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Freedle Rites Held Saturday At Cut BankA former Choteau resident, Nancy Freedle, was one of six young people to die in a car accident last Wednesday near Shelby. 'The accident was the state’s worst traffic crash of 1976 and was the worst ever to happen in Toole County. The vehicle with eight passengers, all between the ages of 18 to 20 years, was headed south out of Shelby. Authorities stated that the vehicle apparently went out of control from excessive speed as it rounded a curve. It appeared that the driver overcorrected while trying to straighten out the vehicle and it skidded for over 400 feet before flying over an embankment near the end of the bridge and landing upside down in the river, 83 feet from shore.Six of the eight passengers were killed in the crash while two Cut Bank boys, Dale Ny-gaard, 19, and Arnie Ormsberg, 18, were able to swim to shore. They then flagged down a trucker and were taken to the Shelby hospital. The accident occurred at about 2:30 a.m.Funeral rites for Miss Freedle were held Saturday, March 27 in the Assembly of God Church at Cut Bank with Rev. Curtis Wyatt officiating. Burial followed in the Crown Hill Cemetery north of Cut Bank.Nancy Freedle was born in Choteau in 1956 to Edward and JoAnn (Jodie) Cottengim Freedle. Her father operated Ed’s Radio and TV Service here. He died in 1961, but the family remained here until 1969 when they moved to Glacier County. She attended Choteau and Cut Bank schools and was a member of Girl Scouts and Rainbow Girls.Survivors include her mother; brothers, Larry, of DeKalb, III., and Kenny of Fort Knox, Ky.; sisters, Mary and Susan, and grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Wheaton Cottengim of Cut Bank.
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Choteau Acantha
Choteau, Montana, US
Thu, Apr 01, 1976
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