MALTA-Palmer Undheim, 92
years, a retired Postal Employee, died Wednesday, February 4, 2009, at
the
Phillips
County
Hospital
of natural causes.
Funeral services will be 2:00 PM, Saturday, February 7, 2009 at the
Community Church of Malta. There will be a viewing 7:00 PM, Friday, at
the Adams Kirkwood Funeral Home. Burial will be in the
Malta
Cemetery
. A luncheon will follow the graveside service at the Community Church
of Malta. Mildred has requested that memorials be sent to Child
Evangelism Fellowship. Adams Kirkwood Funeral Home of Malta is in charge
of arrangements.
Survivors include his wife, Mildred Undheim of
Malta
, sisters, Gudrun Bergsagel, Margaret Bergsagel of
Seattle
,
Washington
, Violet Johnston of Kirkland, Washington Marilyn (Arve) Christofferson
of Bozeman; and numerous nieces and nephews.
He was born September 13, 1916, to Jonas and Malmfrid Undheim in the
Harb Community. He attended
West
Harb
School
,
Bowdoin
High School
, and graduated from
Malta
High School
. Palmer worked at a number of jobs in
Malta
before beginning a 22-year career with the U.S. Postal Service, retiring
in 1979.
Palmer married Mildred White, August 5th, 1978. They enjoyed 30
years of marriage together while serving the Lord spreading the gospel
through Child Evangelism Fellowship. Palmer believed that God's
vision for his life was to bring everyone he could to faith in
Christ. He is remembered most for the Morning Cheer boxes that he
and Mildred maintained around
Malta
, but Palmer is also remembered for bringing the gospel to rural parts
of the county through music, movies, and his homemade highway
signs. Palmer loved and served God, was a faithful and loving
husband, and died knowing that God had a place in heaven for him. His
question to you would be, "Do you know Jesus Christ as Saviour
so you can join me in heaven?"
He was preceded in death by his parents, Jonas and Malmfrid, and
brothers, Paul and Harold.
