Margaret Barbara (Rettinger) Chrest (1915 - 2014)

Born 8 Jun 1915 in Glendive, Dawson, Montana, United States

Wife of Russell Louis Chrest — married 14 Feb 1934 in Miles City, Custer, Montana, United States

Died 15 Aug 2014 at age 99 in Glendive, Dawson, Montana, United States

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Biography

Margaret Barbara Rettinger was born on Jun 8, 1915 in Glendive, Dawson, Montana, USA to Peter Rettinger & Elizabeth Baumkirsch Rettinger.

Her parents died when she was about two and was adopted by Vernie Jones & Lena Wold Jones. ^[1]

Her siblings were, Barbara, Anna, Verie.

She died on Aug 15, 2014 in Glendive, Dawson, Montana, USA (Glendive Medical Center).

When she was 18, she married Russell Louis Chrest, son of Louis J. Chrest and Leila M. Keebler, on Feb 15, 1934 in Miles City, Custer, Montana, USA. ^[2]

She lived in Glendive, Dawson, Montana, USA in 1935. She lived in Glendive, Dawson, Montana, USA on Apr 01, 1940 (Age: 24; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife). Race: (White)

She lived in Bozeman, Gallatin, Montana, USA in 1944.

Margaret Barbara Rettinger was buried in Glendive, Dawson County, Montana, USA (Dawson County Cemetery). ^[3]

Russell Louis Chrest and Margaret Barbara Rettinger had the following children:

Richard Chrest was born about 1936 in Montana, USA. He married Kathryn Ann Farrell in Nov 1960 in Glendive, Dawson, Montana, USA.

Vernon Chrest was born about 1938 in Montana, USA.

Coleen Chrest was born about 1939 in Montana, USA.

Howard Chrest was born about 1939 in Montana, USA.

Kathleen.

Kenneth.

Mae.

Residence

U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989 about Margaret Chrest

Name: Margaret Chrest

Gender: Female

Residence Year: 1944

Street address: 313 Wallace av N

Residence Place: Bozeman, Montana, USA

Spouse: Russell L Chrest

Publication Title: Bozeman, Montana, City Directory, 1944^[4]

Obituary

August 16, 2014 12:00 am GLENDIVE - Margaret Barbara Chrest, 99, of Glendive, passed away on Friday, Aug. 15, 2014, at Glendive Medical Center.

Cremation has taken place, and a private family memorial service will be held on a later date at Silha Funeral Home with interment in the Dawson County Cemetery. ^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ Ancestry.com, Montana, Birth Records, 1897-1988 (Lehi, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2017), Ancestry.com, Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services; Helena, Montana; Montana, Delayed Birth Records, 1860-1988; Box Number: Vol. 51. Record for Margaret Barbara Jones. https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=61591&h=144342&indiv=try.
2. ↑ Ancestry.com, Montana, County Marriages, 1865-1987 (Lehi, UT. USA, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2017), Ancestry.com, Montana State Historical Society; Helena, Montana; Montana, County Marriages, 1865-1950. Record for Margaret Jones. https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=61578&h=90367148&indiv=try.
3. ↑ Findagrave - Margaret Barbara Rettinger Jones Chrest
4. ↑ U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989 (Beta), Record for Margaret Chrest
5. ↑ United States Obituary Collection, Publication Date: 16 Aug 2014; Publication Place: Billings, Montana, USA, Record for Margaret Barbara Chrest

• 1940 United States Federal Census, Place: Glendive, Dawson, Montana; Roll: T627_2217; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 11-4, Record for Margaret Chrest