Myrtle May Straw

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Research of Emanuel Johnson on Rootsweb.

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Myrtle May Bay, of Forsyth went to heaven on, June 11, 2016, her 91st birthday. Myrtle was born on June 11, 1925 in a house on 5th street in Forsyth to William Roy and Gertrude (Johnson) Straw.
She attended grade school at the Hammond Elementary School and then later attended Forsyth High School. In the early 40's, before finishing her junior year in high school, she left for Miles City to become a waitress at the Met Café. Myrtle also worked at Katzie's Ice Cream Parlor for Mrs. Kruger and as a waitress at Redman's Café in Forsyth. Shortly after she moved to Miles City, she married Emil Geist. To this union one son was born, Ronald A. Geist, on July 23, 1943. They were later divorced.
Myrtle met Edmund Bay in Forsyth in the late 60's, but went to Milwaukee where they got married on November 27, 1971. They stayed in Milwaukee for 15 years and then came back to Forsyth in 1986. Ed died a year later.
Myrtle was a member of Concordia Lutheran Church and participated in the American Legion Auxiliary. As a young girl, Myrtle was known by all as "Sister Straw." She would retell of the time that she delivered milk and cream by bike from the family dairy. She was an animal lover, a cook and a mother to many. She had a strong willed, yet kind soul and she didn't live by anyone's rules, but rather did things her own way. Myrtle was a free spirit.
Myrtle was preceded in death by her parents, William Roy Straw and Gertrude Johnson; husband Edmund Bay; son, Ronald Geist; brother William K. Straw; numerous aunts and uncles, and her cousin Martha Johnson.
She is survived by her only grandchild, Daniel Geist; one brother, Harvey Straw of Crookston, Minnesota and his children and grandchildren; her aunt Berniece Higginbotham; and her cousins: Emmanuel Lee Johnson, Owen Johnson, and Andrea Pederson.
A Visitation will be held on Thursday, June 16 from 12:00 PM '96 5:00 PM.
Funeral Services will be held on Friday, June 17 at 3:00 PM.
Both will be held at Stevenson and Sons Funeral Home in Forsyth. Burial will follow the funeral in the Forsyth Cemetery.

Myrtle married Emil Geist circa 1942. The marriage ended in divorce. (Emil Geist was born on 30 Sep 1922 in Nort Dakota, died on 12 Jun 1990 in Montana and was buried in Springfield National Cemetery in Greene County, Missouri.)

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Myrtle next married Edmund Bay on 27 Nov 1971 in Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin. (Edmund Bay was born on 3 Aug 1918 in La Crosse, La Crosse County, Wisconsin, died on 26 Mar 1987 in Forsyth, Rosebud County, Montana, United States of America and was buried in Forsyth Cemetery - Rosebud County, Montana.)

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