Mabel Mahlen

Mabel Mahlen

BAINVILLE, MONTANA - Mrs. Mabel Mahlen, 76, the widow of the late Joel Mahlen, longtime
eastern Montana resident of the Bainville community, died Wednesday, May 24, 1989, in
Mercy Hospital, Williston.

Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 1 p.m. MT Saturday, May 27, at the Sacred Heart
Catholic Church, Bainville. Father Norman Dukart will officiate and burial will be in
the Bainville Cemetery. A prayer service will be held at 8 p.m. CT Friday, May 26, in the
Everson Funeral Home Chapel, Williston, ND.

Mabel Clarice Vannatta was born May 1, 1913, in Anamoose to
James and Tillie (Vanderberg) Vannatta. As a child, she moved with her family to her
father's homestead, north of Bainville. She was raised there and attended local schools.
She married Joel Mahlen April 27, 1935, in Bainville. They established their home north
of Bainville and lived there through the years. Mr. Mahlen died in 1964.

Mrs. Mahlen was a member of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church and the Sacred Heart Altar
Society.

Mrs. Mahlen is survived by six children: Eunice Neshem of Berthold;
Ralph of Lake Stevens, WA; Mrs. Kennard (Arlene) Byre of Maxbass;
Mrs. Paul (JoAnn) Picard of Flagstaff, AZ; Mrs. Gerald (Donna) Elkins of Bismark;
and Joey of Chaska, MN; 17 grandchildren; two great grandchildren; four sisters:
Helen Hobby of Glasgow, MT; Minnie Mahlen of Williston; Ethel Fitch of Sierra vista, CA;
and Pearl Higgins of Williston; and two brothers: Ed Vannatta of Bainville and
Leonard Vannatta of Williston.

Mrs. Mahlen was preceded in death by her parents, one sister and two grandsons.

Friends may call until 8 p.m. today at the Everson Funeral Home, Williston and one hour
before services Saturday at the church.

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