Alexandria Oslavski

Alexandria Oslavski passed away on June 9, 2008 at Clark Fork Valley Long Term Care in Plains.

Alex, born third child to John and Urina Oslavski on November 3, 1916 in Black Eagle, a suburb to Great Falls, Mont., on the Missouri River.

Both parents migrated from the Carpathian Mountains of Austria, about 1900. John spent time on steam ship and stubed steam gales. Held a second class stationary steward license.

They married July 4, 210 in Pennsylvania. A daughter, Mary was born. He followed coal mining operations. Traveled west, worked at Stocket, Mont., and a son Martin was born, December 24, 1912. Moved to Burling Game Station near Black Eagle, known as Little Cin.

Children attended Hawthorn. He worked in the smelt. Job shut down.

He bought 160 acre timbered ranch. The O’Flyn Ranch. Building of logs along the Stillwater River. Children attended Tamarack school while living at Fli… meadows helping Henry Penner. Moved back to ranch. He cleared land, sold cord wood to Whitefish. Attended Bissell school, then made foot bridge over the river. Sister Frances was born, but didn’t remember her as we never let me see her till she was quite grown.

I attended Whitefish school 6th, 7th and 8th grades. Rode in taxies, old home, made buses. Had pole bridge foot bridge over Stillwater River, also a home made wooden boat. Trail through the woods to the highway.

Sister Frances lived in town, boarded with town folks and graduated form high school. Then took off to Washington, Oregon and California.

These days were very low prices. Moved from Whitefish on March 21, 1948 to Sanders County. To the Susan and Ed Red Fern Ranch and improved the property fences. Put new well and pressure system. Planted lots of fruit trees. Went from ilk cows to beef cattle. Did raise a lot of hots and chickens. Sold eggs, now only cattle.

Alex hand printed her own obituary.

Date printed unknown. She was a true elite pioneer woman and was loved by all who knew her.