FORT BENTON-Former
Malta resident Duane J. Hoynes, 83 years, Army Veteran and retired
teacher, and Superintended of Schools, beloved son, brother, uncle, and
friend, died January 25, 2009 at Missouri River Medical Center in Fort
Benton, MT.
A memorial service in Malta is planned and will be announced at a
later date. Memorials may be made to the Duane J. Hoynes Scholarship
Endowment Fund at Montana State University or the charity of the donor's
choice. The family wishes to express their thanks to the staff of the
Missouri River Medical Center in Fort Benton for their loving care of
Duane during his illness. Adams Kirkwood Funeral Home and Crematory is
in charge of arrangements.
He is survived by his brothers, George (Edna) Hoynes of Helena,
MT and Emmet (Joy) Hoynes of Silverdale, WA.
He was a "favorite" of nieces, Gayle (Dan) Gilmore of
Helena, MT, Shelley (Craig) Faerber of Orange, CA, Trina (John) Newton,
Beth Lee, Kim Hoynes, Patricia Van Voorhis, and Wendy (Rudy) Castaneda
all of Whittier, CA, Lisa Hoynes of Silverdale, WA, nephews, Mark
(Nancy) Hoynes of Seabeck, WA, Sean Hoynes of Poulsbo, WA, Patrick
Hoynes of Seattle, WA, and numerous cousins and friends.
He was preceded in death by his mother and father, sisters,
Rosine Hoynes, and Verda Congie (and brother-in-law Pat Congie), and
brothers, Orrin, Ralph, and Virgil Hoynes.
Duane was born on a homestead south of Malta, MT September 30,
1925, the fifth of eight children, to Mildred (Wheeler) Hoynes and
Raymond C. Hoynes.
He attended elementary and high school in Malta, MT where he
decided to become a teacher. In
1942, he entered the University of Montana to major in English and
Education. His course of
study was interrupted by World War II service in the U.S. Army where he
rose to the rank of Technical Sergeant and served with the Occupation
Forces in Japan.
After the war, he returned to the University where he received a
BA in English in 1950 and MA in English in 1951.
In 1951, his life-long career in education began at Fort Benton
public schools where he was a high school teacher, principal, and
ultimately, Superintendent of Schools.
He received a Fulbright Scholarship to spend a year studying and
teaching in Denmark in 1952 and again in 1962.
The summer after his first year of study, he rode a motorbike
over a large part of Western Europe.
After he returned from study in Denmark the second time, he
became a college professor, first at Western Montana college in Dillon
and then at Montana State University in Bozeman where he remained until
he retired.
When not traveling, he spent his retirement in Bozeman, Yuma, AZ,
and later back in Fort Benton. In
addition to traveling, his major hobbies were playing bridge and
dancing. He liked to visit
friends and relatives all over the U.S. and Europe and was often kidded
about his uncanny ability to arrive right at dinnertime.
