The Alfred Adams family first came to Roy, Montana in 1961 when Lonnie Adams bought the Twin Sheds ranch from Olaf Rindal. From 1961 to 1966 Alfred and Lonnie summered their cattle there and wintered them at the Stan Gar place on the Missouri River, except for the year when the Ed Boschee family worked for Lonnie, taking care of the cattle.
  In August of 1966 Alfred, Margaret, Terry, Kimberly and Kathleen moved to Roy and leased the Twin Sheds from Lonnie.
  Terry and Kim started school in the little school house at Bohemian Corner. It lasted about six weeks and then was discontinued and all the students transferred to the Roy school.
  Kathleen started her first year at Roy. 
  In 1969, Karen Marie was born in Lewistown.
  The family was involved in many activities during their six years at Roy and have many good memories of 4-H, Rodeo Club, Young Wives Club, Extension Club, Church and community gatherings.
  In 1972 the Adams family packed up everything, and moved to Cross Timbers, Missouri. Alfred had always wanted to go back to Oklahoma and live, but the land was almost impossible to buy because of oil lease and prices.
  In May Alfred and Jim Rife had made a trip to Oklahoma, Missouri and other states and looked at land and Alfred settled on a place at Buffalo, Mo. The whole family came to look in August. The deal in Buffalo fell through, but we found a place at Cross Timbers. We put money down and went back to Roy to pack our suitcases.
  In November we set out for our new home and drove on ice for five days before we got to Missouri. We got kicked off the Interstate in Denver, Colorado for driving too slow. We made it safely though, only with the Lord's help.
  Missouri has been good and bad to us, but we like it. Cattle and economic prices have been bad everywhere else too, but we've always had plenty of everything so we have no reason to complain.
  Terry does some trucking in the winter and makes his home on the ranch with his family.
  Kim and Kathleen are both married and have families and are registered nurses. Karen attends college and works on the ranch.
  After the Adams left, Lonnie's son Dale and his family moved onto the place and operated it for several years. Dale now lives in Lewistown and works as a representative for a feed company.

  Danny Biggs lived in Roy only a short time but will be remembered by his classmates of Roy High School. He graduated with the class of 1956.
  Danny, the son of Grace McNeil Biggs, lived with his aunt, Winnie Rife, while here and worked for various ranchers in the area.
  Danny now lives in Yukon, Idaho with his family. He is a trucker.

  On August 21, 1952, my husband, Tom Byrne who hailed from Cheyenne, Wyoming, and myself, Lillian who hailed from Baker, Montana, arrived at the old Romundstad Ranch, which had been purchased earlier that year in March by Mrs. Vernon Taylor Sr.
  When we arrived Mr. Odin Romundstad was still here along with Mrs. Kaaro, who had been cooking for Odin, and Andrew Fergus. They were here for about a week while they moved out the last bit of their furniture.
  Tom and I stayed in the main house the first six months while our present house was being built. The only good building on the ranch was the main house, all of the other buildings, corrals and fences were in sad need of repairs.
  To date we have been here 36 years. All of our five children were born in the old St. Joseph's Hospital in Lewistown, Montana. They received their eight grade school years at the now closed Fergus School, District #127. They received their high school education at St. Leo's of Lewistown, which is now also closed.
  We always had a crew of men around to cook for, it seems. In the earlier years the crews ran from 6 to 11 or 12 daily. We put up our hay then with all small bales which were stacked by hand. Now we put up our hay loose with the Hesston stacking system which has cut down on the man power and crew to cook for.
  Up until the middle 60's there was a graveyard here at the ranch, northwest of where our corrals and lower shed is. I loved going there, it was so peaceful and pretty. Will and Hattie Landru watered it and had planted flowers and shrubs there. Beautiful big spruce trees stand where the graveyard was. There must have been about 15-20 grave stones and markers there. A daughter of the Romundstads, Ellen, some of the Fergus family and a baby of Peggy and Bill Landru were among those who were buried there.
  Odin Romundstad had Creel's Mortuary come out and move the headstones and graves. The wrought iron fence was also taken down.
  The lower shed and the present horse barn, shop, a log house and an old shop are still here and are used daily. The main house is used occasionally in the summer when Mr. and Mrs. Taylor, Jr. and family come for a vacation.
  At present Mike, our oldest son, and Mary, his wife (from Hamilton) are making their home here helping us on the ranch. Their three girls: Lalita, Michell and Trisha go to school in Roy. Our daughter, Bonnie, is working in Great Falls; our son, Pat, is going to Professional Physical Therapy school in Missoula; Colleen is working in Spokane and Kathleen is married to Harley Rindal and they live in the Roy area and have two pre-school children, Denny and Darcy.

  Melvin and Everett Campbell came to the area in 1948 or 49. Their parents had divorced. Their sister, Maxine, had married Ted Doney in 1947 and they moved to the Romundstad Ranch where they were employed. The boys also worked at the Romundstad Ranch when they arrived. Later they worked for Louie Rindal.
  Both attended high school in Roy and excelled in sports.
  Melvin worked for Lynn Phillips while he attended school, breaking horses and working cattle for him on his place on the Missouri River.
  In 1954, Melvin and Margaret (Margie) Zahn were married. They now live in Hood River, Oregon where they raised a family of five.
  Everett worked for Cliff Emery shearing sheep for awhile. He married Connie Kurtz, daughter of William Kurtz and Alice (Kurtz) Gar. 

  John and Meredith Clarke bought Anton Rindal's ranch in the fall of 1956. Shelternook Ranch was the name they chose for their new home. They purchased Anton's herd of registered Herefords to go with their own. They crossbred to Red Angus, gradually phasing out of the Herefords. In the late 1960's they started breeding Maine Anjou.
  The Clarke's had four children: Barbara, Addie, Alec and April. Barbara now lives in Bozeman; has two children and works in the First Bank.
 Addie lives in Irrigan, Oregon; is married, has one stepson and works in a jewelry store in Hermiston.
  Alec lives in Lewistown and is employed by Casino Creek Concrete. He married the former Maureen Wright from Moore and they have two children. Alec is the only one of the Clarke children to graduate from Roy High School.
  April is married and lives in Cody, Wyoming. She has two children.
  John and Meredith sold their ranch in the fall of 1977 and now manage the fair grounds and camp grounds in Tygh Valley, Oregon.

  Ruth Denny and her son, James McMillan, came to Roy about 1965 when she became the Milwaukee Depot agent.  She was married to Bill Davis for a while. She now lives in Zortman.
  James graduated from Roy High School in 1981. He and his wife, Kristi, live in Malta and he works in the mines in the Little Rockies.

  Bob and Helen Dolezal moved onto the Richard Komarek place in 1979, coming from the Sweet Grass Hills area. They had nine children: Ruth, Jim, Bill, Charlene, Penny, Nancy, Art, Mark and Kent. All were in the area at one time or the other. Art, Mark and Kent attended school in Roy for a time. Ruth married Ward Burleigh of Lewistown.
  The Dolezals left in 1985 and have resided in Chinook since.

  The Lyle Flesch family came to the Valentine area in 1958 when they purchased the old Horseshoe Bar ranch, now owned by Lester and Carol Sluggett.
  The Flesch's had four children: Bruce, Gail, Bradley and Brian who attended the Valentine School and were active in the Silver Sage 4-H Club.
  The Flesch's sold out to Oscar Hill and moved to a ranch near Potomic, Montana when they left here. Since then they have sold that ranch and have been in the restaurant business.

Rosalie Charbonneau came to Roy to teach the Valley View School in 1960. She met Verge Fogle that year and they were married in 1961. The couple had four children: Irene, Doug, Curt and Brad. Brad was born after his dad passed away from a brain cancer in 1964.
  Rosalie and children moved away for the next few years. She attended college at EMC and was assisted by her parents, the Amos Charbonneaus of Forest Grove, with the children.
  In 1972 she moved back to Roy when she became the Roy Postmaster in March, a job she continues to hold. In December the young widow and Jim English, who came to the Roy area with the Thatcher Water Drilling crew, were married. They have one daughter, Rosie May, a student in Roy.
  Jim's two sons, Rory and Jim Jr., came to live with them and they attended school in Roy. Irene and Rory graduated in 1979, Jim Jr. in 1980, Curt and Doug in 1982 and Brad in 1983.
  Rory and his wife, Joy, live in Lewistown and he is employed in mining. Irene joined the Navy in the fall of 1979 after attending Helena Vo-Tech, and was discharged in 1989. She is currently in the Navy Reserves. She and her husband, David Johnson, live in New Orleans, Louisiana.
  Jim Jr. works on pipe line construction in Colorado. He was in the Army and served overseas in Germany at the same time that Irene was stationed in England.
  Brad, Curt and Doug all are employed as ranch hands and have worked in construction. Doug attends college in Havre.

  Paul and LaVerne Fritz lived in Roy from 1952 to 1954. Paul worked as a mechanic and operated a service station. (Formerly Homer Willis station)
  They had four children: Robert, Ronald and Nancy who attended school in Roy and baby Gene who was born in April of 1952.
  The Fritz's moved back to Wisconsin when they left here.
 

  Ray Hamann was born on April 17, 1913 to Mr. and Mrs. William Hamann. He died on April 29, 1975, at the age of 62; the result of a severe beating.
  Ray worked in the Livingston area for a long time and in the Central Montana area for Swend Holland; for Hedmans, breaking horses; as well as tending bar at the Legion and the Roy Bar. He was a veteran of World War II, having served in the South Pacific.
  He bought the Claude Satterfield place, south of Roy and was married to Marge Brownie, a teacher. She taught in Roy.
  After their divorce, her son, Leslie Brownie, a retired Air Force man, had the place for a short time. Because of ill health he sold to Bob Sweeting about 1976. Brownie died about a year later.
  Ray was survived by a daughter, Shirley Kaslelitz of California; his mother, Mae McGrath and a brother, Bert, in Washington and a grandson.

  Charles Buck moved to Roy in 1954 to work on the construction of Highway 191. He was a project engineer with the highway department. In 1959 he moved his family to Roy: Millie, his wife, and children; Mona, age 15; Gordon age 9 and Charlene age 5. Another daughter, Yvonne, remained in Lewistown to finish her senior year in high school.
  Lewis Harrell graduated from RHS on May 15, 1961 and the following day he went to work for the engineering section of the highway department.
  Lewis and Mona were married on June 30, 1962 a month after Mona's graduation from RHS. Their first home was across the street from the Roy school; "three rooms and a-path" and no running water.
  In 1963 they moved to Roundup. Their first son, Dan, was born September 16, 1963 in Lewistown. David was born November 1, 1965 in Lewistown, two weeks before they moved there.
  In June of 1966 they moved to Harlowton where their 3rd son, Daren, was born on September 6, 1968. In June of 1970 they moved back to Lewistown where they stayed until the spring of 1973 when Lewis quit the engineers and went to work for Highway maintenance at the Mobridge section and the family moved to Mobridge. He was named supervisor six months later and the family has remained. Dawn Marie, their only daughter, was born October 5, 1971.
  Dan graduated from Roy in 1982 and from MSU in Bozeman. He is employed on the CMR Game Refuge and lives with his wife, Lori, and daughter, Stacey, near his folks at Mobridge.
  David graduated in 1984 and attended Helena Vo Tech. He and his wife, Laurie, live near Roy where he is employed by Glen Rindal and she works at the school.
 Daren attended Billings Vo Tech after his high school graduation in 1987 and is employed as an auto body specialist.
  Dawn graduated from RHS, class of 1989 and will attend LaReina School of Cosmetology Arts and Science in Billings.
  The Harrells were host family to Kazuyo Mikami of Japan in 1988-89. She graduated with Dawn and the class of 89.
  Charles "Chuck" and Millie Buck live in Lewistown. He is retired. Gordon is married and lives with his family in Helena. Yvonne (Mrs. Bill Kleinhans) and family live on a ranch at Somers, Montana.

  The Harrison family bought the ranch from Jense and Lorene Yde in December of 1961.
  Delmar moved onto the ranch at that time and operated it until his brother, Ernest and his wife Wanda, moved to the ranch the fall of 1962. They operated the ranch together with Ernest teaching school one year at the Indian Butte School and one year at the Central School. (About 1964-65 and 65-66.)
  In 1967 Ernie and Wanda and their two children, Jay and Sheila, moved back to Roscoe; and the men's parents, Archie and Elsie Harrison, moved to Roy and operated the ranch until 1979 when Archie died. Elsie moved back to Roscoe where she now resides.
  Delmar and Jeanette Wilhelmi Rohbins were married in 1971 and stayed on the ranch until 1981. Their sons, Marty, Mark and Michael Robbins all attended Roy school. Marty and Mark graduated in 1977. A son, Monte, was born to Del and Jeanette in 1973.
  Mark moved onto the ranch in 1983 and has been there since. The ranch has been in the family since 1961. Delmar and Jeanette now have the Quality Seed Co. in Lewistown where they and their son, Monte, live.
  Mark married Deanna McCue of Winnett. They have two sons, Liam and Lance.
  Marty married Theresa Rindal. They have two children: Kristen and Joshua. Marty is in the Air Force, stationed in Washington.
  Mike is stationed in the Air Force in Idaho.

  The Harrison family moved to Roy in 1977 from Cut Bank. Sonny has been employed by Dan Rindal the past 12 years. Marine has been employed at the Roy and Grass Range cafes and does art and craft work.
  Four of their children attended Roy schools and graduated from RHS.
  Wade is now employed by James Murphy as a ranch hand. Debbie (Mrs. Al Acosta) joined the Army after graduation. She now lives in Anchorage, Alaska and has a son, Danyl. Rick is with the Navy, stationed in Virginia. Bill married Cindy Miller. They live in Germany where he is stationed in the Army.
  The Harrison's eldest son, Blake, is a veterinary technician and is stationed at Welter Reed Hospital in Washington DC.

  Gust and Marjorie Honga bought the Roy Bar from Mike Machler and John Mayberry in August of 1957. They moved here from Hinsdale, Montana with their only child, a daughter, Pat. They sold the bar in September of 1962 and continued to live in Roy. Marjorie worked for Rose Rindal in the cafe for a while and then went to work in the grocery store.
  Gust worked for a construction company building bridges.
  Marjorie moved away in 1966. She passed away in July of 1976.
  Gust worked around the state at various jobs before returning to Roy in 1972. He made his home with his daughter and son-in-law, Pat and Dan Rindal, until his death in January of 1986.

  Carrol 0. and Fern Hough came to Roy in the 60's with their sons, Glen and Neil. Carrol was the section foreman for the State Highway Department.
  Carrol was raised in Winnett. His parents were Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Hough. He and Fern Petersen were married in Grand Junction, Colorado in March of 1948. Carrol was in the armed services from August 1944 to March 1946. He was a member of the Roy American Legion. Carrol died on April 2, 1965, at age 43, from  cancer. During his illness, Fern ran the Roy Cafe for a short time. She moved to Billings with their youngest son, Neil, after his death.
  Glen remained in Roy and bearded with Jack and Sandy Styer and finished out his high school years, graduating from RHS in 1966. Glen was an excellent athlete. He went on to become very well known on the rodeo circuit as a roper. He is a school teacher and lives at Shepherd, Montana.

  Bob and Nola Hruska lived in Roy in the 60's and had the Roy Bar. They had two daughters who attended school in Roy. Carolyn married Carl Kananen and Patricia married Jim Walrod.
  Bob died of a heart attack while they were in Roy.
  Nola now lives in Colorado.
 Carolyn had two children, Lisa and Wayne; both RHS graduates. Patricia also had two children; Donnie and Deanna. Donnie was killed in a 1988 motorcycle accident.

  Ed Hyem moved to the area in 1968 when he purchased the Guy Tullock place from Clarence Smith. He sold the place to the Pearces. After living in Bozeman for a few years he moved back to Roy where he is kept very busy as a self employed carpenter-plumber and electrician.
  Ed Hyem is a brother to Berna Jean Niemi.

  My folks, Margaret and Tony Jackson and sister, Linda, came to Roy in June of 1949. My dad worked for the Milwaukee Railroad as a section foreman and replaced Alvin Elliston. They left Roy in March of 1950. I only had three months of school left until I graduated from high school, so they left me here. I stayed with Smokey Kucera until school was out. My sister didn't go to school in Roy, but she and Gary Smith were playmates in those pre-school days. She now lives in Billings. My dad passed away in 1959 and my mother now lives in Denton.
  I was in the Air Force and was home on leave when

 met Bob Fink. We corresponded all summer. He came down to San Antonio, Texas in October of 1953 and we were married. When I got out of the service, we came back to Montana. Bob worked at different jobs until November of 1958 when we bought the ranch from Bob's dad, Alvah.
  We adopted Toni and Robin. We had quite a time getting Toni. The guy that came to interview us didn't think a ranch was a place to raise kids and we didn't have any trees. After we finally got Toni, there was no trouble at all getting Robin.
  After Bob and I separated, I moved to Lewistown for a year and a half. I then married LeRoy Umstead. We lived on his dad's ranch. After LeRoy's death, I moved into Roy. At present I am secretary for the Roy Fire District, the Indian Butte Grazing Association, and the Roy Water and Sewer Board.
[Helen Umstead is the only woman District Commander in the American Legion in Montana, one of very few women to ever hold that post. She is commander of District #9.]

 Charles and Elnora (Warneke) Kananen Sr. have lived in the Central Montana area for most of their lives. They came to Roy in 1962 when he worked on the construction of Highway 191; and from then on they made their home in Roy until they went to Lewistown in 1985, where they now reside in a nursing home.
  After their move to Roy, Charles worked for several people. In winter, when laid off, he would help Jess Belgrien out at the Corner Service Station. After retiring in 1965 he continued to do odd jobs, wherever he could find them, just to keep busy.
  Elnora was known for all the beautiful and unique needlework and craft items she created. Even though her hands became very crippled with arthritis she continued with her hobbies.
  The couple celebrated their 50th anniversary in 1985 on June the 3rd.
  They have three children: Lois Schultz, who lives in Hinsdale and Charles "Chuck" and Carl who reside in Roy.
  Chuck was the first of the family to make Roy his home. He came in 1959 and went to work for the Fish and Wildlife Service; a job he held until 1970. He then worked for Montgomery Construction for a short while before going into business himself; "Chuck Kananen Backhoe".
  Chuck and his wife, Joanne, live on the old Ghezzo place, just outside of Roy, which he purchased from Jack and Lois Woodard many years ago. He is an artist, as evidenced by the unique and original hand crafted ornaments and designs that grace the Kananen yard and home.
  Chuck and his first wife, Janet Davis Anderson, had two children: Charlene, and Charles William IV, better known as C.W. He also has several step-children: Brad and Tami Anderson, Tom J. Byme and Jason and Jamie Strunk.
  Carl graduated from RHS in 1962. After working for different construction outfits for several years he went into the backhoe business for himself. He married Carolyn Hruska, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bob Hruska. They had two children: Wayne, a 1987 RHS graduate and Lisa, a 1988 RHS graduate. Carl and Carolyn's marriage ended and he married Jeannie Von Lindern and he became step dad to Mitsie, Micky, and Mike Russell, all RHS graduates.

  Robert and Darlene (Hansen) Keefer were raised in the Ryegate area and were married in 1961. They sold their place there in 1976 and moved to Malta. They also acquired the Black Butte Ranch in 1976.
  In March of 1979 they purchased their present ranch from Phil Lainer of Chicago. Mr. Lainer had purchased the ranch from John Clarke in 1977 and it was managed by the Mike McElvain family until Keefers bought the place.
  The Keefers built a new house on the ranch and made many improvements, including a large sale barn. They have hosted Angus Field Days and have had several bull sales there. They have a diversified ranching operation and raise registered Angus bulls. They have also started Mid-Mountain Ag Supply, Inc. selling agricultural supplies and liquid feed supplement.
  The Keefers have three children. Ronna Lynn was born November 19, 1962. She is married to Mark Holman of Malta and is a loan officer at the Security State Bank in Harlem.
  Timothy Lee was born August 14, 1965. He graduated from Roy High School and is engaged in ranching with his parents and in commercial trucking.
  Deena Leigh was born September 23, 1968. She is employed by United Express in Portland, Oregon and works in operations.

  The Bud Knerr family moved to Roy in 1973 when they purchased the Braiser place. In 1976 they sold the ranch to Floyd and Judy Kindle and moved back to the Lewistown area. The Kindles sold the place to a Canadian buyer, Agra-Interests. Bud and Bev moved back as managers of the place in March of 1985.
  Their children all attended school in Roy, but graduated from Fergus High in Lewistown. Jodi (Mrs. Roger Frickle) has a son and a stepson and now resides in Missoula. Jess is employed by the city of Lewistown. He has a son and a daughter. Jill resides in Billings; she is a barber. Jan lives in Lewistown where she is employed. Jerry is employed as a farmer, rancher and truck driver and divides his time between Roy and Lewistown. Johnna and her husband, Pat Brown, reside at Hobson.
  Bev's grandparents, the Killhams, were early day homesteaders in the area east of Valentine.

  The Kucera's had the Roy Cafe in the 40's. They came to Roy from Lewistown. There were four children in the family: Eldon "Buddy", Alice, Marge and Charlotte. Buddy drowned in a reservoir near Roy, while they were living here, when he and playmates were swimming.
  In the early 50's they sold out to the Knouses and he worked on construction. Smokey was badly burned in a truck accident. Originally from Winifred, they returned there to live after his retirement.

 Agnes and Laurence Wells moved to Roy in July of 1974, coming from Lewistown. Agnes is a sister to Smokey Kucera. Laurence passed away in the mid 80's.
  Agnes, known as the garden lady, maintains one of the prettiest yards in Roy; from early spring until late fall a blaze of color from a variety of blooming flowers brightens the west side of town. There are very few places in the area that have not received starts from her flowers and other plants.
  Agnes' son, Gene Jackson, graduated from RHS in 1963. He boarded with the Pat Conroys that year. He now lives in Billings. Her daughter, Karen Jackson, and Karen's daughter, Dana, lived in Roy in the mid 80's. Karen worked at the Corner Cafe and Dana attended grade school at Roy. They now reside in Geraldine.

  Osborne A. "Jack" and Ida LeBrun came to Roy in the spring of 1959 and for the next five years made their home with their daughter, Illa, and family.
  Ida was in failing health since the death of her only other child, Eleanor. Unable to do the hard physical labor and beautiful needle work she once so enjoyed, she 'never-the-less' was a very welcome and helpful "mother's helper". She became very close to her grandchildren, especially the two younger ones, Dawn Marie, her only granddaughter, and Ralph, who spent hours with her.
  Jack, a retired railroader, thrived on the isolated ranch, enjoying being 'hired man' and taking his two older grandsons, Ken and Jeff, fishing.
  The LeBruns left in August of 1964 and returned 'home' to Ashland, Oregon where they had lived for so many years. Ida died in October of 1964 of diabetic complications and cancer. Jack died in November of 1967 following a recurrence of TB which he had contacted in his youth.

  Donald and Margurite (Cavanaugh) Marso were married in Elko, Nevada on June 2, 1943. They came to the Roy community after World War II and were actively engaged in ranching in the area for 21 years.
  They came to the Central Montana area chiefly because Don's life long friend, Bill Winckler, was here. Both men were raised in Harrold, South Dakota.
  Don was interested in cattle and they moved from Lewistown to a small ranch southwest of Black Butte and later to the Butte Ranch (Campain), where they raised cattle, and also ran cattle for Bill, on shares. In 1954-55 they sold that ranch to Links and bought the McDonald place just west of Roy.
  Don passed away on February 21, 1969 from cancer. He was 58 years old. He was buried in DeSmet, South Dakota.
  Margurite quickly disposed of their land and livestock and moved to South Dakota within 6 months after Don's death. She suffered a stroke and died a little over a year later.
  Don and Margurite had no children; Don had a son, Terry, from a previous marriage.

  Duane and Rena Negaard along with their three sons; Brockton, Pat and Lance, moved to Roy in April of 1976 when they purchased the Buffalo Rellick place. In 1977 they purchased the Willie Pospisil place.
  They farmed both places; Rena drove school bus the two "snowy" winters from 1979 to 1981 and they also maintained an active interest in the Negaard family fishing business in Lewistown and on Ft. Peck Lake during this time.
  They moved to Payson, Utah in 1982 where they now reside.
  The O N Ranch was then leased to Bowsers for 5 years and when the lease was up Mickel and Esther Negaard moved to the ranch in May of 1987 with their son Joseph. Another son, Andrew, was born later that year.

  Artie and "B.J." Niemi first came to Roy in August of 1964 and leased the Walter Braiser place for nine years. They left in 1973 and were gone for nine months, returning in 1974 when they purchased the ranch of George and Dorothea Fadrhonc, where they have lived since.
  They are originally from Red Lodge. One of the reasons for the Niemis to settle in the Roy area was the fact that cousins of Artie's, Del and Ernie Harrison, were already living here.
  B.J. began working at the Roy school in 1977, where she is secretary and also clerk of the school board. Artie farms, ranches and trucks. They are both very active in community affairs; Artie in Rodeo Club and on the rural fire board and B.J. at the school, in Rodeo Club and Extension Club.
  Artie and B.J. raised two children who are both RHS graduates. Wendi is married to Marty Siroky and has a son, Kyle. Arthur John, "A.J.", attends college in Bozeman.

  Rick Olson came to Roy in 1984 to live with Ralph and Shelly Willmore and to attend high school. He graduated in 1987 and went to Olds, Alberta to an agricultural college for one year. He then worked on the Box Elder Ranch for awhile and in the fall of 1988, he went to work for a mining construction company in Nevada.
  Rick was originally from Wolf Point, the grandson of Minnie Olson.

  In the spring of 1976 Floyd and Judy (Pearce) Kindle purchased the Braiser place from the Bud Knerr's and moved to the Roy community from Saco. Their three children: Tony, Stephanie and Tim, all graduated from Roy. The ranch was later sold to Agra-Interests of Canada and the Kindles moved away.
  Floyd now resides and farms at Malta. Judy is a registered nurse working in Spokane. Tony lives in Malta and is employed at the mines at Zortman, and Tim is in the Army stationed in Germany. Stephanie was in the Army also, for a few years; she now resides in Spokane.
  In the spring of 1977, Bill and Janie Pearce and son, Billy, moved to the Ed Hyem ranch. They came from Scobey. Jennifer was born in 1979 in Lewistown. Their place was sold and they moved into Roy. Janie works at the Corner Cafe and Bill is the school custodian.
  In the spring of 1978, the parents of Judy and Bill, Jim and Bev Pearce, purchased the John Umstead place from Dan and Rosina Cimrhakl and they, too, moved to the community. They came from Saco. They were only here for a couple of years before they sold to the B & B Farms. Jim and Bev now reside in Lewistown.

  Paul Pitman married Louella Siems in 1957 and after living in California for a year and a half, moved to Montana, where Paul was from originally.
  We leased, and moved onto the August Ihde Ranch at Cat Creek until 1961 when we moved to our present location at Valentine, on the old Connolly Ranch where we have resided since.
  We have four children: Kim, born in 1962, Don born in 1964, Brad born in 1970 and Lura, born in 1973. Kim is married to Robin Lewis of Claresholm, Alberta, Canada and has two children.
  Our children have had their schooling at Winnett, Montana which is some few miles closer than Roy, and which ran a school bus past our place.
  We have had the Valentine - Roy mail route since moving to the area, 27 years ago.

  Jack Ritts and his wife Bonnie came to the Roy area about 1980 from the LaCreek Game Refuge in South Dakota. Jack worked for the CMR until his retirement a few years later. He now lives on Paul Holzer's place south of Black Butte.
  Bonnie passed away a couple of years after they moved to Roy.

  Carl and Catherine Schoenberger came to Roy about 1972, moving to the old John Kahler place, from Lewistown.
  Carl is best known as a fisherman; "Catfish Schoenberger", Catherine says with a twinkle in her eyes.
  The Schoenbergers met and married at Fairview where she ran a country store and he was engaged in commercial fishing near Sidney. Catherine's father was a homesteader in the Fairview area.
  Carl was employed for many years by the Montana Fish and Wildlife; trapping and tagging catfish for them. During his time along the Missouri River he learned just about all the best places to fish, and catch fish he did. About the biggest catfish he ever caught, out of the Missouri weighed 105 pounds and the biggest sturgeon weighed 78 pounds. He caught the catfish when he lived in South Dakota. The biggest catfish he ever caught in this area weighed in at about 30 pounds.
  One memorable year when he'd given away all the fish he could and the freezer was still stocked, the couple hosted a fish fry at their place; over 100 attended.
  Now 91 years old (1988) Carl and his wife no longer are able to spend time along the river that they love. The last time he was there was in 1987 when Dave and Shannon Gar took him boating; a very pleasurable memory for "Catfish".
  Carl originally was from Mobridge, South Dakota. He was born on September 1, 1897. A veteran of WWI, he has a son Richard, who lives in Yankton, South Dakota and a daughter, Melvia (Reise) who lives in Stockton, California.

  Judy and Allen Weasa came to live with their aunt and uncle, EDee and George Komarek in December of 1949. Judy enrolled in the Cimrhakl school. Allen was too young to go to school.
  Mrs. Evelyn Weasa came to be with her children and taught the Cimrhakl school in 1950-1951 She married Ken Norskog in 1951 and moved to his home on the Missouri River. She taught Judy and Allen at home. When Ken Norskog went to Alaska to work, Evelyn, Judy and Allen moved to Lewistown
  Judy and Allen moved back to Roy and lived with George and EDee again and were joined by a cousin from Idaho, Billie Lee Neisser. Allen was in the 8th grade in 1957. Judy was a junior in, 1957 and Billie graduated from RHS that year.
  Evelyn went to Browning to teach in 1958, and Judy graduated from high school there. Judy moved back to Roy in the late 1960's with her two children, Arnie Duncan and Terri Tomlin. She married Ed Hyem in 1971 and they bought a ranch south east of Roy and lived there until 1977. They sold the ranch to Bill Pearce and moved to Bozeman, moving back to Roy in the early 1980s. Arnie now lives in California Terri lives in Hobson, Montana and Judy lives in Browning

  Bill Winckler began his career as a cattle buyer in his home town of Harrold, S. Dakota, where he lived until 1944, when he moved to Montana.  He lived in various places, finally settling in Lewistown in 1958.
  Bill and Ruth Collins were married in February of 1950 in Laramie, Wyoming.
  Bill was involved in the operation of Timberland Packing Co. in Lewistown, until he retired in 1965, and the couple moved to Roy.  They bought the Roy Grocery in late 1964 and operated it for almost 5 years before selling it to Lois Woodard. They then purchased a trailer home which they moved onto the Jordan lot, October 1st of 1969.
  Ruth write, "The next year, Ralph Rindal asked Bill to help him with brand inspection as he was too busy to handle it." About a year later the state turned the job over to Bill.
  Bill loved his job. He's been a cattle buyer all of his life; he so much enjoyed being with the ranchers whom he grew to know while we were in the store. We were invited to so many branding bees, which was a pleasure. We enjoyed our years in Roy-so much.
  Bill passed away in 1984 while on the job. He was 83. After funeral services in Lewistown his remains were shipped to Rapid City, South Dakota where he was buried.
  Ruth moved to Rapid City that fall where she has remained.
  Bill and Ruth had no children. Bill did have a daughter, Artis, from a previous marriage; she preceded him in death. He was survived by 3 grandchildren as well as several brothers and sisters, in South Dakota.

  Max and Ramona Webster and sons, Michael and Doug, came to Montana in January of 1955 from Washington For the first few months they worked in the Moore-Hobson area.
  Later the family lived and worked in the Suffolk-Christina area.
   On October 5th they moved to the Valentine area where they worked for Frank Southworth. Mike went to the Valley View School. Dorothy Schultz was his teacher. In April of 1957 the Websters moved into Roy when Max became employed with the road and bridge construction crew for highway 191. Michael boarded with Mr. and Mrs. Gib Distad until the end of the school year. January 16, 1959 Max was killed on the job when the Cat he was operating rolled over on him.
  Ramona and the boys remained in Roy where the boys continued their education. Both are RHS graduates; Michael in 1967 and Doug in 1972.
  On December 12, 1961 Ramona and Ralph Eugene "Gene" Brown were married. Gene, a construction worker, was born and raised at Glendive.

  From 1963 to 1966 the Browns leased Wright's Service Station and from '66 to '68 they had the Hi-way Garage. In the spring of 1968 Gene went back to work as a heavy equipment operator on road construction.
  Ramona worked for Frank and Jessie Knouse and others at the Roy Cafe.
  In the fall of 1968 Mike Webster joined the Marines and served in Viet Nam. He returned to the U.S. and was in the reserves until the fall of 1970 when he joined the Army and once again served in Viet Nam. Sgt. Webster has made the service his career and has lived in Germany, Korea and various places throughout the U.S.
  On March 5, 1971 he was married to Theresa Poppe of Lewistown. They have a daughter, Shannon Rae, born February of 1973.
  Mike has become quite well known for his excellence as an archer. While stationed in Germany he became the European-American Round Champion, and was 3rd in the World Championships (1978). Since that time he has built up an impressive list of championship wins, the latest being the 1989 Alaska State Outdoor Champion.
  Mike's wife and daughter also take an active part in the sport and are champions in their own right. In 1986 and '87 Mike and Theresa were the Husband & Wife Outdoor Champs.
  Doug joined the Army in 1972 following graduation and remained in the service until 1976, being stationed in Germany and Hawaii. Following his discharge he worked as a heavy equipment mechanic in Montana and Wyoming, then went to Trinidad and Tabago where he worked and met and married Roma Dass.
  After completing a two year course in drafting in Billings, Doug now resides in Reno, Nevada.

  Vince bought the Bob Harvey place (formerly Gib Distad and Frank Southworth) in January of 1978. There was a lot of snow that winter and being unfamiliar with the lay of the land they had a hard time getting around. His sons, Kenneth and Keith, came with him and worked for him that summer. Then they left and his sons Bill and Gary came to work for him. Bill and his wife, Robyn, had two children: Jud and Briget. Gary and his wife, Sherry, had one girl, Dare, when they moved here. Three girls were born while they lived here: Kaci and twins, Jesse and Jenna. While living here Vince married Winnie Iwen, from Wolf Point, MT. Wolffs left here in November of 1986. They were good neighbors. Bill and Robyn, Gary and Sherry all moved to near Wolf Point.
  Vince and Winnie went to Arizona for the winter and then traveled some. They now have a home at Hamilton, Montana.

  Jense and Lorene "Rene" Yde came to the area around 1940. They were friends of Russell and Bea Murray back in Brainard, Minnesota, and that is how they came to settle in the area. Their children, Gene and June, came with them.
  Their ranch was on Armells Creek and is now owned by the Harrison family. After they sold out they lived in Arizona for several years where Jense passed away. Rene now lives in Bozeman where her son, Gene also lives.

B & B FARMS-- owned by the Burton family of Olds, Alberta Canada. B & B Farms is the old John Umstead place. Pat and Peggy and their son, Blair, are in the area seasonally to do their farming.

HARVEY, BOB AND LOUISE-- purchased the Distad and Southworth ranches and were here in the late 60's and the 70's. Their particular interest was horses. They had five children: Jay, Dan and Lynne, all RHS graduates, and twins, Don and Dale.

JOHNSON, DON AND CELIA-- came to the Roy area in 1978 with three of their children: Jerome, Joel and Patty, when Don took a mechanic job in the area. He soon opened up Don's Repair at G & S Oil which he operated for several years. Another son, Rick, and his wife Janine and family, moved to Roy for awhile and Rick worked for his dad. Don and Celia also managed the Legion Bar for a few years. After Don closed the shop he went to work for Montgomerys. He is now retired. Jerome married Barbara LaRette of Lewistown. They live in Roy with their two children, Jennifer and Amanda. He is employed at Kendall Mines and she worked at Hilger Meats.

PETERS, ROY FAMILY-- came to the area in April of 1960 when they purchased the Bill Schultz place, east of Roy. In 1973 they got the lease on the Gar place and to date they are the only ones left who put up hay along the Missouri River. Roy and Betty had seven children: Terry, now of Billings; Monica McDowell and Diane Gessick both of Bridger, Roger who with his wife, Davene, live and work on the ranch and Tyler who works with a seismograph crew in Africa. All are RHS graduates. Kelly and Chris graduated from Bridger High where they and their mother moved. Roy has remarried; his present wife's name is Reatha.

STEIDLEY, JIM AND NELDA--He taught the Indian Butte school 1964-65 school year. Students were Dean Komarek and Ken, Jeff and Dawn Willmore. Nelda gave birth to their first born son, James in a car driven by Jessie Komarek enroute to the hospital. School let out for the day. Steidleys now live in McAlester, Oklahoma.

• Irene and Lyle Flesch.
   

• Jack and Ida LeBrun with their grandchildren: Ralph, Ken, Dawn Marie and Jeff Willmore.
   

• Don and Margurite Marso. Picture was taken when they were on the Butte Ranch.
   

• Carl with a prize catfish he caught.

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