Adeline Settle, musician and devoted servant to her family, church and community passed away January 18, 2011 in Helena, Montana.<\/p>\n
She was born April 18, 1923 in Hibbing, Minnesota, the middle daughter of Arvid and Marion Mattila. Naturally athletic, she enjoyed swimming, playing tennis with her older brothers and skiing until her mid-eighties. \u201cAd\u201d possessed \u201csisu,\u201d the strength of spirit and vitality characteristic of the arctic people of Finnish ancestry. Gifted at piano and voice she received her degree in music education from the University of Minnesota. After the war she ventured west to central Montana to teach music. There she fell in love and married Martin Settle, a rancher from the confluence of the Musselshell Rivers. They joined the baby boom with three children and eventually sold the old Settle Ranch. They then started a second cattle ranch at Canyon Creek, MT where they lived for the remainder of their active lives. Adeline and Martin were well matched; good listeners, avid readers, intellectually independent, devoted to one another, and physically a pairing of strength and vitality.<\/p>\n
Guided by her Christian faith she moved through life, always in motion using her love of music to give tempo and harmony to her journey. Ad was a teacher in the public schools and she mastered cooking and gardening as a part of her responsibilities on the ranch. Her life was filled with caring for her family, and teaching her children and volunteering as a Girl Scouts leader. She was also a member of the School Board, United Way, 4H leader, Belmont Ski Club, a church organist, and baked for the elderly and infirm. She was an organizer of women, founding and leading groups within Our Redeemers Lutheran Church. Additionally she became Chair of the Montana Cattle Women. In her later years, Ad and Martin enjoyed winters in Honolulu embracing the warmth, color, and music of the island paradise.<\/p>\n
Ad held her emotions in check, as is common with her people, choosing her word for effect, ever the teacher. Near the end of her years she lost her ability to speak, yet she expressed herself with her music. When her dear Martin passed away her great sorrow poured outward in her private piano playing which bore a truly remarkable strength and depth of emotion.<\/p>\n
Adeline was preceded in death by her siblings, Jack Mattila, Wilbur Mattila, Eleanor Dahl and Mel Mattila; her son, Dr. Stephen Settle; and grandson, Sean Luptovic. She is survived by her sister, Joen Jacobsen; daughter, Sue Luptovic; and son, Dr. Scott Settle; daughter-in-law, Kelly Flaherty-Settle; granddaughter, Maggie Settle of Canyon Creek; and many nieces and nephews.<\/p>\n
The family wishes to thank the staff of Big Sky Care Center, St. Peter\u2019s Hospice, the Waterford on Saddle Drive and our many friends for their support and kindness during the past year. The family will receive friends Sunday evening, January 23, 2011 from 4-6 p.m. at Anderson Stevenson Wilke Funeral Home at 650 Logan St. in Helena. Funeral services will be held 11:00 a.m. on Monday, January 24, 2011 at Our Redeemer\u2019s Lutheran Church at 1400 Stuart Street with a lunch reception to follow in the church. Interment will follow at 1:45 p.m. at Sunset Memorial Gardens, 7100 N. Montana Avenue, Helena. In lieu of flowers, please enjoy some special music.<\/p>\n
Donations may be made to Our Redeemers Lutheran Church, 1400 Stuart Street Helena MT, 59601, Canyon Creek Volunteer Fire Department, P.O. Box 464, Canyon Creek, MT 59633 or the charitable organization of your choice. Condolences may be sent to the family by visiting: www.aswfuneralhome.com.<\/p>\n","photo":"https:\/\/helenafuneralhome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/305481_profile_pic.jpg","youtube_video_url":"","family_email":"","family_first_name":"","family_last_name":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/helenafuneralhome.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/case\/746","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/helenafuneralhome.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/case"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/helenafuneralhome.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/case"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/helenafuneralhome.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=746"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/helenafuneralhome.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=746"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}