Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Living

Private married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Education: 1963–64, Ithaca, Tompkins, New York, United States; Masters Degree; Address:
  Cornell University
• Occupation: 1960, Colstrip, Rosebud, Montana, United States; Address:
  Peabody Coal Co
• Occupation: 1963, Forsyth, Rosebud, Montana, United States; science instructor; Address:
  Colstrip High School
• Occupation: 1973, Forsyth, Rosebud, Montana, United States; Address:
  Mayor
• Occupation: 1976, Forsyth, Rosebud, Montana, United States; Mayor
• Orgs: Apr 1977; Executive Board
• Last Known Residence: 1996, Forsyth, Rosebud, Montana, United States

Notes:

Occupation:
Gene was highly involved in the Montana Strip Mining Reclamation Act in the 60s. At that time he was employed as conservation director at Peabody Coal Co., Colstrip.

Occupation:


Orgs:
Billings man named EMC board member
HELENA (AP) - John C. Sheehy, former legislator and unsuccessful Democratic candidate for attorney general, has been appointed to the Eastern Montana College Executive Board by Gov. Thomas I.. Judge.

The appointment was announced Friday.
Sheehy will replace Gene Tuma of Forsyth for a term ending in April 1977.

Died:
Gene Arnold Tuma

Forsyth-Gene A. Tuma, 62, of Forsyth, passed away Tuesday, June 25, 996, at the Rosebud Health Care Center.

He was born December 22, 1933, in Cut Bank, The son of Arnold A. and Mary Phillips Tuma. He attended trade school at the Red River Country School and Graduated from Gonzaga High School in Spokane, Wash. After graduating he attended Eastern Montana College and Montana State University where he graduated with a genealogy degree. He received a scholarship at Cornell University in Ithaca, N.Y., where he received a master's degree in geology.

Gene and Irene Peace were married in Polson. He taught school in Roy, Rosebud, Colstrip and Forsyth. They moved to Forsyth where he became principal and later superintendent of schools.

Gene later went to work for Peabody Coal Co. and was head of the reclamation Department. During this time he became mayor of Forsyth and became a lobbyist for the Peabody Mine. Gene also taught at the Miles Community College in Miles City. He was an avid rock hound, having the largest Montana agate on record in Montana. Gene enjoyed cooking, gardening, recovering fossils, having a few of the originals named after him.

Gene was a member of the Northern Plains Council, was appointed by the governor to the Board of Directors at Eastern Montana College, now Montana State University-Billings. He was also a member of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Forsythe.

His survivors include two sons, Jim A. Tuma and Lane A. Tuma, both of Forsythe, his sister, Mrs. Jim (Donna) Dickinson of BIllings; three grandchildren and an adopted son, Marty Mendenhall of Forsythe. He was proceeded in death by his wife, Irene in 1967, and son, Craig W. Tuma in 1980.

Vigil services will be Saturday, June 29, 1996, at 9:15 a.m. at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church. Mass of Christian Burial will be Saturday June 29, 1996, at 10 a.m. in Immaculate Conception Catholic Church with Father Michael O'Hanlon celebrant. Rite of committal will follow in the Rosebud Cemetery. Stevenson & SOns Funeral HOme of Miles City is in charge of arrangements.
The Billings Gazette
Fri, Jun 28, 1996 ·Page 6

Gene married PEACE, Irene Ruth on 3 Jul 1953 in Polson, Lake, Montana, United States. Irene (daughter of Living and Living) was born on 4 Jul 1933 in Polson, Lake, Montana, United States; died on 7 Dec 1967 in Billings, Yellowstone, Montana, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Daily Inter Lake, The | Kalispell, Montana | Sunday, July 12, 1953 | Page 7
Miss Irene Peace Weds Cut Bank
Man in Poison Church Ceremony

Inter lake News Service

POLSON-The altar of the Church of the Immaculate Conception in Polson was decorated with pink and white peonies for the formal, double-ring ceremony uniting in marriage Miss Irene R. Peace, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J.W. Peace of Polson and Gene Tuma, son of Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Tuma of Cut Bank. The Rev. Father Emmet J. Shea celebrated the nuptial mass at 9:30 a.m. Friday, July 3,

Mrs. David Pugh played the nuptial music and accompanied the choir and Klint Colarchek of Gyser who sang "Panis Angelicus."

The bride who was given in marriage by her father, chose a formal gown fashioned with a lace bodice and matching bolero and a full skirt of nylon net. She carried a bouquet of white roses centered with an orchid corsage, on a white prayer bok, which was a gift of the groom. Her fingertip net veil was from a cap of white lace and seed pearls.

Miss Donna Tuma, sister of the bridegroom, was made of honor and bridesmaids were Jessie Passmore of Kalispell; Louis Feshour of St. Ignatius and Janice Hanto of Sidney. They were gowned in formal gowns with strapless taffeta bodices and net skirts and stoles in pastel colors. They wore bandeaux of pleated net in their hair. Their colonial bouquets were of red and white roses. Small Luana Jordon, Billings, cousin of the bridegroom, was dressed in white and carried a basket of rose petals. Mrs Peace chose a dress of orchid eyelet jersey, for her daughter's wedding with which she wore white accessories and a corsage of pink rosebuds and painted daisies. Mrs. Tuma wore navy blue with white accessories and a red rose corsage.

The bridegroom was attended by Klint Colarchek as best man and Harry Tuma, Jr., cousin of the bridegroom; bob Helbing of Moscow, Ida.; Earl, Ross and James Peace, brothers of the bride, were ushers.

Following the ceremony a reception for 100 guests was held in the parish hall. After the bridal couple cut the three tier cake, which was topped with a miniature bride and groom, it was served by Mrs. Ross Peace, Mrs. James Peace served punch and Mrs. Earl Peace poured. Miss Carroll Savall was in charge of the gift table and Miss Susie Lind of the guest book.

Mrs. Tuma graduated from Polson High School with the class of 1951 and attended Montana State College at Boseman, where she was a member of Kappa Delta Sorority. The bridegroom was graduated from Gonzaga High School in Spokane, Wash. he also attended Montana State College where he was a member of Phi Sigma Kappa fraternity.

After a honeymoon trip the young couple will make their home on a ranch near Cut Bank.

Out of town guests included Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Tuma and Donna; Mr. and Mrs. Harry Tuma and Harry Tuma, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Wes. Tuma and family, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Phillips, grandparents of the groom, all of Cut Bank, Mr. and Mrs. Murphy of Rudyard; Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Maxwell of Ronan; Mr. and Mrs. Earl Peace and Karen of Hamilton; Mr. and Mrs. Ross Peace of Havre; Mr. and Mrs. Christ Schelecten and family of Bozeman; Mr. and Mrs. C.A. Parker of Manhatten Beach, Calif., Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Jordon and family, Billings; Klint Colarchek, Bob Hebling, Jancie Hanto, Jessie Passmore and Lois Freshour.

Billings Gazette | Billings, Montana | Friday, December 08, 1967 | Page 12

Mrs. Gene A. Tuma
Mrs. Gene A. Tuma, 34, former Billings resident, of Forsyth, died Thursday morning in Billings hospital where she had been a patient since Nov.

She was born Irene Ruth Peace in Polson July 4, 1933, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James W. Peace.

She attended schools in Polson and Montana State College at Bozeman.

She was married to Gene Arnold Tuma in Polson July 3, 1953. They lived in Bozeman after their marriage, moved to Billings for two years and in 1956 returned to Bozeman where Mr. Tuma attended school.

They lived in Roy in 1957, Rosebud in 1960 and Colstrip in 1962 where Mr. Tuma taught school. In 1963 they moved to i Ithaca, N.Y. to go to school and since 1964 had lived in Forsyth. She was a member of the Catholic Church.

Surviving are the widower; three sons, James, Lane and Craig, all of the family home; her mother, Mrs. Delia Peace, Polson; three brothers, Earl Peace, Bozeman; Ross Peace, Fairfield and James Peace, Poison.

The body will be taken from I Dahl-Brown Funeral Home to Mosley Funeral Home in Polson for services and burial.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: 2 Apr 1930, Glacier, Montana, United States; grain farm laborer for his brothers Louis and Harry; Address:
  School District 67

Notes:

Died:

Elks hold services for Arnie Tuma

Arnold A. Tuma, 64 passed away Friday, June 15, in Memorial Hospital.

He was born June 3, 1909 in Meschiot (sic), Wis. and came to the Cut Bank area to homestead north of town in 1928. He was married to Mary Phillips July 15,1932 in Cut Bank, she died in 1966. At one time the deceased was assistant Glacier County Assessor.

Survivors include one son, Gene A. Tuma of Forsyth, Mont.; one daughter, Donna Dickinson of Billings; brothers and sisters, including Louis of Kalispell and others in Wisconsin, and seven grandchildren.

Funeral services were held Monday at 2 p.m. in the Elks Lodge and burial was in Crown Hill Cemetery. A prayer service was held at Burns Funeral Home Sunday evening conducted by Father Bede Vande Castle, of St. Margaret 's Church.

Pallbearers were Ernie Proefrock, Don Brown, John Lunda, Jeo Jenson of Chester, Earl Jacobson and Chester Heitman.

Arnold married PHILLIPS, Mary O. on 15 Jul 1932 in Cut Bank, Glacier, Montana, United States. Mary (daughter of PHILLIPS, Jefferson Harrison and Living) was born in 1914; died in 1960; was buried in Cut Bank, Glacier, Montana, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living married Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]