Eva Henley

Funeral Service for Eva Henley, 88, of Baker, MT formerly of Billings, MT will be 9:00 a. m. Monday, February 12, 2007 in the Chapel of Stevenson Funeral Home in Baker, MT with Rev. Howard D. Schreibeis officiating. Interment will follow at 3:00 p. m. in the family lot in Terrace Gardens Cemetery at Billings, MT. Visitation will be 1:00 p. m. to 9:00 p. m. Sunday, February 11, 2007 in the Chapel of Stevenson Funeral Home with a Prayer Service at 7:00 p. m. Eva passed away Thursday, February 8, 2007 at Fallon Medical Complex in Baker, MT with Chris and Shirley at her side. Eva Henley was born on March 7, 1918 to John and Mary (Trian) Kosty at the family homestead in Olive, MT. She attended schools in Miles City, MT. Eva worked with her parents helping them with their truck farming business. It was in Miles City that she met and married Harry Sakelaris. The two united in marriage on September 1, 1940 in Miles City. To this union was born a son, Chris. Throughout the years, Eva worked in Miles City at the Miles City Cleaners, the Range Caf? and the 600 Caf?. It was later that she met and married Oliver Henley. The couple married on December 25, 1951 in Billings, MT. Eva and Oliver lived in various communities throughout eastern MT where Oliver was employed by the MT State Highway Department. They later moved to Billings, MT where Eva worked as a waitress at the Custer Inn, the Muzzleloader and a few others. In February 1978, she retired from working due to an injury. After Oliver passed away on October 21, 1988, Eva continued to make Billings her home. She stayed there until she entered the Fallon Medical Center Nursing Home in November 1999. Eva loved crocheting things such as ?The Lords Prayer?, The Good Shepherd and The Last Supper. More than anything, she loved her family, especially her grandchildren. Eva was a member of St. Luke?s Episcopal Church, The Order of the Eastern Star, and Daughters of the Nile. Eva Henley is survived by her son Chris (Shirley) Sakelaris, Baker, MT; two sisters, Emma Zawada, Billings, MT and Kathryn Kalianov, Waterloo, IA; two sisters- in- law, Alex Kosty, Miles City, MT and Thelma Kosty, Sun City, AZ; two grandchildren, Jerry (Paige) Sakelaris, Yorbalinda, CA and Heidi (Mitch) Reinertson, Big Timber, MT; and two great-grandchildren, Joey and Josh Reinertson, Sartell, MN. She is preceded in death by her parents, her husband Oliver, three brothers Chris Kosty, Vic Kosty and Ernest Kosty, two sisters Georgia Kosty and Jonna Kosty and her grandson Mark Anthony Sakelaris on April 10, 1990.


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Burial Date: February 12, 2007
Funeral Home Baker, MT

Funeral Service: Monday, Stevenson Funeral Home, Bake