Stella enjoyed country music and loved to dance. She liked to see the U.S. flag flying and donated as often as she could to the Disabled Veterans of America. She also made contributions to the "kitties and puppies" through the ASPCA. She had a quiet inner strength that most people did not realize.
She is survived by her five children Sylvia Jacobsen of White Bear Lake, MN; Larry Friedenbach of Lincoln, MT; Maxine Friedenbach of Casper, WY; Loretta Souders of Lincoln, MT; Curtis Friedenbach of Corvalis, MT; her sister Eleanor Buen and her husband, Arthur of Nashua, MT; four grandchildren and five great grandchildren.
She is preceded in death by her husband Jerome Friedenbach.
FUNERAL SERVICE: A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Monday, November 28th, 2011 at 11:00 AM, at St. Mary's Mission Catholic Church, Stevensville, MT. A visitation will be held at Whitesitt Funeral Home in Stevensville on Sunday November 27th, 2011 from 4:00-7:00 PM with a Rosary at 7:00 PM. Burial will follow the Mass on Monday at St. Mary's Cemetery beside her husband Jerome.