Hysham Echo Newspaper

The Hysham Echo Newspaper has been published since Nov. 28, 1911 for Treasure County, Montana.

The Echo has undergone many changes over the years and I was honored to be the editor at the time it turned 100.

Each week I will publish the recipes and Page from the Past and the obits as soon as I receive them.

Debra Ann Van Hemelryck



Debra Ann Van Hemelryck, age 56, passed away Friday, May 27, 2011 at Horizon Hospice Home in Billings, MT.
Debra was born February 8, 1955 to Arnold and Geraldine Unterseher in Chester, MT.  She attended many schools growing up and graduated from Hazen High School in Hazen, ND in 1973.  She then attended Eastern Montana College and graduated in 1978 with a degree in Education.  This led her to Hysham where she taught special education and met her future husband Dennis Van Hemelryck. 
Dennis and Debra were married on March 22, 1980 and in 1981 and 1983 their daughters, Erin and Megan, were born.
She then worked for the Farm Service Agency in Forsyth and Hysham until taking early retirement in 2011. 
Debra is preceded in death by her father Arnold Unterseher.
She is survived by her husband Dennis; her daughters, Erin Van Hemelryck (Kurt Beason) of Billings and Megan Van Hemelryck (Damion Metcalf) of Hysham; her mother, Geraldine Unterseher of Fort Benton; her sisters Cindy (Bruce) Lamb of Havre and Peggy Unterseher of Roundup, and her brother David (Joyce) Unterseher of Butte.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests that memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society or to St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Hysham, MT.
Vigil Service was held on Tuesday, May 31, 2011 at 6:00 ​ p.m. at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Hysham, MT.  Funeral Service was held on Wednesday, June 1, 2011 at 11:00  a.m. at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Hysham, MT.  Interment followed in the Hysham Memorial Vale Cemetery in Hysham, MT.
Stevenson and Sons Funeral Home of Forsyth have been entrusted with these arrangements and condolences may be sent to the family by visiting www.stevensonandsons.com.
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