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Final Farewell...
Vernon W. Sanders
He was a legend in his own time. He spent most of his life farming and raising one of the oldest herds of Registered Hereford Cattle in the U.S. started by his father in 1918. He was a trick rider on the Iowa State team called the Cosacks doing tricks involved with horses. He was a member of the Lions Club for more than 50 years. He was supporter of 4-H as a member, leader and judge of many county fairs. He raised an internationally known herd of Hereford cattle exhibiting them over 40 years at The International Show in Chicago and over 60 years at the National Western Show in Denver. In early years hauling them by railroad. He was also a member of the former Kings Presbyterian Church. Memorial donations may be made to Rochelle Lions Club or Ogle County 4-H visit www.ungerhorner.com to sign the online guest book.
Robert J. Milligan
Robert J. Milligan, 93 yrs., of Kings, IL, passed away Thursday, December 29, 2016 in Fort Pierce, FL. Bob was born January 8, 1923 to Harry and Kathryn (Oakes) Milligan on the family farm in White Rock Township, IL. He married Ann Marie Miller on September 2, 1949. Bob loved life and lived it to the fullest. He deeply loved his family and friends. Bob is survived by his wife of 68 years, Ann, four children: Jim Milligan, Mac (Grace) Milligan both of Kings, Jacque (Bill) Rowland and Martha (Terry) Ashcraft both of Albuquerque, NM; four grandchildren: Breanne Rowland, Lynzie Rowland (Nic Argibay), Robert and Andrew Ashcraft. He was preceded in death by granddaughter, Kathryn “Katie” Nicole Milligan.
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success with numerous Superior Sire awards, Gold Trophy Dam awards and National Show Championships. Over the years, Beartooth became a force in the show ring with Premier Breeder awards in 13 of 16 consecutive National Polled Hereford Shows. Vern Sanders was an innovator in record keeping and performance testing in an era when little or no records existed. He pioneered and created computer programs and systems that measured and tracked every stage of development of every animal he owned. Many of his innovations have become standards in Breed Association records and Purebred breeding programs around the world. He created some of the early Artificial Insemination protocols, and Beartooth was site of the first on-farm embryo transfer in North America in 1977. Vern Sanders was a member of Big Brothers, past president of the Tire Industry Association, a member of President Eisenhower’s Highway Safety Committee, past president of the Montana Polled Hereford Association, past chairman of the American Polled Here ford Association, and a director of the National Cattlemen’s Association. He was a lifetime member of the American Legion and VFW, and a selfless supporter of Honor Flight. Following retirement he focused much of his time on Veteran activities and travel. He was a downhill skier into his 70s throughout the Rockies and the Eu-
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Vernon W. Sanders, 94, passed away on Friday, Jan. 6, 2017, following a series of health issues. He is survived by his nephew Duke Herrero (wife Jill), nephew Mark Herrero and an extended family of cattle breeders and friends worldwide. He was born in San Francisco in 1922 and graduated from Stanford University in 1947 with a B.A. in psychology. In 1948, Vern was married to Jane Prakel of San Francisco for 10 years. They had no children. During World War II, he served four years in the U.S. Army, retiring as field artillery captain, followed by five years in the Army Reserve. His business career included vice president of Thompson Aircraft Tire Corp. for 10 years, and ultimately president for another 10 years. Thompson was a large military supplier following WWII with factories in California, Florida, New York and Belgium. In 1960, Vern Sanders bought the first Polled Hereford cattle for his Oak Hill Ranch near Santa Rosa, CA. Oak Hill was successful with numerous championships in the early ‘60s, and in 1967, he bought property in South Central Montana he named Beartooth Hereford Ranch, where he began acquisition of Registered Polled Here ford livestock. After a reorganization dispersal sale in 1979, Vern became partners with manager George Ellis, and they continued the unprecedented
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