POLSON -- Einar Torlief "Jerry" Aasheim, 99, of Polson, died on Jan. 13, 2006, at St. Joseph Medical Center here. In his later years, Jerry loved to gather with family and friends at his lakeshore home near Polson, where he would entertain them with stories of his childhood days near Reserve, Mont., songs sung in Norwegian, or personal musings about the meaning of life.
He was born on Dec. 23, 1906, in Bisbee, ND, the son of Svein and Marthea Aasheim.
Jerry attended the state teachers college in Dillon and graduated from the Univ. of Montana in Missoula with a BA in 1935.
He married Ettabel Mathis on Dec. 23, 1941.
Jerry was the owner and president of Modern Business College in Missoula for 30 years, and the owner and manager of Montana Real Estate Exchange for 21 years.
He was a member of Missoula Lions Club, Missoula Elks Club, past president of the Missoula Junior Chamber of Commerce and a member of Sons of Norway. Jerry was also past president of the Montana Business College Assoc. and a member of the Missoula County Board of Realtors.
He is survived by his wife Ettabel and daughter Barbara Osher (Corvallis, OR); two granddaughters; three brothers in their 90s, Magnus Aasheim and Semming Aasheim (Plentywood) and Torlief Aasheim (Bozeman).
The oldest of the five brothers, Olaf Aasheim, passed away in 1978 at the age of 73.
No memorial services will be held. However, a celebration of life will be held in the spring.
Char-Koosta News Feb 2006
He was born on Dec. 23, 1906, in Bisbee, ND, the son of Svein and Marthea Aasheim.
Jerry attended the state teachers college in Dillon and graduated from the Univ. of Montana in Missoula with a BA in 1935.
He married Ettabel Mathis on Dec. 23, 1941.
Jerry was the owner and president of Modern Business College in Missoula for 30 years, and the owner and manager of Montana Real Estate Exchange for 21 years.
He was a member of Missoula Lions Club, Missoula Elks Club, past president of the Missoula Junior Chamber of Commerce and a member of Sons of Norway. Jerry was also past president of the Montana Business College Assoc. and a member of the Missoula County Board of Realtors.
He is survived by his wife Ettabel and daughter Barbara Osher (Corvallis, OR); two granddaughters; three brothers in their 90s, Magnus Aasheim and Semming Aasheim (Plentywood) and Torlief Aasheim (Bozeman).
The oldest of the five brothers, Olaf Aasheim, passed away in 1978 at the age of 73.
No memorial services will be held. However, a celebration of life will be held in the spring.
Char-Koosta News Feb 2006
POLSON -- Einar Torlief "Jerry" Aasheim, 99, of Polson, died on Jan. 13, 2006, at St. Joseph Medical Center here. In his later years, Jerry loved to gather with family and friends at his lakeshore home near Polson, where he would entertain them with stories of his childhood days near Reserve, Mont., songs sung in Norwegian, or personal musings about the meaning of life.
He was born on Dec. 23, 1906, in Bisbee, ND, the son of Svein and Marthea Aasheim.
Jerry attended the state teachers college in Dillon and graduated from the Univ. of Montana in Missoula with a BA in 1935.
He married Ettabel Mathis on Dec. 23, 1941.
Jerry was the owner and president of Modern Business College in Missoula for 30 years, and the owner and manager of Montana Real Estate Exchange for 21 years.
He was a member of Missoula Lions Club, Missoula Elks Club, past president of the Missoula Junior Chamber of Commerce and a member of Sons of Norway. Jerry was also past president of the Montana Business College Assoc. and a member of the Missoula County Board of Realtors.
He is survived by his wife Ettabel and daughter Barbara Osher (Corvallis, OR); two granddaughters; three brothers in their 90s, Magnus Aasheim and Semming Aasheim (Plentywood) and Torlief Aasheim (Bozeman).
The oldest of the five brothers, Olaf Aasheim, passed away in 1978 at the age of 73.
No memorial services will be held. However, a celebration of life will be held in the spring.
Char-Koosta News Feb 2006
He was born on Dec. 23, 1906, in Bisbee, ND, the son of Svein and Marthea Aasheim.
Jerry attended the state teachers college in Dillon and graduated from the Univ. of Montana in Missoula with a BA in 1935.
He married Ettabel Mathis on Dec. 23, 1941.
Jerry was the owner and president of Modern Business College in Missoula for 30 years, and the owner and manager of Montana Real Estate Exchange for 21 years.
He was a member of Missoula Lions Club, Missoula Elks Club, past president of the Missoula Junior Chamber of Commerce and a member of Sons of Norway. Jerry was also past president of the Montana Business College Assoc. and a member of the Missoula County Board of Realtors.
He is survived by his wife Ettabel and daughter Barbara Osher (Corvallis, OR); two granddaughters; three brothers in their 90s, Magnus Aasheim and Semming Aasheim (Plentywood) and Torlief Aasheim (Bozeman).
The oldest of the five brothers, Olaf Aasheim, passed away in 1978 at the age of 73.
No memorial services will be held. However, a celebration of life will be held in the spring.
Char-Koosta News Feb 2006
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