Billings Gazette Billings, MT 22 Mar 2007 HARDIN - Martha E. Burd, 83, longtime Hardin resident, passed away early Tuesday, March 20, 2007, in the Heritage Acres Nursing Home. She was born Sept. 23, 1923, in Hardin, a daughter of Heinrich and Catherine Neibaur Frickle. She grew up and received her education in Hardin. She started work at an early age for Kelley's Variety Store, later Ben Franklin's Store and Ludrick's Clothing and in 1961, was employed at Ricker's Drug Store, retiring in 1974. Martha married Oren C. Burd on Nov. 4, 1945, in Hardin, and the couple enjoyed 59 years of marriage before he passed away in 2004. She enjoyed the times she could spend outdoors, fishing, hunting and boating with Oren. Martha was well known amongst the family for her awesome cooking and excellent pie-making. She was a past president of the VFW Auxiliary, was a Lady Elk and was a member of the Big Horn County Senior Citizens, Historical Society and the Methodist Church. Martha was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Oren; two brothers, Henry and Herman Frickle; and three sisters, Amelia Roh, Lydia Zier and Esther Jacobsen. Survivors include several nieces and nephews, including Barbara (Jay) Yorgason and Sheryl (Curtis) Haworth of Billings, Leroy and Les Frickle and Ruth Benzel of Hardin. Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Friday, March 23, in the Bullis Funeral Chapel. Interment will follow in the Fairview Cemetery. Bullis Mortuary of Hardin has been entrusted with the arrangements.