Cora was born near Columbia Falls, Montana to Floyd Alfred Payne and Phebe Edith Pearson.
Cora was married to Albert Andrew Kerestes on Aug. 31, 1947 at Christ Lutheran Church in Whitefish, Montana, and they had a son, Glenwood.
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Cora Ellen Kerestes, 86, passed away April 12, 2011. She is now with her Lord and Savior. She is joined again with her beloved husband, Albert.
Cora was proud of having come from strong pioneer stock — her grandparents settled in the valley in 1904. She was born Oct. 14, 1924, to Floyd and Edith Payne at her Pearson grandparents' home outside of Columbia Falls.
She had many fond memories of life as a child living in logging camps up in the mountains. She attended school in Whitefish, graduating in 1942. Days after graduation, Cora boarded a bus to Washington, D.C., where a job awaited her in the clerical pool for the U.S. Army. Later, she transferred to Newark, N.J., and when the war effort wound down, she went to work for Newark Bell. It was in New Jersey, at Dreamland Roller Rink, that she met Albert. After an exciting courtship and several trips to Montana, Cora and Albert were married Aug. 31, 1947, at Christ Lutheran Church in Whitefish. They returned to New Jersey and worked a few years before deciding they wanted to make their home in Montana. In 1950, they moved back to Whitefish.
Cora loved people and lived life to the fullest. She loved square dancing, camping, her church and her many friends. She taught Sunday school for years and enjoyed working with youth. Cora enjoyed doing genealogy and spent years researching and recording the family's history and stories as well as the history of the upper Flathead Valley.
Cora was preceded in death by her parents, Floyd and Edith Payne, and her husband of 61 years, Albert.
Cora leaves one son, Glen Kerestes and wife Kathy, of Billings; one granddaughter, Amy Larsen and husband Chris, of Roundup; and twin great granddaughters, Megan and Elizabeth Larsen, of Roundup. She also leaves behind numerous cousins and the countless friends she has made everywhere she has gone.
The family would like to thank everyone at The Springs at Whitefish, who Cora thought of as not caregivers and residents but as her family. Also special thanks goes to the staffs of the North Valley Hospital and Christ Lutheran Church, and all of Cora's friends for the help and support they have provided to Cora and her family.
A memorial service April 18, 2011. Interment was at the Fairview Cemetery.
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Cora was married to Albert Andrew Kerestes on Aug. 31, 1947 at Christ Lutheran Church in Whitefish, Montana, and they had a son, Glenwood.
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Cora Ellen Kerestes, 86, passed away April 12, 2011. She is now with her Lord and Savior. She is joined again with her beloved husband, Albert.
Cora was proud of having come from strong pioneer stock — her grandparents settled in the valley in 1904. She was born Oct. 14, 1924, to Floyd and Edith Payne at her Pearson grandparents' home outside of Columbia Falls.
She had many fond memories of life as a child living in logging camps up in the mountains. She attended school in Whitefish, graduating in 1942. Days after graduation, Cora boarded a bus to Washington, D.C., where a job awaited her in the clerical pool for the U.S. Army. Later, she transferred to Newark, N.J., and when the war effort wound down, she went to work for Newark Bell. It was in New Jersey, at Dreamland Roller Rink, that she met Albert. After an exciting courtship and several trips to Montana, Cora and Albert were married Aug. 31, 1947, at Christ Lutheran Church in Whitefish. They returned to New Jersey and worked a few years before deciding they wanted to make their home in Montana. In 1950, they moved back to Whitefish.
Cora loved people and lived life to the fullest. She loved square dancing, camping, her church and her many friends. She taught Sunday school for years and enjoyed working with youth. Cora enjoyed doing genealogy and spent years researching and recording the family's history and stories as well as the history of the upper Flathead Valley.
Cora was preceded in death by her parents, Floyd and Edith Payne, and her husband of 61 years, Albert.
Cora leaves one son, Glen Kerestes and wife Kathy, of Billings; one granddaughter, Amy Larsen and husband Chris, of Roundup; and twin great granddaughters, Megan and Elizabeth Larsen, of Roundup. She also leaves behind numerous cousins and the countless friends she has made everywhere she has gone.
The family would like to thank everyone at The Springs at Whitefish, who Cora thought of as not caregivers and residents but as her family. Also special thanks goes to the staffs of the North Valley Hospital and Christ Lutheran Church, and all of Cora's friends for the help and support they have provided to Cora and her family.
A memorial service April 18, 2011. Interment was at the Fairview Cemetery.
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Cora was born near Columbia Falls, Montana to Floyd Alfred Payne and Phebe Edith Pearson.
Cora was married to Albert Andrew Kerestes on Aug. 31, 1947 at Christ Lutheran Church in Whitefish, Montana, and they had a son, Glenwood.
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Cora Ellen Kerestes, 86, passed away April 12, 2011. She is now with her Lord and Savior. She is joined again with her beloved husband, Albert.
Cora was proud of having come from strong pioneer stock — her grandparents settled in the valley in 1904. She was born Oct. 14, 1924, to Floyd and Edith Payne at her Pearson grandparents' home outside of Columbia Falls.
She had many fond memories of life as a child living in logging camps up in the mountains. She attended school in Whitefish, graduating in 1942. Days after graduation, Cora boarded a bus to Washington, D.C., where a job awaited her in the clerical pool for the U.S. Army. Later, she transferred to Newark, N.J., and when the war effort wound down, she went to work for Newark Bell. It was in New Jersey, at Dreamland Roller Rink, that she met Albert. After an exciting courtship and several trips to Montana, Cora and Albert were married Aug. 31, 1947, at Christ Lutheran Church in Whitefish. They returned to New Jersey and worked a few years before deciding they wanted to make their home in Montana. In 1950, they moved back to Whitefish.
Cora loved people and lived life to the fullest. She loved square dancing, camping, her church and her many friends. She taught Sunday school for years and enjoyed working with youth. Cora enjoyed doing genealogy and spent years researching and recording the family's history and stories as well as the history of the upper Flathead Valley.
Cora was preceded in death by her parents, Floyd and Edith Payne, and her husband of 61 years, Albert.
Cora leaves one son, Glen Kerestes and wife Kathy, of Billings; one granddaughter, Amy Larsen and husband Chris, of Roundup; and twin great granddaughters, Megan and Elizabeth Larsen, of Roundup. She also leaves behind numerous cousins and the countless friends she has made everywhere she has gone.
The family would like to thank everyone at The Springs at Whitefish, who Cora thought of as not caregivers and residents but as her family. Also special thanks goes to the staffs of the North Valley Hospital and Christ Lutheran Church, and all of Cora's friends for the help and support they have provided to Cora and her family.
A memorial service April 18, 2011. Interment was at the Fairview Cemetery.
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Cora was married to Albert Andrew Kerestes on Aug. 31, 1947 at Christ Lutheran Church in Whitefish, Montana, and they had a son, Glenwood.
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Cora Ellen Kerestes, 86, passed away April 12, 2011. She is now with her Lord and Savior. She is joined again with her beloved husband, Albert.
Cora was proud of having come from strong pioneer stock — her grandparents settled in the valley in 1904. She was born Oct. 14, 1924, to Floyd and Edith Payne at her Pearson grandparents' home outside of Columbia Falls.
She had many fond memories of life as a child living in logging camps up in the mountains. She attended school in Whitefish, graduating in 1942. Days after graduation, Cora boarded a bus to Washington, D.C., where a job awaited her in the clerical pool for the U.S. Army. Later, she transferred to Newark, N.J., and when the war effort wound down, she went to work for Newark Bell. It was in New Jersey, at Dreamland Roller Rink, that she met Albert. After an exciting courtship and several trips to Montana, Cora and Albert were married Aug. 31, 1947, at Christ Lutheran Church in Whitefish. They returned to New Jersey and worked a few years before deciding they wanted to make their home in Montana. In 1950, they moved back to Whitefish.
Cora loved people and lived life to the fullest. She loved square dancing, camping, her church and her many friends. She taught Sunday school for years and enjoyed working with youth. Cora enjoyed doing genealogy and spent years researching and recording the family's history and stories as well as the history of the upper Flathead Valley.
Cora was preceded in death by her parents, Floyd and Edith Payne, and her husband of 61 years, Albert.
Cora leaves one son, Glen Kerestes and wife Kathy, of Billings; one granddaughter, Amy Larsen and husband Chris, of Roundup; and twin great granddaughters, Megan and Elizabeth Larsen, of Roundup. She also leaves behind numerous cousins and the countless friends she has made everywhere she has gone.
The family would like to thank everyone at The Springs at Whitefish, who Cora thought of as not caregivers and residents but as her family. Also special thanks goes to the staffs of the North Valley Hospital and Christ Lutheran Church, and all of Cora's friends for the help and support they have provided to Cora and her family.
A memorial service April 18, 2011. Interment was at the Fairview Cemetery.
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