Iola J. (Ole) Hibl, age 78, of Poplar, MT passed away of natural causes on October 12, 2010 at the Poplar Hospital in Poplar.
She was born on March 25, 1932 to William and Adeline (Hovermale) Sanders in Shelbyville, Indiana.
Iola moved to Montana in 1950 then moved back to Indiana in 1957. Iola and her family moved to Van Nuys, CA, a year later. Iola was between Indiana and Poplar until 1963 and has been here ever since.
Iola graduated from Distinctive Floral Creation of Billings, MT as a certified Florist in 1983. She then opened a floral shop in 1984, known as the Ole’s Floral Shop. She had her shop until 1995. Iola worked for DOD as a rifle inspector, Fort Peck A&S Tribal Industries, West Electronics, Fort Peck Community College, and Poplar Museum. She enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren.
Iola is survived by 5 children, George (Brenda) Eder, Keifer Eder, Karen Browning, Bernard (Leanda) Eder, all of Poplar and Rayola Eder-Burrows of Sacramento, CA; brother, George Sanders of Poplar; 8 grandchildren, Particia Neal, Georgie Gourneau, Curtis Eder, Michael D. Eder, Jamie Culbertson, Mark, Michael J. and Danny Eder; 7 great-grandchildren, Destiny Eder-Neal, Sunni Neal, Falloni Williams, Alexis & Bella Culbertson, Houston Eder, and Ezekiel Gourneau.
She is preceded in death by her parents; 2 sisters, Patricia Holen and Gilda Stephens.
Rosary will be at 7 p.m. Sunday, October 17, at the Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Poplar. Mass of Christian Burial will be held 10 a.m. Monday, October 18 also at the Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Poplar. Interment will follow at the Poplar City Cemetery in Poplar.
Condolences may be sent to the family at csmc@nemont.net or www.stevensonandsons.com. Clayton Stevenson Memorial Chapel in Wolf Point has been entrusted with the arrangements.
Thank you Lord for Dear Mother
Into this world, Lord, you let mother give me life,
And given a name that was combined of man and his wife.
She loved and cared for me as a mother would,
Until after many years, her love I understood.
Lord, bless the hands that gently cared for me,
and her unselfishness, that we all could see.
Giving and sharing and teaching us how to grow,
She helped us to learn the things we needed to know.
She gave us strength when we were all so weak,
And her approval we never ceased to seek,
She filled our home with love and laughter,
and fulfilled our needs and our looking after.
She listened to our troubles and childish fears,
then struggled to raise us through youthful years.
Yet as the years go by and we’ve all grown old,
we know that her heart was made of gold.
Keep our memories safe, Lord, within our hearts,
Of how our lives began and from where it starts.
Be merciful, Lord, with our dear mother,
For we love her greatly, for there is no other than our dear mother!
Rayola A. Eder
Jan. 7, 1979