BARBARA KEGEL

Barbara Agnes Virginia Conrad Kegel, Mom, died in Salt Lake City, UT on September 29, 2015.

Barbara was a beauty queen from Chinook, Montana, a farm girl born to Bertha and Jesse Conrad on February 7, 1923. In 1939, she married handsome Fred Kegel from Turner, MT and followed his railroad career until finally settling in Fort Benton where they built their home and raised their 6 children.

On the corner where we lived, were 15 kids and more in houses down the block. All were welcome in her house but she didn't make a big fuss over them. In fact, she usually sat at the dining room table during l...