Paul Bernard Tihista

Male 1925 - 2006  (80 years)


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  • Name Paul Bernard Tihista 
    Born 24 Oct 1925  Glasgow, Montana Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Other Information He was married to Jean Woronoski on 6/19/1954 in her hometown of Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. 
    Died 14 Jan 2006  Glasgow, Montana Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    • Williston Daily Herald (ND) - Jan. 17, 2006
      GLASGOW, Mont. - Paul B. Tihista, Hinsdale, Mont., died Saturday, Jan. 14, 2006, of natural causes at the Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital in Glasgow, Mont.
      Funeral services will be at 10 a.m., on Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2006, at St. Raphael's Catholic Church in Glasgow. There will be a rosary service at 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 17, at Bell Chapel in Glasgow. Interment will be at Nashua Cemetery in Nashua, Mont .
      Paul B. Tihista was born on Oct. 24, 1925, in Glasgow, Mont . He was one of seven children born to Michael and Marie (Ippaguerre) Tihista.
      Paul was raised in Nashua, graduating from Nashua High School in 1943. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy in August 1943, seeing action in the Pacific during World War II.
      He married Jean Woronoski on June 19, 1954, in Regina, Saskatchewan.
      He was a lifetime Glasgow businessman starting with Econo Lumber in 1969. Paul was an avid card player, a huge New York Yankee fan and a devout Democrat.
      He was on the Democratic Central Committee for Valley County. Paul was appointed by the Governor to the Montana Fish and Game Commission and served from 1978 to 1983.
      Paul was preceded in death by his parents and brothers Ed, John and Jerry Tihista.
      He is survived by his wife Jean of Glasgow; son, Paul Tihista Jr., of Mesquite, Nev.; daughter LeAnn (Brian) White of Kirkland, Wash.; sister Irene Stuart of Gilford, Mont.; brothers Mike (Barbara) Tihista of Auburn, Wash., and Rene Tihista of Sisters, Ore.; granddaughter Jessica White of Kirkland, Wash.; and step-grandchildren Sarah, Jeff and Jordan White of Kirkland, Wash.
    2007 Tihista Jean (Woronoski) obituary
    2007 Tihista Jean (Woronoski) obituary
    Buried Nashua Cemetery, Nashua, Montana Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Person ID I3120  family
    Last Modified 22 Jul 2022 

    Father Michel/Michael Bernard Tihista,   b. 27 Jun 1889, Mounho, Banca, France Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Jul 1951, Glasgow, Montana Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 62 years) 
    Mother Marie Dominica Ipharraguerre,   b. 1 Oct 1902, Urepel, France Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Jul 1994, Las Vegas, Nevada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 91 years) 
    Married 10 Jun 1921  Banca, France Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F916  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S115] Montana Birth Records 1887-1919.

    2. [S21] Social Security Death Index, (Courtesy of Ancestry.com at http://www.ancestry.com).

    3. [S43] Montana Death Index.

    4. [S9] www.findagrave.com.
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