Katherine Nafts

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From the September 12, 1981 edition of The Billings Gazette, Billings, Yellowstone County, MT, USA:
Worden - Katherine Krum farmed with her husband for many years before moving to Worden in 1972. She died at age 73 Friday in Valley Nursing Home in Billings. Born in Alf-Denhoff [sic, Dönhof], Russia, she was a daughter of Henry and Katherine (nee Wolfe [sic, Wolf]) Nafts. Her family homesteaded at Huntley Project in 1920, and in 1930 she married George Krum in Worden [sic, Billings]. Mr. Krum died in 1975. Survivors include five daughters; Mrs. Ronald (Violet) Balzer of Worden, Mrs. Robert L. (Gladys) Pierce of Pompeys Pillar, Mrs. Dick (Bernice) Pierce of Idaho Falls, Idaho, Mrs. Barry (Karen) McWhinnie of Edson, Alberta, Canada, and Mrs. Larry (Sandra) Beabout of Silver Springs, Maryland; three sons, Clarence of 614 Parkhill Drive, Raymond of Huntley, and James of Ballantine; a brother, Jake Nafts of 417 S. 30th St.; three sisters, Katie Wittman of 2818 Eighth Ave. South, Marie Walter, west of Billings, and Mrs. Lizzie Hinkle of Shepherd; 22 grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Services will be 2 pm Tuesday in Bethlehem Congregational Church, Worden. Burial will be in Pleasantview Cemetery, Ballantine, with Smith Downtown Chapel of Billings, MT in charge.

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Pleasantview Cemetery

Katherine married George Krumm-Krum on 4 Dec 1930 in Billings, Yellowstone, Montana, USA. George (son of Johann Georg Krumm and Katharina Rudolph) was born on 26 May 1909 in Iliff, Logan, Colorado, USA; died on 16 Oct 1975 in Billings, Yellowstone, Montana, USA; was buried on 18 Oct 1975 in Ballantine, Yellowstone, Montana, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]