Lois Joy Zupanik was born November 20, 1927, in Baker, the daughter of Samuel John and Daisy Sarah Croninger Barkley. She grew up on the family farm south of Baker, attending country school at Willard, and she graduated from Baker High School in 1945. She then attended the U of MT - Missoula. On November 20, 1948 she married Albert Klauzer in Baker. To this union Deb, Bernice, Wade and Jean were born. They lived on a ranch north of Mill Iron in Carter County where they raised cattle, Shetland ponies, and quarter horses. Lois rode by horseback and taught at the nearby Hilmont country school for a while. In 1962, Lois and her children moved to Baker and cared for her father until his death in 1965. She and the children then moved to Terry, where Lois worked in the ASCS Office and raised her children until 1973.
She cherished these memorable years of her children's school activities and living on the hobby farm on the hill outside of Terry with their assorted farm animals, pets, and her large garden. On January 28, 1968 Lois married Ted Zupanik of the Baker area in Lewistown. From Terry, they moved to Ted's ranch south of Baker in Carter County in 1973. Ted passed away in May of 1974. Lis stayed on the ranch until 1985, when she moved into Baker to live and take care of her mother. They both enjoyed the company of Frosty, their feisty peach Pomeranian. Daisy passed away in March of 1992, at the age of 100. Lois was a true county gal who enjoyed living in the Mill Iron country area living and working on the ranch tending the livestock.
Lois is survived by her children, Deb (Dan) Finken, Bernice (Tom) Buckingham, Wade Klauzer and Jean (Brad) Culver; a sister-in-law, Bea Barkley; 8 grandchildren and 7 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, her children's father, and two brothers, Eber Barkley in infancy, and Cleo Barkely.
--condensed from The Terry Tribune 9-24-2008 p.2
She cherished these memorable years of her children's school activities and living on the hobby farm on the hill outside of Terry with their assorted farm animals, pets, and her large garden. On January 28, 1968 Lois married Ted Zupanik of the Baker area in Lewistown. From Terry, they moved to Ted's ranch south of Baker in Carter County in 1973. Ted passed away in May of 1974. Lis stayed on the ranch until 1985, when she moved into Baker to live and take care of her mother. They both enjoyed the company of Frosty, their feisty peach Pomeranian. Daisy passed away in March of 1992, at the age of 100. Lois was a true county gal who enjoyed living in the Mill Iron country area living and working on the ranch tending the livestock.
Lois is survived by her children, Deb (Dan) Finken, Bernice (Tom) Buckingham, Wade Klauzer and Jean (Brad) Culver; a sister-in-law, Bea Barkley; 8 grandchildren and 7 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, her children's father, and two brothers, Eber Barkley in infancy, and Cleo Barkely.
--condensed from The Terry Tribune 9-24-2008 p.2
Lois Joy Zupanik was born November 20, 1927, in Baker, the daughter of Samuel John and Daisy Sarah Croninger Barkley. She grew up on the family farm south of Baker, attending country school at Willard, and she graduated from Baker High School in 1945. She then attended the U of MT - Missoula. On November 20, 1948 she married Albert Klauzer in Baker. To this union Deb, Bernice, Wade and Jean were born. They lived on a ranch north of Mill Iron in Carter County where they raised cattle, Shetland ponies, and quarter horses. Lois rode by horseback and taught at the nearby Hilmont country school for a while. In 1962, Lois and her children moved to Baker and cared for her father until his death in 1965. She and the children then moved to Terry, where Lois worked in the ASCS Office and raised her children until 1973.
She cherished these memorable years of her children's school activities and living on the hobby farm on the hill outside of Terry with their assorted farm animals, pets, and her large garden. On January 28, 1968 Lois married Ted Zupanik of the Baker area in Lewistown. From Terry, they moved to Ted's ranch south of Baker in Carter County in 1973. Ted passed away in May of 1974. Lis stayed on the ranch until 1985, when she moved into Baker to live and take care of her mother. They both enjoyed the company of Frosty, their feisty peach Pomeranian. Daisy passed away in March of 1992, at the age of 100. Lois was a true county gal who enjoyed living in the Mill Iron country area living and working on the ranch tending the livestock.
Lois is survived by her children, Deb (Dan) Finken, Bernice (Tom) Buckingham, Wade Klauzer and Jean (Brad) Culver; a sister-in-law, Bea Barkley; 8 grandchildren and 7 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, her children's father, and two brothers, Eber Barkley in infancy, and Cleo Barkely.
--condensed from The Terry Tribune 9-24-2008 p.2
She cherished these memorable years of her children's school activities and living on the hobby farm on the hill outside of Terry with their assorted farm animals, pets, and her large garden. On January 28, 1968 Lois married Ted Zupanik of the Baker area in Lewistown. From Terry, they moved to Ted's ranch south of Baker in Carter County in 1973. Ted passed away in May of 1974. Lis stayed on the ranch until 1985, when she moved into Baker to live and take care of her mother. They both enjoyed the company of Frosty, their feisty peach Pomeranian. Daisy passed away in March of 1992, at the age of 100. Lois was a true county gal who enjoyed living in the Mill Iron country area living and working on the ranch tending the livestock.
Lois is survived by her children, Deb (Dan) Finken, Bernice (Tom) Buckingham, Wade Klauzer and Jean (Brad) Culver; a sister-in-law, Bea Barkley; 8 grandchildren and 7 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, her children's father, and two brothers, Eber Barkley in infancy, and Cleo Barkely.
--condensed from The Terry Tribune 9-24-2008 p.2
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