Schlehuber 70th

SCHLEHUBER 70th

Rhoda Lockert married Clifford Schlehuber on Jan. 7, 1948, in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. Among other things, Cliff worked for the U.S. Forest Service in Salmon, Sandpoint and Bonners Ferry, Idaho. Upon moving to Nampa, Idaho, and Monida, Mont., they worked for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Deer Flat National Wildlife Refuge and Red Rock Wildlife Refuge.

Moving to Spokane, Wash., Cliff worked for Hasse Drywall while Rhoda worked for Dix Steel Building, for Bonner County School District, for the Boundary County probate judge and prosecuting attorney, then for Gigray and Body attorneys in Caldwell, Idaho.

After moving to Billings, Mont., they were Montana residents for 47 years with Cliff being a drywall contractor. Rhoda worked for the Crowley Law Firm, then as a bank officer for First Bank Billings and later for First Interstate Bank Billings until retiring. She also volunteered at the Billings Clinic patient assistant liaison service (PALS) desk for many years and as a retired senior volunteer program (RSVP) tax volunteer.

Rhoda attended Granger Church School, Yakima Valley Academy and Upper Columbia Academy the first year it opened, graduating in 1948.

Rhoda and Cliff are members of the Billings Church. Rhoda has served as secretary and head of the Central Acres Church School board and helped found Little Treasures Day Care, a church outreach in Billings. She also enjoyed singing in the church choir and ladies sextet, as well as being a head greeter for many years.

They have two sons, Dale and Dane; two grandsons, Cody and Troy Schlehuber; a granddaughter, Katelyn Homes; two step-grandchildren and eight great-great-grandsons.

They celebrated their 70th anniversary with family in Montana this spring and thank the good Lord for all the years together and for their health.