Dolly Marie (Schneidt) Bidwell, 76, of Belle Fourche died Thursday, February 4, 2021 at Rapid City Monument Hospital.
Dolly was born May 18, 1944 in Miles City, MT to Carl Sr. and Katherine (Paul) Schneidt. On August 27, 1961 she married Cyrus Bidwell in Miles City. They moved to Broadus where they owned and operated many businesses together; the Cashway grocery store, Park Mobile gas station, Powder River Lanes and Pastime Theatre. They also ran the Pro Shop at the Country Club. They moved to Belle Fourche in 1986 where Cy ran Tru Catch Traps and Dolly started to work with him years later. They celebrated over 50 years of marriage.
Dolly was a member of the Broadus women's traveling bowling team, the Broadus Garden Club and golfed in leagues at Rolling Hills Country Club. One of Dolly's favorite times was the annual sister trips and playing games with her grandkids.
Grateful for sharing in her life are her children, Vicky (David) Black of Fort Worth, TX, Karen (Doug) Dinkel of Belle Fourche, Todd Bidwell (Shay Richards) of Belle Fourche, Barry (Erica) Bidwell of Forsyth, MT and Doug Bidwell (Cassie Carlson) of Belle Fourche; grandchildren, Andrea (Evan) Langston, Shaunessy Bidwell (John Cunningham), Mickey Bidwell, Bryan Bidwell, Mariah (Derek) Thompson, Nick Dinkel, C.J. Dinkel and Kylie Bidwell; great grandchildren, Emilia Belle Langston and Memphis Langston; siblings, Ella (Jim) Cain of Broadus, MT, Joyce Hayes of Billings, MT, Mary Jane Mitchell of Casper, WY, Carl Schneidt of Miles City, MT and Jim Schneidt of Ray, WA, and nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Carl Sr. and Katherine; husband, Cyrus Bidwell; siblings, Margaret Barnett, Irene Helms, Liz Hofer and Bill Schneidt.
A Ceremonial Tribute will be held Thursday, February 11 at 1:00 PM at Kline Funeral Chapel in Belle Fourche with Reverend Tim Smith officiating.
The funeral will be published on klinefuneralchapel.com live streaming site for viewing following the funeral.
In lieu of flowers the family suggests memorials to the American Heart Association or the American Cancer Society.
An online guest book and video tribute is available at klinefuneralchapel.com.
Reader Comments(2)
JanetLee writes:
So sorry to hear of Dolly's death. She and Cy were good friends. Our sympathy to all of Dolly's family. Janet & Gerald Himelspach
02/13/2021, 10:37 am
EXreader writes:
My sympathies to Dolly and Cyrus family. Working for Cy at the Park Mobil I got to see Dolly a lot. She was always a very sweet person. Cy and I played basketball together, went to grade/high school togther. Even played Pinball at Floyds next door after work. We both smoked in high school, Coach Kaiser at a bball game as sophs to Cy, if I ever catch you smoking I will make you eat it. That didn't stop him. Loaned me their pink Oldsmobile for an emergency trip to Belle. RIP together. Doug Stewart
02/12/2021, 3:04 pm