FORSYTH – Adeline Louise Heberle, 97 of Forsyth, formerly of Plevna and Custer, died peacefully Wednesday, May 31, 2000, at the Rosebud Health Care Center in Forsyth.
     Adeline was born March 31, 1903, in Herreid, S.D., the daughter of Henry and Margaret Schaeffer Heimbuch. On Nov. 22, 1923, Adeline married Karl Heberle in Herreid. They had three children while in South Dakota. They moved to Plevna, Mont., in 1928 where their next four children were born. In 1939, they moved to Custer where they owned and operated the Standard Oil Station with their sons for more than 20 years. In 1942, their youngest daughter was born in Hardin.
     In 1964, Adeline and Karl moved to Forsyth, owning and operating Tepee Motor’s, which later became Heberle Ford.
Adeline continued to live in Forsyth following her husband Karl’s death in 1989.
     She is survived by her sons, Erwin (Bootsie), Karl R. (Rosella), Elmer (Mary), and Fred (Gaye) all of Forsyth; her daughter, Barbara Stevens of Ripon, Calif.; 21 grandchildren, 37 great-grandchildren, five great-great-grandchildren; three daughter-in-laws, Viola Heberle and Rebecca Heberle both of Forsyth; Doloras Erickson of Billings; a son-in-law, David O. Johnson of California; and three sisters. Adeline was preceded in death by her husband, Karl; two sons, Raymond and Clarence; her daughter, Lillian Johnson; son-in-law, Richard Stevens; and two grandchildren.
     Funeral Services will be held 2 p.m. Monday, June 5, at the First Baptist Church in Forsyth with interment to follow in the Forsyth Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the Rosebud Health Care Center. Beals Mortuary of Forsyth is assisting the family with these arrangements.