Nora Carter

Nora Kasten Carter, age 79, died Wednesday, February 16, 2005 at Suttle Care and Retirement in Pendleton, Oregon. She was surrounded by members of her family and the loving staff at Suttle Care. A Funeral Service for Mrs. Carter will be held at 1:00 P.M.. on Monday, February 21, 2005 at Burns Mortuary Chapel in Pendleton, Oregon. There will be visitation from 9:00 AM. until 12:00 noon the morning of the service. A viewing and prayer service will be held 9:00 A.M. until 12:30 P.M. on Wednesday, February 23, 2005 in at the Salem Lutheran Church in Circle, Montana. A Graveside Service will follow at 2:00 P.M., Wednesday, February 23, 2005 in the Riverview Cemetery in Circle, Montana. Silvernale-Silha Funeral Home of Glendive is entrusted with arrangements. Nora was born on November 29, 1925 to Frank C. R. and Katherine (Hatzenbuehler)Kasten in Watkins, Montana. She grew up on the family farm near Watkins with twelve brothers and sisters. She worked very hard helping her family raise a garden, canning and cooking. She also worked in the fields beside her parents and siblings. Her family was very proud when she attended high school at Northwestern Lutheran Academy in Mobridge, South Dakota, graduating in 1944. After high school, she continued her education at the Lutheran College in New Ulm, Minnesota where she received a teaching certificate. One of her first teaching positions was in Ekalaka, Montana in the Long Pine Hills. She taught at several rural schools, including Mill Iron, Powder River and Ekalaka. She later met and married Robert Edwin Carter on October 21, 1946 in Ekalaka. They made their home in Long Pine Hills near the Carter Family Ranch. In 1954 the family moved to Circle, Montana and then later to Wyoming and then Oregon. Nora had eight children and is remembered as a loving and kind mother and friend. She never passed up a moment to hold and rock babies and play with her grandchildren. She enjoyed cooking for her family and friends, playing cards, dancing, and music. She was a life long member of the Lutheran Church, dedicating her time as an organist, Sunday School teacher and member of the Ladies Aid. She was active in Sweet Adelines and the RSVP, as well as volunteering at various nursing homes. Nora is survived by her former husband, Robert Carter of Pendleton, Oregon and her children, Berniece and her husband Robert Stulc of Belgrade, Montana; Karen and her husband Bob Jones of PrineVille, Oregon; Sharon and her husband Wayne Cheshire of PrineVille, Oregon; Ken and his wife Beverly Carter of Grove City, Pennsylvania; Annette and her husband John Eppenbach of Irrigon, Oregon; Richard and his wife Melvalee Carter of Pendleton, Oregon; and Saundra and her husband Tracy Suttle of Pendleton, Oregon. She also has 14 grandchildren 8 great grandchildren, and numerous nieces and nephews. Her surviving brothers and sisters include Paul and Carrie Kasten of Brockway, Montana; Alice Morast of Green Valley, Arizona; Pearl Macioroski of Circle, Montana; Esther and Harold Sukut of Great Falls, Montana; Agnes and Irvin Sukut of Bozeman, Montana; Evelyn and Dave Hoover of Denver, Colorado; Edith Palowski of Circle, Montana; and David and Elizabeth Kasten of Brockway, Montana. Nora was preceded in death by her parents, her baby sister Lena, brothers Albert, Frank and Halold Kasten, her sister Margaret Morast and a baby daughter. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to New Beginings, A Home For Mothers, P.O. Box 423, Aurora, Colorado 80010.

Nora Carter

November 29, 1925 - February 23, 2005

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November 29, 1925 - February 23, 2005

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