie. She was born on 28 October 1933 at Roberts, Carbon Co., Montana. She was the daughter of Kenneth Earl Weidman and Fletah Pauline Devor. Mildred Elaine Weidman graduated in 1952 at Park County High School, Park Co., Montana. She married Duane Bailus Linderman on 12 April 1953 at Livingston, Park Co., Montana. Mildred Elaine Weidman lived in August 1971 at Livingston, Park Co., Montana. She died in December 1999 at Montana at age 66.

     Mildred Fay Weidman was born on 13 December 1918 at Roberts, Carbon Co., Montana.² She was the daughter of William Frederick Weidman and Jane Walker. Mildred Fay Weidman married George Steward Warfel, son of Paul Fred Warfel and Floy Madelenda Parks, on 3 August 1935 at Roberts, Carbon Co., Montana. Mildred Fay Weidman lived in August 1937 at Livingston, Park Co., Montana.³ She lived in February 1994 at Basin, Big Horn Co., Wyoming.⁴ Her Social Security Number was 517-18-7167 issued in Montana. Lists last residence as Powell, Park Co., Wyoming, born 13 Dec 1917 and died 26 Sep 1999. She died on 26 September 1999 at Lovell, Big Horn Co., Wyoming, at age 80.²

Following from Billings Gazette newspaper for Wednesday, September 29, 1999, http://www.billingsgazette.com/vitals/990929vitals.htm

Mildred Fay Warfel
LOVELL, Wyo. - Heavenly father received an angel on Sept. 26, 1999. Mildred Fay Warfel was born on Dec. 13, 1917, to Jane and William Weidman in Roberts, Mont. She attended Joliet schools and married George S. Warfel on Aug. 3, 1935. They lived in Montana for many years then moved to the Big Horn Basin in Wyoming.
Mildred was a cook at the school in Hyattville, a clerk at the Ben Franklin Store in Greybull and worked for many years as a dispatcher for the Big Horn County Sheriff's Department.
Her son, David and wife, Sandi of Greybull, Georgia Fay Struck and husband, George of Rock Springs, and Sharon Sanders and husband, Merrill of Cody survive her. Surviving grandchildren are DaNae Good, DaNette Vigil, Dan Struck, Bonnie Legerski, Terri Struck, Susan Nichols, David Struck, Sherrill Sorensen, Mark Sanders, Lori Toney, Scott Sanders, Brent Sanders and 24 great-grandchildren. Three sisters, Jane Mann, Viola Masterson and Violet Kittsmiller also survive her. Her parents, two brothers and four sisters preceded her in death. Our loving mother was a real lady and will be remembered for her kind nature. At her request, no funeral services will be held and cremation has taken place. The family requests that memorials be sent to the Ronald McDonald House or to the charity of their choice. She was cremated.²

     Ronald Eugene Weidman was born on 7 May 1932 at Billings, Yellowstone Co., Montana.¹ He was the son of Kenneth Earl Weidman and Fletah Pauline Devor. Ronald Eugene Weidman married Willa Veryl Swan on 4 January 1953 at Livingston, Park Co., Montana.¹ Ronald Eugene Weidman lived in August 1971 at Missoula, Missoula Co., Montana. He died on 26 September 2013 at Polson, Lake Co., Montana, at age 81.¹

Ronald Eugene Weidman
POLSON - Ronald Eugene Weidman, 81, of Polson, died of natural causes Sept. 26, 2013, at his home.
Ron was born in Billings on May 7, 1932. He was raised and attended school in Livingston, where he met Willa Swan. Ron enlisted in the Navy and served his country for five years. Ron is a veteran of the Korean War.
While in the Navy, he married Willa Swan on Jan. 4, 1954, and they built a life together for 59 years and raised their three children. Ron was a multifaceted businessman and a people person. He loved his family and friends. Ron will be missed and always loved.
He is survived by his wife Willa Weidman of Polson; son Steve (Scarlet) Weidman of Missoula; daughter Kim (Hal) Edwards of Missoula; son Brook (Susan) Weidman of Polson; 16 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; brother Larry (Lemoine) Weidman; sister Mildred Lindeman; brother- in-law Ryan (Bobbi) Swan; sister-in-law Deanna (Pat) Hanner; and several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Kenneth and Fletah Weidman; brother Kenneth Weidman; sister Judith Desjardins; sister-in-law Doris Thompkins; and brother-in-law Duane Lindeman.
Ron's wishes were to have a "Celebration of his Life," which will be held for all of his family and friends Saturday, May 31, at the Polson VFW upstairs hall from 2 to 4 p.m.
The Missoulian, (Missoula, Montana)
Sun, May 25, 2014 ·Page 14.¹

     Steve Weidman is the son of Ronald Eugene Weidman and Willa Veryl Swan. Steve Weidman married Scarlet (?)

     Viola Nada Weidman was born on 19 August 1920 at Roberts, Carbon Co., Montana. She was the daughter of William Frederick Weidman and Jane Walker. Viola Nada Weidman lived in August 1937 at Roberts, Carbon Co., Montana.¹ She graduated circa 1938 at Red Lodge, Carbon Co., Montana. She lived between 1938 and 1945 at 347 So. Beech Street, Casper, Natrona Co., Wyoming. She married Thomas Bernard Masterson, son of Michael P. Masterson and Anna (?), on 20 August 1945 at St. Anthony's Catholic Church, Casper, Natrona Co., Wyoming.²


Social News
Frances Seely Webb

Church Wedding Followed By Reception at Home
Vi Weidman Becomes Bride of Thomas Masterson

St. Anthony's Catholic church was the scene of a pretty wedding Monday morning, Aug. 20, when Miss Viola Weidman became the bride of Thomas B. Masterson, the ceremony taking place at 8 o'clock in the morning with the Rev. Father John Brady officiating. She was given in marriage by her brother-in-law, C. R. Cummings. Gladioli in assorted colors, combined with ferns were used on the altar and in the chancel, with tall candelabra holding tapers which cast a soft glow over the bridal group.
Preceding the ceremony, Miss Ann Duncan sang "Ave Maria" and "I Love You Truly" accompanied on the organ by Miss Edna Smith who also played the wedding march. The bride, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Weidman of Red Lodge, Mont., has made her home in Casper with her sister Mrs. C. R. Cummings and family of 347 So. Beech street for the past seven years. Her wedding gown was made on severely simple lines, of ivory slipper satin. The fitted bodice had a low waist-line, and a round yoke of chiffon, outlined by a shirred and corded band of chiffon: the sleeves were long and close fitting. The sweeping skirt had a long train. Her veil, lent for the occasion by a friend. Mrs. Robert Meyer who wore it for her own wedding, was of bridal illusion, caught by a tiara of seed pearls. She wore as her only ornament, a single strand of pearls. The bride carried an ivory prayer book upon which was arranged a single orchid, with a shower of satin ribbons and stephanotis.
Miss Mary Doherty, maid of honor, wore a formal gown of blue net and carried a colonial bouquet of pink roses and pink and white mums, arranged with pink and blue tulle. Among those present for the wedding were Mr. and Mrs. M. P. Masterson, parents of the bridegroom, here for the occasion from Denver. Mrs. Masterson wore a smart summer print of black and white, with a small black hat of French felt and white accessories: her flowers were of pink roses and stephanotis. Mrs. Cummings, sister of the bride, was dressed in a fall model of black crepe, made two-piece style with trimming of rhinestone buttons. Her hat was of black feathers pink-tipped, and she wore pale pink gloves. Her corsage was of pink roses and stephanotis.
The bridegroom, son of Mr. and Mrs. M. P. Masterson of Denver, recently returned to the states following service in ETO, where he served as technical sergeant with the U.S. Air Corps on a B-17 as the crew engineer. He made 67 missions over Germany before returning to the states. He was in the service about three and a half years, enlisting shortly after graduating from Regis college, Denver, and was discharged on points. He has accepted a position with the Waters Manufacturing company in Los Angeles, Calif., in which city he and his bride will make their home.
He was attended by Thomas Mc-Callim of Denver, who was his best man. Immediately following the ceremony, a wedding breakfast was served for the bridal party and the families in the Wyoming room of the Hotel Townsend. The wedding reception, at 12 o'clock, was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Cummings of 347 So. Beech street, attended by over 50 friends of the couple. A three-tiered wedding cake centered the table and baskets of gladioli and bowls of summer flowers were used throughout the rooms of the home for the occasion. Presiding at the refreshment table and punch bowl were Miss Rita Kelliher in a frock having a pink Mary Kelliher in white net with balsk lace, and Miss Eileen Pringle in pink dotted swiss, and Mrs. T. C. Brannan in pale pastel pink; all four wore gardenias. The bridal couple left Wednesday evening for Denver from which point they will go on to California. For her going-away outfit, the bride wore a smart summer tailleur of pink and white stripes, completing her costume with a white pique hat and white accessories: her top coat was of light weight beige wool. Friday afternoon, four

Casper Star-Tribune
Casper, Wyoming
23 Aug 1945, Thu - Page 6.² Viola Nada Weidman and Thomas Bernard Masterson were divorced on 20 September 1977 at Denver, Colorado. Viola Nada Weidman lived in February 1994 at Denver, Colorado.³ She died on 10 April 2009 at Englewood, Arapahoe Co., Colorado, at age 88.

     Violet Ada Weidman was born on 19 August 1920 at Roberts, Carbon Co., Montana. She was the daughter of William Frederick Weidman and Jane Walker. Violet Ada Weidman lived in August 1937 at Roberts, Carbon Co., Montana.¹ She married Ronald Lavorne Crooks on 25 November 1939 at Columbia, Richland Co., South Carolina. Violet Ada Weidman married Harry Francis Kitsmiller on 23 October 1952 at Billings, Yellowstone Co., Montana. Violet Ada Weidman and Ronald Lavorne Crooks were divorced on 2 December 1952 at Billings, Yellowstone Co., Montana. Violet Ada Weidman and Harry Francis Kitsmiller were divorced in August 1967 at Santa Clara Co., California. Violet Ada Weidman lived in February 1994 at Denver, Colorado.² She died on 4 December 2007 at Englewood, Arapahoe Co., Colorado, at age 87.³

Violet Kitsmiller

KITSMILLER, VIOLET ADA August 19, 1920-December 4, 2007. “Vi” passed away after 87 years of living life to the fullest. She is survived by her daughter, Ronna Dee Kismiller, and her son, James Phillip Kitsmiller, GMC U.S. Navy; her twin sister, Viola Nada Masterson, and her sister, Jane Mann of Helena, Montana; 2 grandchildren; 4 great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews. Memorial services to be held on Dec. 14th at 6:00 p.m. at Crown Hill Pavilion of Reflection, W. 29th and Wadsworth.
Published in: Denver Post from December 12, 2007 to December 13, 2007
https://www.denverpost.com/obituaries/violet-kitsmiller-co/.³

     William Frederick Weidman was born on 4 April 1868 at St. Louis, Missouri. He was born on 4 April 1871 at Manchester, St. Louis Co., Missouri.² He was the son of Henry Weidman and Mary Benyas.¹ William Frederick Weidman married Jane Walker, daughter of Charles Green Walker and Malissa A. Elder, on 21 March 1903 at Livingston, Park Co., Montana. The cause of death was cerebral trauma in an automobile accident, severe cuts and lacerations on head and neck.³

William Frederick Weidman died on 19 December 1934 at Stillwater Hospital, Columbus, Stillwater Co., Montana, at age 63.^3,2

ROBERTS FARMER DIES IN COLUMBUS MISHAP, FLYING GLASS CUTS JUGULAR VEIN WHEN CAR COLLIDES WITH A TRUCKLOAD OF BALED HAY
William F. Weidman, 63, farmer in the Roberts neighborhood for the past 27 years, died early Wednesday in a Columbus hospital from injuries received about midnight in an auto- mobile accident just this side of Columbus. Flying glass from the collision of the machine in which he was riding with a truckload of hay cut his throat, severing a jugular vein.
The injured man was taken to the Columbus hospital but surgical skill was unequal to the task. Weidman had driven to Columbus from Roberts Tuesday night, with a Harris boy as driver, to meet Mrs. Weidman and Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Weidman, son and daughter-in-law, who were returning from a visit in Butte. After taking them from the train the party started home in the Harris machine.
Just after leaving the Yellowstone bridge this side of Columbus the car collided with the truckload of baled hay, glaring lights contributing to the accident. Weidman opened the door of the car as the glass struck him and stepped or fell onto the roadway and from there rolled down the high, steep bank of the bridge approach. Bruised and bleeding he was taken from there to the hospital. No other occupants of the car were injured.
The body was brought to Red Lodge Wednesday morning and is at the Martin funeral parlors. Funeral arrangements have not yet been Imade. Surviving are the widow and several sons and daughters.
Weidman was a native of Missouri, born in 1871 near St. Louis. He came to Montana in 1898, settling near Big Timber, where he lived for nine years, and from there came to Roberts to engage in ranching and stock raising.
The Picket-Journal (Red Lodge, Montana)
Thu, Dec 20, 1934 ·Page 1,8.⁴


He was buried on 22 December 1934 at Roberts Cemetery, Roberts, Carbon Co., Montana.²

RITES CONDUCTED FOR WM. WEIDMAN, ACCIDENT VICTIM, Roberts Rancher Died At Columbus Hospital From Injuries
Funeral services for William F. Weidman, 62-year-old Roberts rancher who died at a Columbus hospital early last Wednesday from injuries received in an automobile accident near there the previous Evening, were conducted at the Roberts Methodist-Episcopal church at 1:30 p. m. Saturday, the Rev. H. W. Woods of Red Lodge officiating. Interment was in the Roberts cemetery.
Together with Lawrence Harris, 14, also of Roberts, and in a car belonging to young Harris' father, Ned Harris, Mr. Weidman had motored to Columbus Tuesday afternoon to meet his wife and his son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Weidman, and their child, who were returning from a visit with relatives and friends at Butte.
Leaving Columbus for Roberts with young Harris driving the machine, the party had proceeded to a point a few rods south of the Yellowstone bridge on the Columbus- Absarokee highway when they encountered a truck loaded with baled hay and driven by Bill Cosgrove, a Flaherty Flat rancher. In attempting to pass, the Harris machine struck the baled hay, projecting from the side of the truck, swung over and went into the ditch. The car did not turn over and it is believed Mr. Weidman either jumped from the machine or was thrown out by the impact.
A flying piece of glass from a broken car window severed an artery in his throat and, although he regained his feet without aid, believing that he was unhurt, others present quickly ascertained the extent of his injuries and he was immediately rushed to a hospital at Columbus by C. J. Spalding, Stillwater county agent, who was driving directly behind the Harris machine. He succumbed there at 6:45 a. m. Wednesday.
Other participants in the car crash escaped serious injuries.
Mr. Weidman was a native of Missouri, where he was born April 4, 1872. He had operated a ranch one mile east of Roberts for the past 28 years. He was a member of the Lutheran church at Manchester, Mo. Besides the widow, and son, Kenneth, other immediate survivors include six daughters and another son, William, Jr., of Roberts. The daughters are Violet, Viola and Jane Weidman, all of Roberts, and Mrs. Jewell Street, Mrs. Helen Rissler and Mrs. Nellie Dodge, all of Casper, Wyo.
Mr. Weidman also leaves two sisters, Mrs. Mary Schumacher and Miss Adelia Weidman and two brothers, George and Henry Weidman. All reside at St. Louis, Mo.
Carbon County News (Red Lodge, Montana)
Wed, Dec 26, 1934 ·Page 1.⁵

     William Frederick Weidman Jr. was born on 27 January 1915 at Roberts, Carbon Co., Montana.^1,2,3,4 He was the son of William Frederick Weidman and Jane Walker. William Frederick Weidman Jr. lived in August 1937 at Roberts, Carbon Co., Wyoming.⁵ He lived in 1942 at Livingston, Park Co., Montana.¹ He married Gertrude Margaret Jarrett, daughter of Carl Jarrett and Nora Speak, on 5 October 1942 at Bozeman, Gallatin Co., Montana.^1,4 William Frederick Weidman Jr. was a Truck Driver.²

Bill Weidman Critically Hurt In Fall Down Elevator Shaft
William (Bill) Weidman, an employe of the Tucker Distributing company, sustained severe injuries Friday afternoon in a fall down the service elevator shaft at the Park hotel.
He was rushed to the Park hospital, where attendants reported this afternoon that his condition remained critical. They reported he sustained a compound skull fracture, the most serious at the base of the skull, and is suffering from shock. No X-rays had been taken late this afternoon.
Weidman was delivering beer to the Park hotel lounge at the time the accident occurred. When he entered the hotel to open a door leading to the storage room he noticed the door to the elevator shaft was open and apparently the cage was at the first-floor level. However, the elevator was being used by an employee of the laundry making deliveries to the second floor of the hotel. Hotel employes reported the safety door had not been closed.
Weidman stepped into the open shaft and plunged headlong to the concrete floor of the basement, nine feet and two inches below.
When Weidman failed to return to the truck, a fellow employe, Ray McGaugh, entered the hotel to investigate. He reported he found Weidman in a dazed condition on the basement floor.
Weidman, he said, had apparently crawled on his hands and knees from the elevator shaft.
Weidman was rushed to the hospital where the seriousness of his injuries was ascertained.
Members of his family said today that in addition to the critical skull fractures Weidman also sustained an arm injury. They said his right arm appears to be paralyzed.
Livingston Enterprise (Livingston Enterprise)
Sat, Nov 11, 1950 ·Page 1.⁶


He died on 18 November 1950 at Park Hospital, Livingston, Park Co., Montana, at age 35.^2,3 The cause of death was Respiratory Failure for 10 minutes, due to increased intercranial pressure for 10 minutes, due to skull fracture.
Fell down an open elevator shaft at the Park Hotel. He suffered a compound fracture of the skull in the fall from the first floor of the hotel through a freight elevator shaft to the basement floor.²

He was buried on 22 November 1950 at Mountain View Cemetery, Livingston, Park Co., Montana.^2,3

Wm. F. Weidman Dies Of Injuries Suffered in Fall
William F. Weidman. 35, died in the Park hospital Saturday evening of injuries suffered afternoon of Nov. 10, when fell down an open elevator shaft at the Park hotel.
Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon from the Franzen chapel by Rev. Louis L. Ortmayer of the Methodist church, followed by burial in Mountain View cemetery.
Music was by Ethel and Vic Speak. Active pallbearers were Jack Taylor, Raymond Nelson, Paul Dakkins, Ray McGough, William Lammon and L. W. Stetson. Honorary pallbearers were J. K. Maroney, Earl Tucker, John Heath, Walter E. Engler, William Davidson, L. E. Boe, Pete Phelps, George Stebbins, B. L. Obert, and B.B. Bartelino.
Military rites were conduct at the graveside by Park Post No. 23, American Legion.
Mr. Weidman suffered a compound fracture of the skull in the fall from the first floor of the hotel through a freight elevator shaft to the basement floor. He rallied only slightly before death came.
Born Jan. 27, 1915, at Roberts, he came to Livingston in 1937. He had been employed by the Thompson Yards and by the Combination in the past, and was employed by the Tucker Distributing company when his fatal incident occurred.
He saw service in World War II, in the air forces, for more than three years.
He married Gertrude Jarrett Oct. 5, 1942, in Bozeman, and their home had been in Livingston since. He was a member the Methodist church and of Park post No. 23, American Legion.
He leaves his widow; one daughter, Barbara, aged six; seven sisters, Mrs. C.R. Cummings, Mrs. W. H. Rissler and Mrs. Ronald Crooks of Casper, Wyo., Mrs. George Warfel of Hyatteville, Wyo., Mrs. Thomas Masterson of Denver, Colo., Mrs. Cloycie Mann of Helena and Mrs. S. M. Dodge of Yakima, Wash; a brother, Kenneth E. Weidman, Sr., of Livingston, and several nieces and nephews.
The Park County News (Livingston, Montana)
Thu, Nov 23, 1950 ·Page 8.⁴




Damage Suit Filed in Court Here
Gertrude Weidman Asks $34,000 in Action Against Loren Hays

Damages in the amount of $34,000 as the result of the death of her husband. William Frederick Weidman, are asked by Gertrude Weidman in a suit filed this morning in district court here against Loren H. Hays, lessee of the Park hotel.
The complaint was filed by Sherman Smith of Helena, attorney for the plaintiff.
Weidman died in the Park hospital here last Nov. 18, eight days after sustaining injuries in a fall down an elevator shaft at the local hotel.
Mrs. Weidman, as administrator of her husband's estate, claims in the complaint that the fatal injuries resulted from 'careless, reckless and negligent acts of the defendant."
The complaint states that on Nov. 10, 1950, while delivering beer to the hotel lounge. Weidman fell down the elevator shaft, dropping approximately 12 feet and sustaining fractures of the skull and a large laceration on the head.
"As a result of the fall and as a direct and proximate result of careless, reckless and negligent acts of the defendant," the complaint reads, "he (Weidman) died Nov. 18, 1950."
The plaintiff claims the wooden gate or barricade used in connection with the elevator was in a mechanically defective condition and that the defendant knew, or should have known, it was defective. It is further alleged that the defendant did not warn Weidman that the elevator was not at the ground floor, but permitted him to step through space, and that the defendant failed to provide proper lights, or any lights, in the vicinity of the elevator shaft.
In addition to damages totaling $34,000, the plaintiff asks costs and disbursements of the action.
Livingston Enterprise (Livingston, Montana)
Wed, Jan 31, 1951 -Page 1.⁷



$34,000 Suit Filed Against Hays In Weidman Death
Mrs. Gertrude Weidman has filed suit in district court here asking $34,000 damages and costs from Loren Hays, lessee of the Park hotel.
The damages are sought due to the death of Mrs. Weidman’s husband, Wm. F. Weidman, from injuries in a fall down an elevator shaft in the hotel last Nov. 18.
Mrs. Weidman, as administratrix of her husband's estate, charges "careless, reckless and negligent acts” on the part of the defendant.
The complaint states Weidman, while delivering beer to the hotel lounge, fell down the elevator shaft; that the gate to the elevator was mechanically defective, and no lights were in the vicinity of the elevator shaft.
The Park County News (Livingston, Montana)
Thu, Feb 08, 1951 ·Page 4.⁸



Damage Suit Settled For $6,000
A damage suit filed Jan. 31, 1951, in district court here by Gertrude Weidman, plaintiff, against Loren H. Hays, defendant, asking $34,000 in damages has been settled out of court for $6,000, according to records filed Saturday with Clerk of the Court George Mason.
In the records filed Saturday, Mrs. Weidman was granted permission to sign a legal release on behalf of herself as administratrix of the estate of the late William F. Weidman and an behalf of her daughter Barbara Jeanne, 7.
The original suit arose from an accident Nov. 10, 1950, when Weidman fell down an elevator shaft at the Park hotel, operated by Hays. The injured man died eight days later in a local hospital. At the time of the accident. Weidman, employed by the Tucker Distributing company, was delivering beer to the hotel. He sustained a compound skull fracture in falling nine feet two inches to a concrete basement floor.
Livingston Enterprise (Livingston, Montana)
Mon, Aug 11, 1952 -Page 1.⁹

     Evelyn D. Weidmann married Louis F. Strothkamp. Evelyn D. Weidmann was born on 22 March 1896 at St. Louis Co., Missouri.¹ She was the daughter of Henry John Weidmann and Pauline Eschenbrenner. Evelyn D. Weidmann died on 7 September 1964 at Kirkwood, St. Louis Co., Missouri, at age 68.¹ She was buried at Saint Joseph Parish Cemetery, Manchester, St. Louis Co., Missouri.¹

     Henry John Weidmann also went by the name of Hy Mike. He was born on 2 May 1866 at St. Louis Co., Missouri.^1,2 He was the son of Henry Weidman and Mary Benyas. Henry John Weidmann married Pauline Eschenbrenner. Henry John Weidmann was a Farmer.² He died on 6 September 1955 at 431 Hill Avenue, Manchester, St. Louis Co., Missouri, at age 89.^2,1 The cause of death was Carcinoma of Stomach.² He was buried at Saint John United Church of Christ Cemetery, Manchester, St. Louis Co., Missouri.¹

     Tina S. Weikart married Robert Perkins, son of Robert L. Perkins and Dorothy Evans-Kay, on 29 May 1981.

     Donna Marie Weiland married Dennis Robert Seiz, son of Thomas Robert Seiz and Ruth Evelyn Tiederman, on 5 December 1970 at Milwaukee Co., Wisconsin.

     Gayle Arlene Weir was born on 3 August 1947 at Fresno Co., California. She married Gary Wayne Freeman, son of William Forest Reynolds and Lottie Maxine Warfel, on 24 August 1973 at Reno, Washoe Co., Nevada. Gayle Arlene Weir died in 2018.

     Lillian Jane Weir was born on 4 August 1898 at Nova Scotia, Canada.¹ She married Lee Earl Ellsworth, son of Frederick Augustus Ellsworth and Carrie E. Jacobs, in 1926. Lillian Jane Weir died on 16 December 1979 at Nashua, Hillsborough Co., New Hampshire, at age 81.¹ She was buried at Forest Dale Cemetery, Malden, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts.¹

     Wilma Geraldine Weiser was born on 30 November 1914 at Buckhart Twsp., Christian Co., Illinois.¹ She married Dorice Leorrin Richardson, son of Lyman Glenn Richardson and Maud Elizabeth Harrod, in 1937 at Stonington, Christian Co., Illinois.¹ Wilma Geraldine Weiser graduated in 1937 at Stonington High School, Stonington, Christian Co., Illinois. She died on 17 May 2005 at St. John's Hospital, Springfield, Sangamon Co., Illinois, at age 90.¹ She was buried at Edinburg Cemetery, Edinburg, Christian Co., Illinois.¹

     Laura B. Welch was born on 3 April 1882 at Missouri.¹ She married Gurney Ralph Gaines, son of Thomas Monroe Gaines and Sarah Elizabeth Warfel. Laura B. Welch died on 3 February 1923 at Dent Co., Missouri, at age 40.¹ She was buried at Miner Cemetery, Salem, Dent Co., Missouri.¹

     Daniel J. Wellehan Jr. married Jane Mary Costello, daughter of Russell Hill Costello and Jane H. Cassidy, on 1 August 1959 at Maine.

     Deirdre Wellehan is the daughter of Daniel J. Wellehan Jr. and Jane Mary Costello. Deirdre Wellehan married Mark Lacambra.